Haiku: Calling Colorado
A Colorado-inspired haiku.
Tag: Little House in the Rockies
Haiku: Beckoning Winter Sky
I am in love with our little cabin in central Colorado. “Little House in the Rockies” inspires me to create recipes, snap photos, write essays, poems and haiku, birdwatch…in general, to revel in nature and absorb its beauty and regenerative spirit. Here’s one from a…
Windy Mountain Sunrise
The sun is just kissing the sky over the mountains in this short video of a windy Colorado sunrise.
A Little Music for a Saturday Evening
For your Saturday evening listening pleasure, here is the University of Texas Jazz Ensemble performing Jefferson, an original composed by my son (the keyboard player).
Timeless Classic: Fruit, Cheese and Wine
Road-weary bodies and hungry souls are quickly rejuvenated with a travel-day smorgasbord.
A Little Music for a Sunday Evening
There haven’t been many posts of late in the Glover Gardens Cookbook. The entire household has been in a bit of a frenzy this spring: finalizing the college decision for our remaining millennial in the house, celebrating the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for said…
Simple Pleasures: Cheese Plate by the Fire
The Grill-Meister and I enjoyed our long weekend at Little House in the Rockies. We’re getting pretty good at this Houston-Denver-Houston travel stuff, learning how to streamline and de-stress the backing-and-forthing. I’ve already blogged about the no-cook travel day dinners (click here); a side benefit of…
High-Temp Eye of Round Roast Faux-Fajitas
A Fajita Craving When we’re at Little House in the Rockies, sometimes we have to substitute ingredients and combine things we wouldn’t ordinarily put together. We were in the mood for fajitas on this trip but the country grocery store didn’t have skirt steak, so I…
Simple Pleasures: Steaming Mug of Tea on a Cold Day
It’s the little things, like a steaming mug of tea on a nippy day in the Colorado Rockies.
Sandwich Wednesday: New Cookbook
Another Sandwich Wednesday panini: a simple goat cheese and red pepper sandwich from a new (to us) cookbook.
New Year’s Brunch
I’ve always felt that the way I spend New Year’s (Eve and Day) foreshadows my experiences for the rest of the year. And it usually does: we’re either traveling with family, having a special outing with family, or spending time at home with family, celebrating…
Hearty Ham & Sharp Cheddar Panini on Jalapeño-Cheese Bread
If you saw my post about Sandwich Wednesday, you know that the Grill-Meister is also a whiz at panini-making. This recipe is so easy it hardly needs to be typed out, and so good that you should make it today.
