A UNIQUE DATE NIGHT

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The idea of the perfect date varies from person to person, and from relationship to relationship. Sometimes we run out of ideas to make our loved one feel special. The movie-dinner combo gets old, the nightclub is too loud, and the cooking at home can become a total romance killer if you are not the chef the counterpart expects you to be.

However, the date I am about to describe is as good of a first date as it is for a 20th year anniversary.

Imagine a picnic bag/basket full of your favorites goodies, that you don’t need to cook because this city has plenty of options for takeout, like The Chicken-curry sandwich at Vert Kitchen Denver, a bottle of bubbly cold Champagne, wine, beer or Ice tea if that is what you like; the most beautiful gardens surrounding you,  the jazzy sounds of Swing Je T’aime throughout the evening and a free swing dance one hour lesson, this is just in case you want to learn, but it is optional.

PRIDE PARADE 2013

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I am not sure about you but in my opinion no one knows how to throw a party better than my gay, transgender and bisexual friends. They just know exactly what people expect in a party, from the beginning to the end. The best music to dance, the food is usually impeccable, the champagne does not ever run out and the host or hostess are not afraid to use their best finery to impress their audience. 

If you have never been in a celebration of love, equality, and heritage where the community gets together to simply have FUN, the Denver PrideFest 2013 is your opportunity to catch up with the fun you have missed out on. 

Almond-Cherry Biscotti

Each week we will feature a recipe, which you can later find hidden in the blog. Enjoy!

Almond-Cherry Biscotti

Biscotti can sometimes be a hard item to make successfully, even-though it is one of the most simple baked goods to produce it has certain key steps that if missed can make your life a miserable journey of bad biscotti eating.
I have been trying different recipes and techniques over the years and think that finally found the one that makes sense for me.
Almonds are my favorite nuts and are always found one way or another in my baked goods, salads or just an afternoon snack.
This recipe is adapted from one of the very first baking books I bought, The Baker's Dozen Cookbook, page 204 Pistachio-Golden raising Biscotti. I use slivered almonds, dried cherries or cranberries chopped, instead of the pistachios and raisins, and orange zest as I love the lovely citrus fragrance it gives to every bite.

True food Kitchen

Piles of raw vegetable dancing through the dinning room, green juices displayed on people's tables and yoga pants. No, you didn't just enter a spa in California, you are in True Food Kitchen.
Located in the heart of Cherry Creek (2800 E 2nd Ave #101  Denver, CO 80206), this restaurants has been taunting me for quite sometime. I have tried to go in before, but it was always too busy and at lunch time I am really not into waiting for 1 hour to get a table. If you have a group of 8 or more feel free to make reservations other wise be ready to wait.

Le Sandwich

Growing up in a very Colombian family it was unheard to eat a sandwich as a real meal, in fact sandwiches were reserved for a lazy evening when we didn't want to cook and were not really hungry. We, Colombians, love to eat big meals, especially breakfast and lunch and having an unfortunate looking meat "sandwiched" between some white bread just doesn't cut it, and don't get me started with the famous peanut butter and jelly...

Reason why, even with all the years I have lived in the States, I still can't manage to see my main meal be a sad looking sandwich. If I am making one, I over-think everything from what bread, the cheese, veggies well seasoned, herbs and the meat, only to be scavenging the fridge a couple of hours later.

I was extremely happy to find Vert Kitchen a small, super cute eatery located on west Washington park area.