use real butter

For dinner we had some nice, hot home-cooked food after skiing. Crock pot roast beef, yukon gold mashed potatoes, and stir fried broccoli.

it’s like mom’s cooking, except my mom never made this kind of cooking

I’m in Denver at this posh hotel. My 5:59 bus was late getting down the canyon due to snowy roads and so I missed the 6:29 express to Denver and had to wait for the 6:44. Our meeting began with brekkie at 7:30 and I got in at 7:48 with enough time to grab some fruit and fresh squozen orange juice. The meeting went well and the buffet lunch they served was AMAZING. There was an artichoke pasta dish (hot), poached salmon in a creamy herb sauce with steamed vegetables, beef medallions with roasted potatoes, two incredible salads, bread pieces bigger than some houses, and for dessert, there was tiramisu and chocolate hazelnut cake. I went light on lunch because I knew we’d be filling up at dinner. I stuck to vegetables, salad, fish, and a taste of that incredible pasta.

becca’s dessert (which i sampled)

okay sarah, this time i actually see a chocolate on my pillow

the view of denver, oh how i miss my view of the divide

one of several little bites at dinner – roasted pulled pork on tiny breaded canapes

I travel to Denver starting with my 5:59 am busride tomorrow morning to give a talk at 8:30. Guess who is sleeping on the bus? I know Jeremy can cook, but I also know his life is easier and perhaps a tad happier if I cook a few meals ahead for him while I’m gone. It’s even better than that when I make non-meals or what most people call sweets.

key ingredients: guittard chocolate chips and crushed cornflakes

comfort food