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Review | Snackle Mouth All-Natural Granola Nut Clusters

May 10, 2012
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I’m a sucker for sweet and salty snacks. Chocolate-covered pretzels have lonnnnng been one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Anytime you can pair cream cheese with jam, I’m sold. Sweet and salty. Sweet and savory. Get in my face. I recently had the chance to taste a new Boulder-based snack that fits into this “snackable [...]

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Outrageous Baking: Gluten-Free Applesauce Cake Review + Giveaway

March 16, 2012
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Winner announced! Congrats, Manda – entry #8! I have this belief that the preference for either cooking or baking over the other one is an indication of personality. For instance, the best bakers I know are typically Type A, Control Freak types who looooooove doing things with perfection and precision. I envy their attention to [...]

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Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace

September 20, 2011
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Centro Latin Kitchen was always one of my favorite places for small plates and happy hours when I lived in Boulder in 2010. Naturally, I went back for drinks and dinner (and was joined by Grace Boyle of Grace(full) Plate and Small Hands, Big Ideas) when I was there last month and dare I say… [...]

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Taste & Travel Tuesday: Hotel Boulderado | Boulder, Colorado

September 13, 2011

Opening on New Year’s Eve in 1909, the Hotel Boulderado is one of the oldest business in Boulder, Colorado and was the first luxury hotel in the area. Today, it boasts 160 rooms, each creatively adorned with a different wallpaper from the next, meaning every time you come here your room can be a completely [...]

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Q’s Restaurant | Hotel Boulderado | Boulder, Colorado

August 24, 2011
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While in Boulder last week, I had the lovely experience of a private tour of the Hotel Boulderado (more on that soon!) that culminated in the most delicious lunch I’ve had in a long time. Q’s Restaurant in Boulder offers a lunch time Tasting Menu that’s comprised of fresh, seasonal ingredients and a half-glass of [...]

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SALT the Bistro | Boulder, Colorado

August 19, 2011

While it’s fun to vary your food choices each time you visit a restaurant, there are some places you just can’t help but have a favorite dish you always go back to. For me, that place is SALT the Bistro, in Boulder, Colorado. The catch with this dish, though? Every time I order it, it’s [...]

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Friday Food and Travel Round-Up

July 8, 2011

See our great selection of food & wine magazines at MagsDirect.com today. There’s been a lot of tasty and wanderlusty goodness on the web lately! I thought I’d take a moment and pause from my gratuitous food photo-posting to share some things I’ve found around the web lately. My friend and fellow freelance writer, Jayme [...]

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Thanksgiving in Colorado

November 29, 2010
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I had a lovely Thanksgiving here in Colorado.  Chris and I shared the Thanksgiving meal with his mom and a small gathering of family members up in the mountains.  After a couple of hours there, we ventured back down to Boulder where we spent time with friends here, sharing wine and conversation.  It was a [...]

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Culture Clash

November 19, 2010

My Japanese-German friend, Akira recently told me about the schnitzel he grew up making in his family.  Except this traditional German food was made anything but traditionally in his blended culture house. Rather than veal – as I learned is customary – Akira’s family used turkey cutlets, thinly sliced, for their schnitzel.  Then, rather than [...]

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Fromage to Yours: Colorado Cheese Festival

November 17, 2010

Grace and I had the chance to attend Fromage to Yours – the Colorado Cheese Festival a couple of weeks ago.  First of all, mad kudos to Groupon for sharing that deal when they did; I’d have never heard of the Colorado Cheese Festival, and it’s something I’m glad I didn’t miss! A few favorites, [...]

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