I hike. A lot. Some of my pictures from hiking are here on the website. While I am not a peak-bagger, I do live for alpenglow. As my joints have gotten less resilient and adaptive to shocks, I’ve started using trekking poles, which I am sometimes embarrassed to admit. Most times, I’m delighted I remembered to bring my poles as I pick my way down a scree field.
I love cheese— unpasteurized cave-aged clothbound cheddar, camembert, manchego, goat gouda, Hayden Blue, Cabot extra sharp. While my list of cheese loves goes on and on (and on). The one exception is Wensleydale.
I love cooking. See pictures of some of my favorite creations below!
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Kale and pork dumplings
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Homemade bread. Always a pleasant surprise when it turns out nicely, especially at high altitude!
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Braised lamb shanks with tamarind and other goodness
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Lasagna roll-ups. A fun way to eat lasagna…and practice portion control.
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Homemade curry paste with coconut milk…
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Taiwanese beef noodle soup!!!
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Homemade chai–I swear it keeps me from getting sick!
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Energy bites with dates, raisins, almonds, and cashews–perfect teaching or skiing snack
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Kalbi
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Cilantro pesto stuffed mini portabellos.
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Cinnamon rolls–homemade is so much more amazing (and you can control the sugar and butter more….)
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Spatchcocking a turkey is the only way to go for Thanksgiving. Best turkey I’ve ever had!
I like to think of my cooking as “productive procrastination.” I usually use recipes as a reference for what I could do. The same way many drivers in Colorado believe the sign “share the road” is a reference for what they could do, not a law to be followed.