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Holiday Ginger Bread House Decorating

Holiday Ginger Bread House Decorating

Holiday Gingerbread House decorating  Decorating Gingerbread houses is always a favorite of my girl friends. I always look forward to it. I think we are getting betterat decorating…

Dining Out ~ Flippin Flap Jacks

Dining Out ~ Flippin Flap Jacks

Today stopped at Flippin’ Flap Jacks. The set up is fun to watch. The batter is pored from mechanical pitcher that glides along the top of the griddle and pours perfectly. watching chef Dan and chef Kelly run the event was like watching a well […]

Dining out ~ Mile High City Sliders

Dining out ~ Mile High City Sliders

Todays stop is Mile High city Sliders Food Truck.

The Eggplant with grilled eggplant, tomato and lemon garlic aioli is delicious. I also tried the eggplant parmesan slider with goat cheese. Eggplant parmesan slider is good, however i like the lemon garlic aioli vegi combination a bit better.

The food truck grade scale is: food on the plate, hospitality.

The slider received are fresh, slider buns perfectly toasted, sauce creative and tasty.

The eggplant did still have its skin on, however the eggplant was not bitter nor chewy – as eggplant can be…

Mile High City Sliders gets 5 out of 5

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant Best part of dining in an Italian Restaurant is the hospitality.  we were pleasantly met and seated in the patio section. Restaurant checklist include: atmosphere, how the wait staff take my order and food. the patio had winter heaters blowing. […]

HotDogg!

HotDogg!

Winter sets in and the Hot Dog Vendor takes a break. Spring – Return quickly ! The BEST Hot Dog in Cherry Creek is at Milwaukee and 3rd. Keep and eye out for Henry. The hot dogs at his stand are a must . grading […]

Market Place ~ Folgers Iced Coffee

Market Place ~ Folgers Iced Coffee

 

Ice Coffee from Krogers Free Friday  is the Sample this week (Ironic that it is snowing). Folgers is a name that is synonymous with coffee. The elixir chosen vanilla and a delightful dessert. My coffee of choice (hot) is strong and black. This coffee is quite good with not to much vanilla.

290 calories includes 61% sugar, 19% saturated fat, 17% Carbohydrate makes this a special occasion drink and not a replacement for my hot strong daily cuppa’

 

Dining at Bistro Vendome on New Years Eve

Dining at Bistro Vendome on New Years Eve

New favorite   Spaghetti factory has moved out of Lodo, my new favorite restaurant is Bistro Vendome. Our family welcomed in the New year 2019 with French Bistro style dining. the Crepe Vendome on the menu is a must. It has roasted chicken, olives, herbs and […]

Fine Dining at the Palace Arms

Fine Dining at the Palace Arms

Palace Arms  Cost to value of food is fair. the initial offer of very small pork pate with fruit glee -why bother? the evening slipped from there. the menu offered was fixed. beet salad with mix of lettuce and grapes – was not complementary fusion […]

Breakfast

Breakfast

New holiday breakfast tradition – with shared stories of Grandma Jo – is JoJo Skevers. Batter mixed up cooked up and cooked in a cast iron pan on the stove top. served warm with tri-syrups are delish.

 

Sweet of the week ~ IceCream from little Man

Sweet of the week ~ IceCream from little Man

Little Man IceCream Any time one can break “always” – go to little man ice cream. I like LoHi better than Union Station for the decorations. this week i had Vanilla. Papa says – If the icecream maker can make vanilla – they can make […]