Countdown to Thirty

Last weekend, Stephen turned thirty years old. Much like everything else in life, he took it in stride, with grace and dignity. Despite his loving wife making “you’re old” jokes, he entered his thirty-first year of life readily. We had a small get together with friends and family to celebrate his thirtieth, as well as […]

30 Before 30: #27 -Try out 30 new recipes

This has been a truly rewarding adventure. Stephen and my bellies have been pleasantly surprised by some of these dishes and I hope to be able to take the techniques learned to enhance my own cooking repertoire. I’m going to link to each of the recipes that I can with a little information about each […]

#11- Try 10 local restaurants we’ve not tried (30 Before 30)

This item on my 30 Before 30 list has been a lot of fun to complete. We are creatures of habit. We love the foods and restaurants that we know and stick to our “usuals” for the most part. So, to break out of that, I wanted to go to 10 local restaurants that neither of […]

#15 – Learn How to Make Really Good Tomatillo Salsa From Scratch (30 Before 30)

Third time really is a charm. It took three tries over the course of 2 months, but I have perfected my tomatillo salsa recipe. The first time that I tried to make it, I took a recipe from Epicurious. I followed it pretty closely with the exception of adding some garlic (but what don’t I […]

#7- Go to a concert at Red Rocks (30 Before 30)

When I was compiling my 30 Before 30 list, I honestly didn’t think that going to a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre would be the first item that I would cross off the list. I had no tickets and no concerts in mind at that time. Then, about a week after making my list, we […]