Nibbles
Do cookbooks still matter?
On a recent visit to the Peppercorn cookware store on the Pearl Street Mall, I found myself gawking at the hundreds of cookbooks lining...
My Own Devices
Do you have certain “appliances” that are hidden away in your house that you would rather not talk about?
If you answered “yes,” you are...
Being the recipe
I’ve sometimes been accused of living in my head. At the very least I cook in my head and it spills into the kitchen....
Flatbread Earth
There is something soul-satisfying about grabbing bites of food with pieces of flatbread, whether it is using a warm corn tortilla to snag carnitas,...
Nightmare on Gourmet Street
Chefs dressed in their whites and apron cut imposing figures as they glide through restaurant dining areas. They happily talk about complex cooking techniques,...
Ramen vs. Ramen
The ramen I grew up with is not the ramen I love as a grownup.
It’s confusing, much like a tangled mess of wheat noodles....
Remembrance of fried clams past
No sooner had the crunchy nugget touched my mouth than a chill went up my spine and I stopped — looked at my sister...
Seeding a dream
Boulder's resident seed expert explains how picking the right plants assures a healthy summer garden
Goldilocks and the just-right glass of iced ‘cold’ not ‘old’ coffee
Once upon a time last week hot coffee was my lifeblood, my winter raison d’etre. All it takes is one morning where it’s 70...
For the love of bacon
Eliza Cross grew up on bacon in Boulder.
“My earliest memory of bacon was my dad cooking it when I was a little girl,” she...
Who drank Laura Palmer?
How !@#$% hot is it?
It’s stinkin’ hot. Boulder smells like heat, sweat and softening asphalt (plus the usual pervasive hint of cannabis) with...
CBD with those fries?
In Boulder, it’s in your cocktail. Your sourdough brioche bun is glazed with it in Louisville. It’s on your Lucky Charms in Arvada and...
