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5 can’t-miss menus for Denver Restaurant Week

Denver Restaurant Week kicks off today, so it’s time to guilt your friends and family into eating out every night for the next 10 days. From March 3-12, more than 200 restaurants are offering multi-course menus priced at either $25, $35 or $45. The goal of the week is to help support restaurants during one of the slowest times of the year, but it’s also a chance for people to try out a new place at a discounted price. Here are five Denver Restaurant Week menus worth drooling over: Wild Taco is offering a four-course Mexican meal for $25, including bulgogi nachos, this Restaurant Week. (Courtesy Nikki Fiedler) Wild Taco For $25, Wild Taco is offering a four-course Mexican meal....

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Friday, March 3, 2023, Amie Walker

Good morning, Cruciverbalists.  Malodorous Manatee here with this morning's review of a puzzle constructed by Amie Walker.  I had the pleasure of recapping one of Amie's puzzles last July and in that puzzle she added a letter or two to common expressions and, thereby, created new and different expressions.  In today's offering, she leads us in the opposite direction and deletes a single letter to yield definitions for three themed clues (all of which are starred for our convenience).  The reveal comes at:50 Across:  "Stay alert!," or a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues: KEEP AN EYE OUT.  The phonetic hint is that we must delete an I.  An "eye for an I" in the reveal, as it...

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Cocktail of the week: Viajante 87’s tropical tahona – recipe | The good mixer

A twist on Mexico’s answer to the Moscow mule with a welcome touch of acidityThis is an adaptation of a drink devised for our new experimental cocktail bar, Viajante 87 in London, and is essentially a twist on El Burro, Mexico’s answer to the Moscow mule. We use fresh pineapple juice, but add a little sugar so it keeps for longer in the fridge, and a little apple cider vinegar for a welcome touch of acidity. The shrub and ginger beer (or ale) together make a lovely non-alcoholic drink, too.Panos Kanatsoulis, bar director, Los Mochis and Viajante 87, London Continue reading...

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Homemade Tamales with our Delicious Carnitas’ & other variations including Vegetarian!

“Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.” – Guy Fieri Dave, the boys & I just love Mexican food. It is definitely in our top 3 ethnic foods to enjoy. Recently Dave & I visited a local Mexican restaurant and with Dave’s dinner there was a tamale. Ok, so I’d never eaten one. That is a confession, LOL. I always get either cheese enchiladas or fajitas… it’s just what I like. But after trying it, I thought, ‘That is really good!” I looked at Dave and said, “We can make these!”… And make them...

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Crockpot Taco Soup {+Stovetop Instructions}

This Crockpot Taco Soup is loaded with flavour! It's like having a taco in a bowl – you can make it on the stovetop or in the slow cooker! Meal Prep in Just 1 Hour With My Free Challenge! Take back your weekends and put dinner on the table in 20 minutes or less! Send me the challenge Built with ConvertKit Ingredients and substitutions Extra-lean ground beef – use ground turkey or chicken for a leaner option. You could also use a meat substitute for a vegetarian option Yellow onion – white onion or shallots can be used instead. Garlic – freshly minced garlic is best but jarred minced garlic will work in a pinch. Taco seasoning – use a...

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