Candy Sushi and Weekend Interview

The theme for last night's cooking club was "foods in disguise," which gave me the perfect opportunity to try out some sweet sushi I've seen done to perfection all over the internet. I was particularly inspired by these creations by some so-called Evil Mad Scientists. I decided to use Rice Krispie treats instead of cake, and they worked great for molding and cutting. I freaked out for a little while because all the recipes call for green Fruit-by-the-Foot, and people--there is no green Fruit-by-the-Foot to be had anywhere. In fact, there are no green Fruit Roll-Ups. The only ones we could find were in a mixed box, and they were neon and had Spiderman tongue tattoos printed on them. Not ideal, but I was going to make it work. Then, by some dehydrated fruit miracle, I came across a bunch of healthy Fruit Roll-up knock-offs in the produce aisle. They came in green apple flavor! And lo, the color was completely perfect for mimicking seaweed.

Cute! I also found this recipe for savory cupcakes and couldn't resist. Delicious! But I believe the star of the evening was what appeared to be a glorious white frosted cake, but what was really grilled cheese with ricotta frosting. I felt disorientated the entire time I was eating it.

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As promised, I'm sending you into the weekend with another interview. The chicken-man was none other than John Dicker, writer, author, and co-founder of Geeks Who Drink. See how I tried to toss you clue with the bonus question about drinks? I know, this guessing the profession thing isn't completely working out. But my next guest is lobbing you softballs...

The interview below marks our first female interviewee, and I think you're in for a treat.

Where are you from originally?
Born in D-Town, raised in Little-fun

How long have you lived here?
My whole life...

What is your favorite thing to do in the city?
Discover new places, see bands, check out theater...Denver has tons to do and I find myself wanting to do all of it--all at the same time.

Outside of the city?
Hike around the hills, look for ghost towns, drink hot chocolate in small town cafes and drink beer in weird little bars.

Do you think there is something you can do in Denver that you can't do anywhere else?
Experience 2 degrees of separation...a lot.

Where in Denver is your favorite place?
Cruise Room in the winter, City Park in the summer

How do you spend your spare time?
Spare time? What's that?

Have you ever been to NYC?
Every year, at least once a year.

If you could sum it up in one word, what would it be?
New York? Delicious!

Do you have a favorite book, or if not, movie?
Dreamland by Kevin Baker in my dreams I'm always in Coney Island, dancing at the Girlshow

If you could do any job in the world, what would it be?
I want Dita Von Teese's job.

How far away is your closest relative?
1 mile

Generally, are you happy with your life?
Ecstatic. I'm extremely lucky. I'd love to figure out how to make all my 'hobbies' become my day job, but I have a lot of fun doing all the things I do.

What quality in people frustrates you the most?
Apathy and laziness. Get up people--there's way more to do than watch 28 hours of TV a week.

If you had to appear as a participant on one reality show, which one would it be and why?
I was already on Trading Spaces- which was fun, even if Doug was an ass and screwed up my living room...otherwise I'd love to be on that Pussycat Dolls show just so I could audition with a striptease and then act really shocked when the "Burlesque Pop Stars" didn't get what I was doing. Burlesque is Striptease people--not just dancing in slutty outfits.