While I may not be blogging about the restaurants on this particular trip to Colorado, I did enjoy some amazing fried chicken at Southern Vittles in Lake City, fresh salsa and enchiladas at Buen Tiempo in Ouray, fish tacos at Steamworks Brewery in Durango, and an Elk burger at Handlebars in Silverton (pictured below).
At Handlebars, I was trying to decide between Elk and Buffalo after I realized I wouldn’t be able to stomach the Rocky Mountain Oysters. I was sick the night before after going four wheeling at 13,000 feet …

I hope you can join us on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. for a Texas wine and cheese tasting and tour at Flat Creek Estate in Marble Falls. Madelyn, the wine diva, is working on a delicious event for us that will include local wine and Texas cheese to tempt your palette.
Flat Creek is offering:
Bronze Tasting – $15
Wine and local cheese tasting, tour (includes samples of 3 cheeses, 7 wines)

Silver Tasting – $25
Bronze tasting plus a bag lunch to include a sandwich, …

I met Billie Dixon at the Whole Foods cheese plate area in 2005. I was showing off the Whole Foods Market new flagship store to my mom, Fredda, and Jane and it was a rainy Friday afternoon. We decided to grab a bottle of wine and brought it to the cheese section to open. Billie was working and he provided us with wonderful customer service and a delicious cheese plate. This was the kind of experience you expect in a five star restaurant — never in a grocery store!
I stopped …

I almost walked past the Cowgirl Creamery today. That would have been a huge mistake. The owners, Peggy and Sue, grew up in the D.C. area and have been making organic cows milk cheese in California since 1997 and their one other retail store (besides two creameries) is in San Francisco.

I admired the wonderful products featured throughout the store — artisan meats, jams, crackers, cheese boards, wines, breads — this would be the perfect place to pick up treats for a romantic picnic or to grab a last-minute hostess gift. …

Marcia and Rich W. gave me a gift certificate to Williams-Sonoma for my birthday. Marcia, like her daughter Rachel, is a wonderful cook and hostess. I chose a classic deep-dish ceramic pie dish by the renowned French pottery company, Emile Henry.
Today is Yom Kippur, a Jewish High Holy Day and I spent much of the day creating this gorgeous pie — closely adapted from a recipe card I picked up at the store. Pie-making runs in my family but I have never before made a pie with a cheese crust! …