Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Sometimes, you gotta eat dessert first. And when those days come (or when you're hankering for something sweet at any time), Denver and Aurora have you covered. Sugar Bakeshop: Bakery off of Broadway near downtown. They have the best smore's cookie I have ever tasted. It's one of my all time favorite cookies and I…
Bread pre oven I couldn't help myself with an alliteration - botanicals, bread, and bingo - it was just too good to pass up. You're welcome. Yesterday revealed itself to be an overall pleasant day. I'm on steroids for a few days to help with my sensitive tooth (thanks new crown) and so my mood…
Everyone likes pizza. I used to hear that phrase and feel annoyed because I didn't really like pizza. I generally don't like tomatoes or tomato based foods and many pizzas I encountered had too much tomato sauce for my liking. But then, a while back, my ex and I did a pizza day where we…
The Nigerian egusi stew and fufu turned out pretty delicious yesterday! The picture definitely doesn't do the taste justice. I was too excited to try it that I didn't really care about getting closer or making it look pretty. The stew is on the right and the fufu is on the left in the picture.…
I'm not always in Denver proper so I've had the chance to experience some great food in other cities and suburbs. Today I'd like to spotlight three restaurants I enjoy in Aurora, Colorado. Misaki at Stanley: Delicious sushi - try their sweet potato tempura roll and their Green Monster roll. OMG. Those two things are…
Continue reading ➞ What I like Wednesday: Resatuarants – Aurora
Sunday morning I tried out a new recipe - a brioche bread recipe. Bread continues to elude me, it's the yeast and the rising aspect of it that I just haven't been able to grasp yet. But still, a couple of times a year, I try a recipe with yeast in it. The recipes call…
Colorado, as anywhere I imagine, loves their brunch restaurants. And while I'm not a huge fan of pancakes (they're great on occasion but I can't handle them every day) and I don't eat eggs anymore, there are still a couple of breakfast joints that I can, and definitely want to, recommend in Denver: Denver Biscuit…
This past weekend I went to Shari's parents' house with her to bake cookies. They have a yearly tradition of baking a gigantic amount of cookies that they then make into platters and give out to friends, family, and coworkers. When Shari told me that they make between 100 and 200 dozen cookies in a…
Wednesday evenings have kind of become stay at home date nights with Shari recently, and they're great. Since I'm not seeing my family these days, it's nice having something to look forward to mid week. I normally go over to her apartment and we make dinner and watch a show (shout out for The Owl…
Christmas lights, baked goods, music, a Christmas tree, and movies filled my weekend. Shari and I went to the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield on Saturday evening where we wandered around the grounds looking at all the Christmas lights. Shari had never been to this botanic gardens before and I had never been for their holiday…
