I was so excited when I first heard about the School House from the guys at Scrumptious. And, when it opened it was everything they said it would be. Then – sadly – it started started to fall apart a bit. At least as far as the quality of food went. It got to the point that I hesitated to take guests there because I wasn’t sure if we were getting the awesome and clever meals I’ve come to love… or the ones that seemed as though they’d been sitting on the kitchen for hours, reheated and eventually delivered to my table. My tolerance for most places isn’t this high but, for whatever reason, I really want this place to be as amazing as I think it can be…. and since the fire it has been. Here’s hoping for some consistency. (more…)

It’s late, you’re hungry and you have “no food in the fridge!” Let’s be honest, you have food but you lack inspiration and we’ve found the perfect source of inspiration to get your culinary mind moving and your late night cravings satisfied.

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A Texas road trip and the never ending hunt for good coffee and edible food on the road. The struggle is real folks!

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I ate this… You’ve heard for food for thought… well, how about thoughts inspired by food? You’re mind is probably never as free to roam as it is when you’re chomping the daily grub. There’s been scientific studies that show the act of chewing as a method to relieve nerves and anxiety. So the next time you sit down to a meal… let you mind roam and ponder this.

I recently had a lunch with a very dear friend who can, from time to time be a bit judgmental. I’m sure you’ve meet a few people like this in your life time,  or even know a few that you interact with on a regular basis. Hell, maybe you’re one of those people yourself. If you are, I’m not mad at you. I get it, you really feel as though you’re living it right and you know the recipe to the good life. But like BBQ sauce, meatloaf and chocolate chip cookies – there’s a lot of different recipes out there,  that will get you the best results… for you! Take this bowl of love I call Mongolian Salad. No, it’s not a traditional Mongolian meal. It’s a salad with meat and Mongolian sauce from Natural Grocers. Is it what you would have made? Probably not, I didn’t even know I was making it until I was done. Will it fill me up with ingredients that are good for me and make me feel good? Yes, you’re dam skippy that it will! And you know what, I might not ever make it again.

You see, recipes are like a foundation for a building. You learn them so that you can start tweaking them. Once you know the basics of a recipe you’d be doing yourself a disservice, if you didn’t start messing with the measurements, the order in which they’re combined and… where you source those ingredients from. It’s your duty as a cook to make these recipes… these frameworks your very own. While you’re at it… give it a silly name… and don’t you dare write it down. You only write it down when you can imagine life without it from this day forth. Otherwise, it’s a meal and it need only please you in the here and now.

As for that judgmental friend that knows everything and can’t keep it to herself. Just smile and nod… know-it-alls need love too.

Greens and things. #foodjournal

A photo posted by Eat Arvada (@eatarvada) on Mar 17, 2016 at 2:26pm PDT

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Behold the health benefits of Allicin (Garlic)… you know the fungus fighting antibacterial… anti-viral… anti-oxidant… anti-vampire compound that most of you have in your kitchen right now! By the time this podcast is over we’re going to teach you how to  make Allicin, in your kitchen and improve your health in less than 5 minutes.

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