Nothing But Sunsets
If you pay close enough attention to our posts, you’ll notice that you never see any sunrise pictures, but plenty of sunset pictures. The reason is quite simple, when we’re travelling we don’t wake up early enough to take pictures of a sunrise. If you ever do see us post a picture of a sunrise,… Read more
Pumpkin-Sage Shrimp
We made this as an appetizer for our Halloween party, but it would be just as good over a bed of linguine noodles. The original recipe called for bay scallops, but we chose to use shrimp instead because we couldn’t get scallops. Since we’re in Colorado, finding fresh seafood can sometimes be a challenge, but… Read more
Walking Through Ancient Ruins
Whenever we travel places, regardless of where it is, we tend to try to imagine what it was like hundreds or thousands of years ago. Fortunately, there are a few places where you don’t have to use your imagination, but they have been preserved or unearthed by archeologists. In the four corners area, where Colorado, Utah,… Read more
Spirit of the Season
To say that we’re into Halloween would be the understatement of a lifetime. We’ve been throwing Halloween parties for twenty years now and every year we add a few more decorations, so we’ve accumulated a lot of really cool things. For the ten years, the parties were for the kids, but now we’re all about… Read more
Traditional Chili (Our Family Recipe)
It is a cold, rainy day here in Colorado today, so chili was an obvious choice for dinner. We’ve been doing this recipe since the very first year that we met twenty-six years ago, so it is one of our “go to ” recipes. It is great comfort food and, typical to these types of… Read more
The Draw of Something Familiar
We love going to places that we’ve never visited before and learning about the different cultures. Sometimes, however, it is nice to revisit a place that you’ve been to several times before. We are heading back to Cabo San Lucas in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico during the second week of November. It has been… Read more