Category Archives: autumn
Pueblo Chile Festival
The third weekend of September is a very happy time for us! Specifically because Pueblo, Colorado, hosts its annual Chile Festival. The people of Pueblo thoroughly embrace this wonderful tradition, but surprisingly, it remains very much a secret to most of … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, traditions
Tagged bing burger, burger, chile festival, chocolate, chocolate chile, colorado, grass-fed, green chiles, hopscotch bakery, local, milkshake, pueblo, pueblo chile festival, roasted, september, shortbread
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Peach Harvest turns to Jam
In Colorado, Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer; a time of year when temperatures still reach summer highs, but they are tempered by a distinctly autumnal breeze. It’s during this weekend that my family made our annual pilgrimage to Cedaredge, … Continue reading
Posted in summer, autumn, traditions
Tagged butter, cedaredge, colorado, family, grand mesa, harvest, jam, labor day, lavender, lavender peach jam, lemon, peach jam, peaches, san juan mountains
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Heirloom Tomato and Arugula Pizza
Happiness is chopping bitter chocolate, pouring obscene amounts of heavy cream, cracking dozens of eggs, fighting a diluge of tears while slicing shallot after shallot, searing a good flank steak… and oh, don’t get me started. Okay, happiness is also slicing … Continue reading
