Life Style Denver by Gretchen Faber

Mashed Potatoes Shouldn’t Need Gravy | Thanksgiving 2011

It's Thanksgiving 2011.  The time of year we begin to eat ourselves into oblivion and hibernate. The good news about living in Denver is the winter sunshine, snow on the slopes, and long pants. Long pants cover up the pale, mashed potato looking legs. But I digress.  It's time to talk a key Thanksgiving meal element.  Mashed potatoes.  If you love yours covered in gravy, well, I guess you have a right to your culinary opinion. An occasional dab of gravy doesn't do much...Continue Reading!

What’s On the Table for T-Day 2011 in Denver?

Each year at LifeStyle Denver, the Thanksgiving meal takes front and center.  What's it like eating tofu turkey?  How about store bought pumpkin pie?  Or bad whine? What's on deck for Thanksgiving 2011?  Mashed potatoes.  Aside from turkey, the absolute best thing about Thanksgiving.  And you'll be treated to a great mashed potato recipe! But you'll have to wait until November 24th.  So enjoy this beautiful Fall weather in Denver, harvest those pumpkins, and check back later. See you soon! GretchenContinue Reading!

A Denver Thanksgiving Whine

Tradition. Each year of LifeStyle Denver, I've made it a tradition to write about my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving meal.  In 2008, I defended eating turkey, regardless of what my veggie friend thinks.  Last year, pumpkin pie was open for discussion. In 2010, I think I need to whine a bit, and also talk wine. Whine?  About what, you ask?  My whining is purely self-absorbed and all about my personal taste, and I apologize.  But I'm whining about bad wine.  I...Continue Reading!

Be Thankful – A Denver Thanksgiving

Holy pumpkin pie, Batman!  A year has gone by since my rumination on tofu turkey. This year, I'm thinking about store-bought pumpkin pie.  I have gourmet friends, and friends who can't cook to save their lives.  I even have a friend who owns her own catering company - she's a handy friend to have! Some will prepare pies, others will pick them up from Safeway. One person will turn her nose up at "store-bought" another doesn't really care. I'm just thankful that there's...Continue Reading!

In Defense of the Turkey

I have a friend, Diana, who happens to be a vegetarian. Not like me, a partial vegetarian who doesn't eat red meat or pork. Diana doesn't eat any meat at all. A few years ago, she told me they were going to have something called a "tofurkey" for Thanksgiving. It didn't much surprise me, Diana has introduced me to the best vegetarian restaurants in Denver, so I thought she could whip up a mean tofu turkey. We've been to Water Course...Continue Reading!