Oh, persimmons- those fun little winter-ripe fruits that have most people stumped as to what on earth they are on a charcuterie board. Little known here in the US, they are one of my favorite winter treats. And while they are delicious raw, my favorite way to eat them is roasted! So when I picked up an entire flat of…
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I like to say that Colorado has three seasons: summer, winter, and mud season, twice. It is funny because being from New England, I always say that Colorado is SO dry, and humidity-wise it is, but in spring and autumn we are constantly inundated with mud. Whether it be snow melt in the spring or our slushy- autumn rain, I…
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As the crisp autumn weather starts to stick around here in Denver, the farmers’ markets are full of root vegetables and dark greens. I love stocking up on winter squash that will last for months and adding the earthy tastes of autumn’s bounty onto my plate each evening. One of my favorite things that pops up this time of year…
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I have always had an interesting relationship with coffee. Growing up there was never really coffee in my household; my dad didn’t drink it before work and my mom raised me to be a straight up tea kinda gal, staying true to her herbalist roots. I never thought that a lack of coffee was unusual in today’s society until I…
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So I hadn’t planned on writing a post about a warming bath soak until it was full on winter. However, today in mid-October the weather decided it would be a wonderful idea to dump three inches of snow on Denver. So, with my not so pleased ‘what happened to autumn’ (lack of) pants on- I popped into a bath filled…
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