Blue Zone Lessons for Longevity

Have you heard of the Blue Zones? The latest in a long string of books that I’ve read about health, this one concerns longevity, including quality of life. People who live in the Blue Zones tend to live long, healthy,…

Today marks the end of the 104th annual National Western Stock Show in Denver, and while some may consider this their annual opportunity to don western attire, check out farm animals up close, and  watch with gaping jaws while angry bulls…

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. - Martin Luther King Jr.   Thank you sir for changing the world for the better and for all your sacrifices.
I always get asked how to…

We are on a major pizza kick in our home right now.  Here’s how to make the dough (you can make it by hand but it’s very easy to do in the food processor).  Makes two pizzas, but you can…

Just this morning, I read an article in our local paper about the Healthiest Cities for both women and men. Men’s Health and Women’s Health do one joint research project a year, and this is it. Colorado Springs ranks 10th…

I love margaritas and there are a plethora of pomegranates hitting the market right now.  This is a great holiday drink (especially if you’re family is anything like mine, ahem….)
To seed the pomegranate - cut it in quarters and…

The End of Overeating
You may have heard of a new book by David Kessler, MD. It’s called The End of Overeating and it gives scientific evidence for why some humans (and other animals) may be eating too much. It’s…

Pikes Peak Urban Gardens is offering free gardening classes for the home gardener. All you have to do is pledge to grow a vegetable garden in 2010 and RSVP. Below is the January class coming up. We still have about…

CUD from Joe York on Vimeo.

No, not hard as a rock! Tender, crunchy, chewy, whatever your favorite flavor or texture, there are likely to be several suspects to tantalize your taste buds. The holiday season is officially in full swing. I know, some of you…

Okay, I should have been on writing sooner, but I taught an Autumn Soups class tonight, and was prepping all day. The class, and the soups were wonderful!
One of the things we talked about is how lucky we are…

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving here in Colorado is how easy it is to eat a meal consisting largely of local foods. I get my heritage turkey directly each year from Dallas Gilbert (he runs the Eastern Plains…

By Joan Brett, Director, Culinary School of the Rockies
Pissaladiere is a classic southern French caramelized onion tart (sort of a thick pizza without tomatoes or cheese) dating from the Roman Papacy
in Avignon. Delectable and versatile, pissaladiere may be…

For once, let’s talk about wine and cheese matching from the perspective that matters: the interaction of tart, salty, sweet, bitter and umami sensations in both wines and cheeses when they are tasted together, along with the notes of similarity…

From Joel Salatin’s foreword to ‘The Raw Milk Revolution: Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights’ by David Gumpert.
 
I drink raw milk, sold illegally on the underground black market. I grew up on raw milk from our own…

  Now that you’ve finished honoring your ancestors on Day of the Dead, it’s time to address another of the dearly departed:  your vegetable garden.  The snow and freezing temperatures we recently had put an end to most of the plants…