In some ways, I am a foodie. Now, I won't drive four hours just to visit a restuarant, but I do take in as many cooking classes and demostrations as I can. I recently enjoyed a few of the demonstrations at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. The only one that I sat all the way through was the one with Duane Walker from Lola. His food was wonderful and I am thinking of making his Rock Shrimp Tostada with Mango & Guacamole tonight for dinner.
Today begins a whirl wind of fun activities. I will spend the day in a painting class on how to use the new OPEN Golden Acrylics. They are supposed to be something like painting with oils as they take a long time to dry. I've never tried oils, so this will be exciting.
This evening Larr and I will take in "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Then we are off to the races this weekend. Ellie races up Cheyenne Canyon in Monument (near Colorado Springs) and Ethan will do the Peak to Peak Mountain Bike race in Winter Park. He and Larr will also go rock climbing. Sunday we will race in Longmont. I am hoping we can sqeeze in a cooking class at William Somona, but we'll have to see if it works out. It is on Summer Desserts. I am hopeful.
Here's the recipe in the event you want to make it, too. You can find two years worth of the recipes here (http://www.cherryarts.org/CulinaryDemo).
Executive Chef Duane Walker- Lola's
Rock Shrimp Tostada with Mango & Guacamole
(Serves 6-8)
Ingredients:
Rock Shrimp
6oz cured rock shrimp
To cure: 3 to 4 hours
4oz of orange juice
4oz of lime juice
1 vanilla sprig
Guacamole
4 ripe avocados
1 red onion, small dice
2-3 Serrano's, chopped
1 oz garlic, chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 Tb chimayo powder
1 tsp cumin powder
4 limes, juiced
Salt and pepper, to taste
Ceviche Base
3 mangos, medium dice
2 papayas, medium dice
1 red onion, medium dice
2 fresno chiles, small dice
1 jalapeno, small dice
1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
2 limes, juiced
2 oz rice wine vinegar
2 oz olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
mix all ingredients in a bowl
On an entirely different note, here are some videos that the kids find inspiring. Mike Song is a pro at a dance style called "tutting." If you like this video, check out his choreography video on youtube.com
Ethan thinks "Flawless - Britains Got Talent" guys are amazing, and they are. You'll need to visit them on youtube.com to view their dancing.
Enjoy!
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