2013 top eats #1-#6

#6 Hacienda Colorado – chicken chimichanga at Westminster CO Full Review

 
 

#5 palisade peach dessert at A Taste of Home Cooking Wheat Ridge, CO Full Review

 

 

 

#4 pizza at The oven PIZZA E VINO® Lakewood, CO Full Review

 

 
 
 

 

 

#3 stuffed cheeseburger and chocolate cream pie at Midwestern meats Mesa Arizona Full Review


 

 

 

#2 Mix and Match of Blueberry muffin, pineapple upside down and banana split pancakes. at Dream Café –Grand Junction Colorado Full Review

 

 

#1 filet mignon at The Briarwood Inn – Golden Colorado Full Review


 

Jalapeno Christmas Muffins

This year I decided to make something new to go with Christmas dinner Christmas muffins with red and green jalapenos.  I’ve added jalapenos and other peppers to muffins before, but one day I thought why not put red and green peppers in together which would be perfect for Christmas.

 

To do this just add 1 or 2 red and/or green seeded jalapenos or other peppers to your favorite plain muffin recipe or even cornbread muffin recipe.  Our favorite recipe is from the original Make-A-Mix Cookery, which makes multiple batches.  I like the original recipe better than the new version because it has less sugar which I think is better for jalapeno muffins.

2013 top eats #7-#12

I was going to do a top 10 list, but couldn’t get down to 10 so Here’s my top 12 eats from 2013 split into 2 posts.

 

#12 orange juice and French toast at Butterfields pancake house Scottsdale Arizona Full Review

#11 Strayhorn Grill – chocolate cream pie at Loma Colorado  Full Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

#10 baked lasagna at Enzo’s Italian restaurant – Grand Junction Colorado Full Review

 

 

 

 

#9 green Chile stew at Blue corn Café Santa Fe New Mexico Full Review

 

 

 

 

#8  Paprika schnitzel at Haus Murphy's Glendale Arizona Full Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

#7 al pastor tacos and salsa at Roberto's Mexican restaurant Anthem Arizona Full Review

 

 

 

 

The Briarwood Inn – Golden Colorado

November 16, 2013

I visited here for an anniversary dinner.  First they served appetizers, including various spreads like a salmon spread that was my favorite with crackers, there were also shrimp which I don’t care for and didn’t try.  After we found our seats for dinner we had a choice of one of the soups or one of the salads and a choice of entrees.  I chose the French onion soup and a filet mignon for my entrée. 

 

 

The soup was outstanding, it came with a piece of bread and gruyere just in the bowl then they poured in the au jus at the table.  The cheese was a little difficult to handle, but it was delicious.

 

 

 
 The filet mignon was really great and the best piece of meat I’ve ever had.  Although the prime rib was better, this wasn’t a bad option at all.  The filet mignon was 8oz and topped with fried leaks and served with fingerling potatoes, carrots onions and mushrooms all on top of a demi glaze that was very good.  I really liked the mushrooms and the other veggies were not bad either.  But with that great of a steak who needs veggies. 

 

 

 Following dinner they brought out dessert plates with various small desserts.  I tried one of each, one with coconut covering a banana I didn’t care for and my favorite was one that was like a little pecan pie.

The Briarwood Inn is a great place for a great meal especially when someone else is paying.

 

1630 8th St, Golden, CO 80401

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