Category: Food
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In Search of Sofrito
Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in Denver for the last 23 years, but over the last 5 1/2 months, I’ve really missed the brightness and spice I’m used to in Denver’s Tex-Mex influenced cuisine. I’ve found it in Spanish sofritos and my palate couldn’t be happier. A sofrito is the base of many Spanish foods…
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Week #6 ~ Recap
650 miles, 3 states, 2 days with old friends in Spokane, 2 days with Erin’s cousin in Missoula and 1 state park, $389.66 UNDER budget. I don’t know if you can tell, but our mileage total was a little lower this week. After spending so many nights in Banff we realised a slower pace for…
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When the toothless gas station attendant talks, listen.
A surprising discovery about Oregon is that they have full service gas stations. For those young whipper-snappers that haven’t experienced this, a full service gas station is a gas station with an attendant who pumps your gas and cleans your windshield and even checks your oil. It took Marla and I two different gas stations…