Good Food

Pho (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)

San Juan Parent Pho

This is by far my favorite soup!  I truly believe this soup cures all ailments, from hangovers to the flu.  While it is especially delicious on a cold winter day, it is good pretty much any day, even on a sweltering day in the desert.  This soup is famous throughout Vietnam and if you...
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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies Save the Day

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

I recently discovered that one of my kids can no longer have gluten, potatoes, kale and a whole bunch of other random things. The kale is no problem. I tried making kale chips for my kids last summer and I’d love to say that it went over great and they gobbled them up, but...
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Things We Love: Montanya Rum

Montanya Distillers

When I think of things that I love – besides whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens – I think of Montanya, a locally distilled rum that is handcrafted in Crested Butte. Montanya Rum was first created in Silverton back in 2008, and they offer two different rums, Platino Light and Oro Dark. Both...
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Garlic Roasted Chicken

San Juan Parent Garlic Chicken

The most memorable meal my husband ever made for me consisted of a store-bought rotisserie chicken, canned beans and couscous. It was memorable because it was our first date.  We’ve come a long way since then, but once in a while for our anniversary we have that same meal to remind us of where we’ve been....
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Witching Hour Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup San Juan Parent

It’s the witching hour!  And I’m not talking about Halloween, but rather the hour every day when I’m stressing about what to make for dinner. My friend had a sick kiddo who loves wonton soup, but my friend didn’t know how to make it and she didn’t think she’d have time for the labor...
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Beef Stir Fry

Beef Stir Fry

After much trial and error, I’ve come up with a really good, family approved beef stir fry recipe.  I know, I know, everyone has a stir fry recipe, right? Stir fry dishes are easy enough, but too often it turns out tasting like something bland you’d find at a Chinese restaurant buffet. So here...
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Patio Pickles

Photo credits: dnfisher

Do you like pickles? You know, the big, juicy long type of pickle that you might get in a deli with a sandwich? Then you have to try this recipe. This is a great way to use up a whole bunch of late season cucumbers either from your garden or your local farmers market! You...
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Spring Rolls

San Juan Parent Spring Rolls

Super easy, fun and healthy!! Who doesn’t know a kid who likes to eat with their hands? 1 lb of pork (I usually use shoulders but any cut will do) 1 lb of shrimp (cooked and deveined) bibb lettuce, or any kind of lettuce cucumbers – thinly sliced carrots – thinly sliced bean sprouts...
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Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Lao Tzu

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