Cuisine
Fingers roasting on an open fire
While writing this column I took a break to do some dinner prep. As I chopped onions, I put my chef’s knife too close...
How I turned my seriously tart sourdough starter into fantastic holiday...
I named it KimChee after the friend who shared the sourdough starter which now lurks in a Mason jar in the refrigerator. KimChee has...
Brunch, Casa Bonita, and a homebrew
Sometimes it only takes one bite to know that someone strong is behind the scenes obsessing about quality and attention to detail.
Take the quintessential...
Taste of the Week: Caprese panini and Vietnamese chilled noodle salad...
If I hadn’t stopped by the Della Cava Medical Pavilion at Boulder’s Foothills Medical Campus to get my COVID booster jab, I probably never would...
The pig that saved Avery
Stay in one place long enough, and you’ll see things come and go, only to come back around again. It’s been over 40 years...
Taste your place this holiday season
Making a holiday meal? Packing a food basket? Planning a get together? Sending a taste of home? Needing a treat to hand to a...
Taste of the Week: Hamantaschen, challah, and rugelach @ Boulder
This year Thanksgiving Day dovetails with Hanukkah, November 28 to December 6. Since the Festival of Lights involves eight days of gatherings, appropriate treats...
Getting the word out on Mortal XXX
"I thought that Mortal Kombucha was trying to be a hard kombucha, probably from day one,” Becca Schepps tells Boulder Weekly. You know Schepps: she’s the...
Pass the compassion
After 2020’s safely distanced Thanksgiving Day gatherings, large groups of family and friends are reuniting to break bread this week in Boulder.
We look forward...
De-mysti-pied
Here is the secret to avoiding the dreaded seasonal disorder, crustophobia, the extreme fear of making pie crust:
Don’t.
Don’t make pie crust. Avoid the agonizing,...
What to drink with what you eat, Thanksgiving edition
Thanksgiving isn’t just one of the biggest food holidays on the calendar; it’s also one of the biggest drinking holidays, the time when hosts...
