Restaurant Shenanigans: Mixing Bowl Cookie Dough

It was a lunch talk at law school with a panel of “food lawyers.” We thought it would be just another talk about food law and what career paths you could take within this niche field of law. Then my world came crashing down… okay that’s a little dramatic. What happened was one of the…

Recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Fall means more than pumpkin spice flavors of course. One of my favorites of fall is apple cider donuts, but don’t get excited, that’s not what’s happening here. Before I fell in love with apple cider donuts, I fell in love with these very simple Cinnamon Sugar Donuts that my mom used to make. This…

Meal Prep: Week 39 and 40 of 2019

It’s officially fall which means PUMPKIN SEASON. And you best believe i’ve tried a lot of the pumpkin items this season. I mean see below. My favorite?? The Pumpkin Pie Pop-tarts. I have yet to see these beauties in store, but you can order them off Amazon! And this pumpkin kringle (below) I got from…

Restaurant Shenanigans: The Cereal Box

I want to preface this post by saying that I am not a huge fan of cereal. You can ask my mom. She used to have to send me to the babysitter’s house in the morning with pop-tarts for me to eat. All the other kids ate cereal for breakfast, but I refused. Even now…

Special Edition: Butcher Box Review

Alright, there’s something that’s changed my life that I want to chat with you all about. So in the last year I became for conscious about the meat products I consume. Having anxiety and slight depression from time to time, I did some research and learned that a good way to help curve some of…

Restaurant Shenanigans: Gyros King Food Truck

Shoutout: Photo Cred for about half of these photos goes out to Angela Faria, my work proximity associate. One of the best parts of my job is that we get food trucks to come out to Franktown, Colorado (look it up, it’s in the middle of no where) once a month. Not only is it…

Special Edition: DiNoci “Ice Cream”

Okay everyone I have found my new favorite ice cream to eat at home and I may never go back to regular ice cream again. No this isn’t some eat the whole pint and screw calories type of ice cream…but it is a dairy-free and it TASTES SO GOOD! Most dairy-free ice creams suck. I’ve…

Meal Prep: Week 38 of 2019

Alright, this week was hectic! The company I work for had its annual meeting and it flew in all of its regional managers for events all week so we had meetings on meetings plus alllllll the work we have to do normally in the legal department. It was quite the week. And while a lot…

Restaurant Shenanigans: Den Corner Summer Rooftop Party

When our friends Ali and Ilene tell us to buy tickets to a food event, we buy tickets to the food event. Sushi Den, Ototo Den, and Izakaya Den, a great set of Denver restaurants put on this rooftop fundraising event every year featuring top Denver chefs and 20 handpicked chefs from Southeast Japan. All…

Recipe: Ellis Sandwich

Grilled cheese is super fun to make when you customize it. I made this custom sandwich that I love for Haris once and he dubbed the “Ellis Sandwich.” I thought I’d share it with you! Ingredients: Sliced Turkey Dijon Mustard Provolone Sharp Cheddar Zucchini Gluten Free Bread Avocado Mayo Butter (not pictured) Step One: make…