6 01, 2016

Recipe: Paradise Bars

By |January 6th, 2016|Categories: Food, Food & Drink, Recipe|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

These are my go-to for any cookie exchange! But beware, Paradise Bars are very addicting! Ingredients: 3 cups finely ground cinnamon graham crackers 1/8 cup white sugar 1/8 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 2/3 sticks unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cup pecan pieces 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut Parchment Paper Rimmed Baking Sheet or Pan Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Splash a rimmed baking sheet with water evenly, and then line with parchment paper. Step 2: Using a food processor finely

15 09, 2015

Local Treats: The Cookie Lady

By |September 15th, 2015|Categories: Food, Food & Drink, Local, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The Cookie Lady has a wide Variety of cookies, listed out in cute place-cards in front of the baskets. I had heard rumors since I started working in Downtown Denver, of the infamous "Cookie Lady". Without much to go on, my mind ran rampant and likened her to the "Soup Nazi" of Seinfeld fame. So one day, when I smelled the most delicious fresh-baked-goods scent wafting through the air, I followed it down to the Santa Fe Cookie Company. But alas, that first visit was for nought. She was out of cookies! I nervously waited around, watching the

5 01, 2015

Travel Missteps: La Befana

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Walking through Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy I hear the unmistakable cackling laugh of a witch! I turned towards a nearby stall and spy hundreds of flying witches hanging from the roof. Big ones, small ones. Some like an old woman, while others looked like a creepy old hag warts and all! Some even were animatronic whose eyes glowed red (and made the cackling laughter that caught my ear.) But surely this must be a mistake? For its not Halloween time, but after so soon after Christmas!  I was confused but had no one to ask about this strange sight,