Why Settle? Find Balance this New Year!
Happy New Year Kids! I am not so keen on New Years resolutions. Mostly due to the fact that I consistently break them. This year I made two goals for myself that I think should be pretty doable; Run 7 minute miles for 7 miles at least and just be
Better with Bacon – Bacon Infused Bourbon
I had the pleasure of spending Christmas Eve at my Mom’s best friend and all around awesome chick Susan’s house. Susan’s husband is a chef so you can imagine the spread! They are both all-around food and booze enthusiast so needless to say I was very happy! I may never
Rocky Mountain Food Coma
I feel like it’s been ages since I have blogged about a food tour. I think I need to book more vacations. Last week I visited my study abroad buddy Allison in her new place of residence, Denver Colorado. I was definitely excited to try the local eats. There
Do You Want S’more?
What to do with the random leftover stuff from thanksgiving?!? I have a surplus of marshmallows from the sweet potato pudding and graham cracker crumbs from my pumpkin martinis.These are things that will surely sit around until next Thanksgiving…Ok maybe not the marshmallows since I already ate half a bag
The Punchy Pumpkin – Thanksgiving Cocktail
Welcome to my new domain! I bought the domain name back in January and finally put in the time to build out the site after entering a Chili competition forced me to get my shit together. 🙂 I know I have been slacking on my blogs but I promise I
Boooo-zy Cocktail for Halloween!
So I thought I would leave you with a little treat for Halloween weekend! I wanted to make this cocktail extra booo-zy for Halloween so I grabbed the blueberry moonshine out of the liquor cabinet. I’m not even sure why I bought the moonshine in the first place, likely the
A Big Twist on Pumpkin Pie
It’s still pumpkin season! 🙂 I must confess I have been a bit crazy and lacking inspiration as of late. Then a colleague asked me for a pumpkin pie recipe. Though I do have a recipe I really am not much of a baker! Not because I can’t as much
Fall for Pumpkin and Brats
Ich wünche euch einen herlichen Herbst! (Which means I wish you all a splendid Autumn in German) and of course happy Oktoberfest (creds to my German translator& BFF Dennis Koster) Fall is my favorite season…the crisp smell of a fall breeze…the foliage and the use of pumpkin in sooo many things. Since it
Nacho Usual Football Snack – Irish Nachos
It’s that wonderful time of the year again! Football season! I love having an excuse to stay in on Sunday’s watching football whilst cooking. I typically kick off the season with chili but I thought I would go for something different this year. I came across Irish nachos and thought
Fry It All! – Fair Fare
I am a fan of anything fair or festival. It’s always a good chance to try new eats! My department took a trip to our corporate headquarters in Des Moines Iowa last week for our annual sales meeting. Part of our agenda was attending the Iowa state fair where