Nikki

I love sweets. I love them even more when there is absolutely no baking involved. The other day, I had a marshmallow craving, and wanted to make an easy dessert. After a quick Google search, I stumbled upon this recipe by Martha Stewart.   Ingredients: Vegetable oil cooking spray, for pan 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (about 2 tablespoons) 2/3 cup cold water 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup l

Ugh. I’m a little disappointed with this week’s snow report. Obviously, we have been lacking in the snow department in the valley, but I was hoping we had AT LEAST gotten a little snow on the slopes. There has been absolutely no new snow at any of the following resorts in the last 72 hours, but since last week’s update, the bases have changed, so be sure to check those out. The...

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.

If you are planning on hitting up the mountain in the next few days, you want to ensure you are making the trip worthwhile. Which means, you must have good snow conditions, and preferably, fresh powder. Check out the most up-to-date ski reports for western Montana and surrounding resorts, as of today, January 17...

I’m sure by now, you all know that I love cooking and especially love trying new recipes. I recently stumbled across The Pioneer Woman website, and I loved what I found. The New Yorker-turned-country-girl blogs about cooking and everything else family...

According to Metal Underground, local metal band, Walking Corpse Syndrome has released a new lyric video for the track “The Individualist.” “The Individualist” is the first single from their upcoming album “Alive in Desolation.” After checking out the video, don’t forget to follow the band’s studio blog here *hyperlink* and to stay up-to-date with the latest Walking Corpse Syndrome announcement vi

I’m a pretty healthy eater. However, even the strictest diets need a little junk food now and then. Next time you want to “cheat” and gobble up something full of preservatives, follow one of these recipes and make a junk food masterpiece...

Typically, my fiancé cooks me something delicious on Sundays. It’s usually something extravagant and time consuming – and also, usually VERY delicious. Since Tuesday was New Years Day, he had the day off, so we decided to treat it like a Sunday...

I was out to dinner last week and ordered lobster mac and cheese. I had never had this dish, but I love lobster and I love pasta, so I thought “how can I go wrong?” Unfortunately, just like every other time I have ordered mac and cheese from a restaurant, the macaroni noodles were soggy...

Now, that the holidays are over, the slopes are not NEAR as packed as they have been since opening for the season. If you are planning on hitting up the mountain in the next few days, you want to ensure you are making the trip worthwhile...

Last July, when our lease was up on the house my fiancé and I were renting, I convinced him to move to an apartment. See, I’m one of those people who prefers to dwell in a humble abode nestled in a complex, whereas my fiancé would rather live in a spacious house...

My sister-in-law has an amazing apple cider recipe and I was going to blog about that today, and I probably still will sometime in the following weeks, so stay tuned. However, I know a lot of you readers are ballsy cooks with wild taste buds, and you are looking for something to REALLY wow your holiday guests this year...