Category: Restaurants and Eateries

Food ‘n Flix: Part One for Spinning Plates, a simple guacamole
Spinning Plates is the Food ‘n Flix April feature. I decided to do three recipes and three different posts to celebrate. Today’s post is a simple guacamole for a humble family restaurant. (It’s also doing double duty for I Heart Cooking Clubs.

Veggie Salad with Berbere
There’s an Ethiopian restaruant in Denver that we go to every summer when we’re there visiting the nieces. It’s kind of in a sketchy part of town. It’s in a seen-better-days strip mall. The sign out front has faded to oblivion. It takes almost an hour to get your food (definitely made from scratch).…

Whiskey Cake
This is a recipe in four parts but well worth the effort. Besides the recipe for Whiskey Cake, you will also find a review of Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar in OKC.

The Yosemite
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. ” —John Muir

Tangy Cumin Citronette and a Salad Trifecta
This tangy vinaigrette is perfect for greens. It is perfect for a composed chicken salad. It is perfect for quinoa and kale. Cumin Citronette is so good, I tried it on all three salads.

Chicken Tacos with Red Cabbage and Radish
This recipe for shredded chicken is delicious and will inspire you to want to make lots of tacos, enchiladas, wraps, and salads. The possibilities are endless with this basic recipe.

Lemonata Vinaigrette
One very versatile salad dressing. Try it over the holidays on the salad of your choice!

More food from Taos
Oh, know…Taos Mesa Brewing was not the only establishment where we imbibed and ate. There is some stamina needed in eating one’s way through Northern New Mexican cuisine. (Naps are recommended.)

Taos Mesa Brewing
First of all, Happy Halloween! You know when we travel, I typically milk our experience into numerous posts. Our recent trip to Taos is no different. For the next installment, read on….

Taos for Fall Break
Yep, we made it back to the Land of Enchantment for Fall Break. Care on joining us as we make our way around town (and the state)?