That's was way too negative to start off a post like that. Let's turn things around! This weekend was WONDERFUL. So remember how I told you that I was going to be teaching a cooking class for CrossFit Thin Air at Brickhouse 40 ? Well that was all true. And that's exactly what I did. Laura was kind enough to go with me so we could take her car and I could have company on the two hour drive. My car doesn't do very well on roads that go on an incline. Or decline. Or roads with snow. Or ice. Or fog. Or really any other conditions other than clear skies at 70 degrees. Anywho, the facility was amazing. Brickhouse 40 is this gorgeous interior design building turned restaurant with an awesome little "test kitchen." So over 40 people came to the class and I cooked up this dish that you are about to read over. AND I made them my Chewy Pecan Pie Brittle. A friend told me that I can't call those delicious things brittle, but I need to rename them Caramel Pecan Chews. I won't, but it is an idea. So just keep that in mind when you eat them. Either way, the crowd seemed to love both of the samples  which made me very happy. It's a bit nerve wracking cooking in front of people...liiiiike what if it doesn't come out right. I didn't even taste anything before I served it. Scary. Thankfully mountain folk seem