Recipes

When I was a kid, my favorite teacher worked evenings and summers at our neighborhood Mexican restaurant. (that’s a teacher salary for ya!) We’d go visit her and have dinner…

This recipe is an old favorite, and has made the rounds on Pinterest and in magazines for years. It’s the perfect go-to recipe to keep in your back pocket, because…

You all know we LOVE our coffee here at Colorado Moms. And I’m hard-core–doesn’t matter how hot it is outside, I pretty much always like a fresh brewed cuppa in…

I’m one of those girls who’s not afraid of a little fire. I love grilling, and I do it every chance I get. We’ve made pizzas on the grill, baked…

This is one of those recipes that takes me right back to childhood summers. My mom woud help us whip up a batch of these cookies first thing in the morning,…

I LOOOOOOVE the smell and taste of lavender. Not the soapy, fake scent added to bath and body products, the fresh, grassy, floral essence of the real deal. I grow it…

Paella. It sounds fancy, and it conjures up images of summer nights on a terazza somewhere on the Spanish coast. But in reality, it’s actually a very simple, very cost-efficient…

I’m sure you’ve detected the smell of woodsmoke outside in the evenings lately, coming from a nearby fire pit! The backyard fire places have really grown in popularity, and with…

You. Guys.  It’s taken me years to fine tune and perfect my pancake recipe. No mixes here. My kids like them fluffy and sweet (much like their mama). After last…

For Cinco De Mayo, I wanted to replicate one of my very favorite menu items from one of my very favorite taco joints. Comida, with locations in RiNo and Longmont…

I was combing through all my old recipes a few days ago,and in the piles of handwritten scrap papers and magazine cut outs, I found a piece of torn notebook…

Photo credit: Geoff Peters   Recently, I was challenged by my friend Brooke Wagner of Denver’s KDVR Fox 31 and Good Day Colorado, to come up with a meal that…

So, whenever I go out for happy hour with my girlfriends we love to order those fried green beans. They’re so crunchy and snack-able, and they go so well with…

I’m kinda in love with this recipe for Lemon Rosemary Chicken. It never fails to impress, and it’s so quick that it does double duty as a simple weeknight meal…

Because so much of Easter is about candy these days, most of us with multiple kids are left with bowls and baskets of chocolate goodies that last us until Halloween.…

My middle kid–she’s only eleven but she stands a full 2 inches taller than me at 5 foot 7. And she eats. All. The. Time. It’s like a hobby for…

Sometimes I stumble on something soooo yummy, that we gobble it up before I can get a picture. This is one of those times.  Stuffed peppers are one of our…

With all the heavy snow lately (and more on the way!) we’re getting a little weary of all the soups, stews, and casseroles. Craving a taste of something light and…

I loooooooooooooooove fried food. Like, seriously love it. But I know how bad it is for me–I break out almost instantly! Plus, it’s hard to deep-fry stuff at home because…