Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Crispy beef deliciousness Yesterday I had dinner with my comic meetup group. We went to Ace, Eat, Serve, the restaurant the housemates and I went to for Denver Restaurant Week. It was nice to be able to try their regular fare. I got their crispy beef and quite liked it. But the company was the…
Pain au chocolate from Tokyo Premium Bakery Yesterday Gene and I spent time together and I loved it. We got up in the morning and headed to Tokyo Premium Bakery. I had to bring him after last weekend's joy. This time we got there early enough to snag a sausage roll, a pain au chocolate,…
On Saturday, Elisabeth and I made a stop at Tokyo Premium Bakery, a new to us Japanese-style bakery, before heading to the Denver Gay Men's Chorus concert. Oh my goodness. Their croissant is the best croissant I have had in a very long time. It has a light sugar glaze on top which is my…
Yesterday and today I had snow days - no work. That is the plus of working at a school district, there is a chance, even if a small one, that I'll get the day off and get paid without having to take vacation time. Triple berry pie! Yesterday I made butternut squash soup and two…
This weekend was awesome. First, Sidney made homemade pain au chocolate (croissant with chocolate). I've avoided making my own pastries before because it's notoriously difficult so I was extremely happy that Sidney took it on and the results were delicious (I think they are way better the second day). She knows she has more to…
On Friday, Elisabeth and I stayed out to watch the Colorado Symphony perform a compilation of geek pieces in honor of Denver Comic Con. Elisabeth got us free tickets through the library and it was awesome! (This was her second time winning free symphony tickets through the library, how does she do it?!) Gyro pita…
Sidney and I went spent our Friday night at an Aurora rec center where we learned how to cook Indian food. I'm always on the lookout for new experiences so when Sidney said she was down for going to this with me, I signed us up. This three hour class was not what I expected.…
