Beef talkDr. Rosamond Naylor, director of the Program on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, will discuss “Where’s the Beef? Trade-offs between grass-fed and industrial livestock,” in the Gates Common Room, (third floor of Palmer Hall on Colorado College campus), 1025 N. Cascade Ave., at 7 p.m. Monday. This talk is the third in the State of the Rockies Speaker Series: Food and Agriculture in the Rockies. The lecture is free. Call 389-6607.—Tasty eventStudents from the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business will have the first DU Vin Wine Festival 2 to 6 p.m., Nov. 8. The event will feature nationally known experts from the wine, hospitality and culinary industry, including David Long from David Arthur Wines, Craig Reed from the Broadmoor Resort, and representatives from Riedel Glassware. Cost is $52.80.A multi-course gourmet dinner will be on Nov. 4. The meal will be prepared by the school’s culinary team. Each course will be matched with wines from David Arthur Vineyards. Tickets are $125 per person. Visit DUVinFestival.com for more information and to buy tickets.—Spooky sippersThis Halloween put some spirit in your gatherings with a mix-it-yourself cocktail bar. Place an assortment of glassware, napkins, shakers and ice on a table or counter top. Add a variety of juices, soda and your favorite spirits Here are a couple of recipes from Bacardi to get you started.

BAT BITE SHOT—3 parts rum1 part raspberry liqueur2 parts cranberry juice• Mix together in a shaker with ice and strain into a shot glass.

ZOMBIE—3 1/3 parts rum1 part grenadine1 part triple sec2 parts sour mix2 parts orange juice• Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into tall glass. Garnish with fresh fruit.—Baking helperThe Land-O-Lakes Butter recipe brochure, “Homemade for the Holidays,” can be download at landolakes.com. Or call 1-800-837-7702 through Dec. 30 to request a brochure.The brochure contains perforated recipe cards for five holiday sweets: Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies, Sweet ’n’ Salty Snack Mix, Dark Chocolate Lava Drops, Gingerbread Cookie Bites and Lemon Shortbread Trees. Each recipe card contains a color photo of the finished recipe and complete baking instructions.The Web site also has:• Thousands of free cooking and baking recipes;• Holiday baking ideas with tips and how-to videos;• Holiday menus;• Free downloadable holiday gift labels and coloring sheets; and,• The Measuring Cup e-mail newsletter

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