Well the heat is on for us here in Colorado.  At least us at 5,000 ASL! 
I thought I would just do a picture blog of the start of summer here.  This
is what summer will be til the leaves loose their green and drop to the ground! 
There is more to summer than this, but this is the start.  Do you have
summer pics?

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Planning our family reunion, my wife and I have been looking into various
drinks that might make it easy to do large quantities and still have a great
taste.  In the latest Taste of
Italia there is a recipe for a strawberry granita
Prosecco drink that loo... Read More

Well if you don’t read or subscribe to
Tastes of Italia you should. 
For years now my wife and I have made a habit of making the recipes in this
magazine.  I really don’t think we have had a bad one yet!

So I thought I would take you along for a typical Sunday by showing you a few
of them from this past Sunday when the temp hit 90 F and the kids w... Read More

For a while now I have been studying the foods of Spain and Portugal.  I
find this area of the world to be very diverse and extremely interesting in how
elegantly it has presented very simple to prepare foods.  And so I would
find myself tasked with bringing to a wedding the wonderful dish that is Paella
for a simple wedding reception of 180 people.  Follow me as we set out to
create the dishes for ... Read More

The third Saturday of the month found me plying the trade for the homeless at
the Catholic Outreach
Soup Kitchen in Grand Junction Colorado.  Going into my fourth year
now, I actually have gotten into a routine with this duty.  I really treat
it like an Iron Chef contest to see what can be put together to feed 180 people
or so and have the wh... Read More

Another Third Saturday finds me at theCatholic Outreach Soup Kitchen plying the trade to get some of societies less fortunate a decent meal for the day.  First thing I notice is stocks are really low…. with the US Postal Service Letter Carriers annual food drive"Stamp Out Hunger" coming up... Read More

Goat Cheese is a fine tasty versatile cheese. Coming from prized sour milk of the goat, which has been a very resilient creature over the years. Over the years goats have withstood different weather, cultural and geographical changes. The goat was not only favored because of its milk and skin but because of its size. The size made it very easy to transport and that made it in essence; a mobile food supply.

Historical mention of goat... Read More

Much is written and argued about Native American casinos. First let me get one item behind me. I am in agreement of Native American casinos. What better way to repay Native America for all the loss and injustice fostered on them by their unwanted neighbors? It cost taxpayers nothing and even adds revenue to the tax rolls in ma... Read More

Received the call last week from Mesa County LiveWell…. going to be doing
the cooking teaching again for the summer. Specialize in teaching frugal
cooking for them. So I am starting to put together classes, lucky for you,
(or not) I have to do them all at home to practice and write the lesson plans.

I like to teach them how to take advantage of deals and think a little
outside the box. I find if I can ma... Read More

Suddenly the spark hits you….. that event that lets you know
the time has come to move forward with the big plans. And the plans are
the always biggest now… for nothing has failed yet… nothing has gone awry…
the canvas is clean and new… what was last year is finally no more….. what
is to be this year is perfect to the minds eye and will produce the desired
results at the perfec... Read More