Living in Colorado can provide a surprise when baking our favorite recipes that were developed for sea level. Many of our recipes tend to fail like when a chocolate chip cookie just spreads out over the cookie sheet or a cake fails to raise. At any elevation at 3,000 feet or above sea level, baked […]
5 Tips for a Drought-tolerant Vegetable Garden
With Colorado’s 2017-2018 snow pack at record lows, we’ll likely face drought conditions for the 2018 growing season. You can still enjoy a fruit or vegetable garden, however, as long as some watering is allowed by your municipality. It’s important to conserve moisture by following these tips: Amend your soil. Use decomposed organic matter, such […]
Healthy Muffin Makeover
Muffins are easy to make, carry and eat Depending on the ingredients, muffins can be a healthy mini-meal or a between-meal snack. When we buy muffins at the store or bakery, they are often a dense cupcake without frosting, high in fat and sugar and low in fiber, protein and nutrition. Homemade muffins, however, can […]
