{"id":3677,"date":"2011-08-02T09:30:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2023-12-27T19:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T19:08:35","slug":"a-taste-of-the-snowmass-culinay-arts-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/a-taste-of-the-snowmass-culinay-arts-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"A taste of the Snowmass Culinay & Arts Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a beautiful day it was for the Snowmass Culinary Festival in Snowmass Village, Colorado this past week. \u00a0Upon arriving at the Snowmass mall I was greeted with some very useful schwag, a neckless designed to hold your wine glass, ala hands free. What a great little gadget!\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t wait to put it to use.<\/p>\n

Walking through the Snowmass Village mall was great to marvel at the art displays and vendors. \u00a0Enticed into the d\u2019marie inc. booth with an offer of a wine slushy was a pleasant surprise. \u00a0Wow! Wine slushy, an amazingly light\u00a0 & refreshing treat. \u00a0Definitely worth picking up the Frappe Vino mix to share with my friends on a hot day.<\/p>\n

\"dessert-cups-cream\"<\/a>\"crock-potatoe\"<\/a>\"canapes\"<\/a>\"bagel-chips\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At the end of the Snowmass mall was the Viking Culinary Tent which was hosting cooking demonstrations. \u00a0I slipped into to hear about \u201cMarket Foods of Mexico\u201d with Chef Richard Sandoval<\/a> & culinary nutritionist Diane Henderiks. Is it impossible to make healthy Mexican food? Well, not after learning a couple of tricks from these two.\u00a0 Bake, don\u2019t fry, substitute yogurt for cream, lighten up on the cheese, and of course use fresh herbs & vegetables.<\/p>\n

The dish I can\u2019t wait to try at home is vegetarian sopes. The sopes were topped with a black bean puree, sprinkles of cotija cheese, pablano pepper yogurt mix and topped with fresh cilantro and tomatoes.\u00a0 One hint when roasting pablano peppers is don\u2019t over roast since they have thin skins.<\/p>\n

After the cooking workshop it was time for the palette of pairings. A two hour feast of small plates, wines, and spirits passes pretty quickly.\u00a0 I loved all the local cuisine, such as Kannah Creek Brewing Company<\/a> from Grand Junction, the\u00a0 Snowmass Club, Viceroy<\/a>, Roudhouse Spirits in Boulder, Thai Catering Lemongrass, Eco-Goddess<\/a> and of course Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss this two day Culinary event Snowmass Village next year.<\/p>\n

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