Yes, you read that right! Your Laughing Lemon Ladies will be live and in-store, cooking locally grown and raised products at the Whole Foods Market in Bradburn (Westminster, just a hair east of 120th & Sheridan) this summer. We’ve enjoyed a great partnership with the new store, going on a tour in December and...
Muy Verde Salsa
Muy Verde means very green – and this vegan dip is indeed that, plus creamy, crazy tasty, and packed with veg to boot. Use vegetables straight from your garden, or supermarket staples to blend up this Muy Verde Salsa – either way is delightful. And I’ve got a couple ideas for more green add-ins...
Entertaining, Colorado Style: Book Review, A Well-Seasoned Kitchen
A Well-Seasoned Kitchen: Classic Recipes for Contemporary Living is a lovely Colorado-centric cookbook, unique in many ways. The recipes are from the Clayton family files, written and shared by a mother-daughter team after decades of making them for friends and family. Unfortunately, the matriarch, Sally Clayton, passed away before the book was published. Denver-native...
Stay in this Valentine’s Day!
For Valentine’s this year we worked up 3 choices for yum – without having to go anywhere, make a reservation, get elbowed at the bar, or put on pointy shoes. With help from our friends at Whole Foods Bradburn, we present 3 menu options you and yours are bound to adore: Breakfast in Bed...
Stay In This Valentine’s Day: Surf ‘n Turf for Two
Valentine’s Day! It’s about showing the people you love how much you love them, getting impossible dinner reservations, booking a babysitter six months in advance, wearing uncomfortable “sexy” clothes, paying through the nose for a “prix fixe” menu, getting sideways glances from the waitstaff if you linger too long (because they’re worried about their...
Boozy Desserts in Denver (and at Home!)
There’s just something about summer that makes boozy desserts sound awesome—or is that just me? Sangria, popsicles, trifle with a splash of cointreau… Let’s face it: alcohol and desserts go together like watermelon and summertime! If you want to get really creative, check out what these local places are cooking up for the dessert/drinks course!
Holiday Entertaining Tips
by Brittany Jones The holiday season has arrived and it’s time to entertain. Cooking for crowds is expensive enough, but it seems to be a little pricier this time of year. Gift giving and traveling aside, budgets may be tight over the next couple of months. However, there are plenty of ways to save...
Entertaining on a Budget (And an Announcement)
I didn’t realize it until recently, but I am a hostess at heart. I grew up in Texas, and there is a reason it’s called “Southern hospitality,” because there are still vestiges there of a time when you wouldn’t dream of inviting someone into your home without offering them a cup of coffee or...
Cheese 101: How to Make a Cheese Plate for a Dinner Party
Last Friday night I hosted a small dinner party for three of my closest foodie friends. The “theme” of this party was based on a series of culinary classes I had the great fortune to take for my June column for Yellow Scene. Here’s a photo of the table all laid out and ready...
Circus-Themed First Birthday Party
I’ve been a little MIA over the last few days because we were busy celebrating my little one’s first birthday! I chose a circus theme for the party because her room is decorated with a circus theme.