Nikki

In my book, BrewFest is a holiday, and gives Santa a run for his money when it comes to which celebration makes me happier. The Missoula Downtown Association and Kettlehouse Brewing Co. are hosting their third annual Winter BrewFest on Friday, February 15, from 5 p...

Currently, I am on a Chinese food kick. If you didn’t get a chance to see it already, check out my avocado chicken stir-fry recipe here. I had to follow up that delicious dish with an authentic Chinese dessert recipe. I have made this pudding before, but had honestly not known that it was an Asian specialty until now...

If you don’t already know, I LOVE cooking. I love everything about it, well, besides the cleanup. I feel most creative when I am standing over the stovetop whipping up a new recipe. Admittedly, the only type of food I have never been too fond of, is Chinese food...

In the last 72 hours, some of the following resorts have seen a good amount of fresh snow. Enough snow in fact, that a few of you might be willing to call in sick for work, because you can’t wait until the weekend to shred it up. For...

I am not a big fan of everything about Valentine’s Day. Don’t get me wrong, I like chocolate to a point, and I like flowers O.K. The one thing I do enjoy about this disgustingly romantic day though is the dinner date. We are all so lucky to reside in Missoula where we have plenty of fabulous restaurants to choose from...

So, I’m sitting here checking out the top Valentine’s Day gifts for him or her according to U Gift Ideas. To be honest, I thought a lot of them were super cheesy. So I decided I should weed out the bad ones and tell you guys about the ones that actually look like they would be practical and appreciated...

Oh my gosh, is this recipe to die for! I used to have another go-to recipe for bread pudding, but I always felt that something was missing. Then, I found this recipe on the Moms Who Think website, and I will never make my old recipe again...

I would describe myself as an alert, considerate driver. Sometimes I can be a little too aggressive, but in Missoula traffic, it’s almost a requirement. I have driven cross country numerous times, and have had my fair share of big city commuting...

Saying that I love pizza would be an understatement. I consider myself a pizza connoisseur. If a pizza place can make a delicious cheese pie, than you know all their pizzas are awesome. If the restaurant uses the best quality cheese and sauce, then you can bet the other ingredients they use are fresh...

The snow report this week is SO much better than last week! I mean, we are talking night and day! If you don’t remember, or didn’t see last week’s report, there was absolutely ZERO snow in the last 72 hours at this time last week at ALL the Montana and surrounding area resorts...

I made this soup tonight for the first time, and let me tell you, it was delicious! It reminded me of a lighter, healthier version of creamy potato soup. You can leave the soup chunky, or you can do like I did and blend it up, or use a wand mixer, at the end to make it more like bisque. Thi...

Originally, the 2013 Missoula Pond Hockey Tournament was scheduled for January 26-27, but due to dissatisfactory weather that could impact ice conditions on our rinks, we have changed the date for our tournament to February 2-3.