Category: Food

That’s a nice Boulder

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For the second day of the trip we packed our bags and checked out of hotel in Denver and drove lengthy 14 minutes to our hotel in Boulder. Maybe we though this state was more spread out than it actually is.

In Boulder it was time for our first hike of the trip. We’ve had a little over a day to acclimate to the high elevations, why not go hike up a mountain, right?

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So naive at the bottom of the trail. We still have to go up that rock.

Our target was the Flat Irons outside of Boulder. Giant red rocks protruding from the ground like teeth in a maw. This massive natural structures are basically the foot hills of the Rockies.

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Mountain goats.

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There are actually climbers on the other Flat Iron.

The hike was a struggle but the amazing view from the top was well worth it.

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Even on the top of a mountain you can’t escape the internet.

The top of the kick was mostly rock scrambles and unfortunately not Jonathan’s watch did not escape unscathed.

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‘Tis but a flesh wound.

Not to be outdone, Justin dropped his phone on a rock and smashed it to bits. It seems that technology and nature don’t get a long too well.

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The mountain has declared war, the poor phone never stood a chance.

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Worth it!

On the way down we found a friend who was very interested in any granola bars that we might have brought.

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Don’t ask how we did it, just appreciate how awesome it is.

After the hike we went into Boulder for some lunch and found some tasty Chinese noodles. The we walked around the Pearl Street Mall, boulder promenade street, and the only lively place on a Sunday night.

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Everyone loves noodles.

To end the night we found a Saloon hidden in the basement of a dark restaurant that had free pool tables and cheap drinks.

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We found a Saloon!

What is this, a pie for ants?

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A delicious beef and bacon pie.

Meat pies are a delicious price of culinary history that has not become as popular in the United States as it should. You can keep your sweet cherry or your tart apple pie, I’ll go for the savory beef and bacon pie.

I’ve had the Game of Thrones themed cook book “A Feast of Ice and Fire” for a while and been wanted to make one of the crowning dishes, the beef and bacon pie. Reading the recipe and review of those who had tried to make it unaltered I decided that the pie, while looking mouth watering good in pictures with it’s crispy bacon lattice, had some flaws. Firstly, those who had tried the recipe said that the cuts recommended by the book, brisket or shoulder, where still too tough even after the long cook time. While these cuts of meat are probably much more authentic, using ground beef with make this dish easier and make sure that they melt when the pie hits your mouth. The second problem, I was hungry. The pie in the book takes hours to prep and cook, and my stomach was asking to sup much sooner than that. The best way to shorten cook time: miniaturize the pies. Six little pies will have greater surface area and cook faster. In addition a smaller pie makes other aspects, like weaving the bacon lattice a lot easier.

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