Good Eats in Colorado! September 28, 2010

 

Eddie and I went to visit our friend, Nick in Denver, Colorado last weekend. I thought I would take a moment to show you some of the highlights of our trip… The Food!!!!

 

On of our favorite restaurants to eat at when we are in Denver is Watercourse. Watercourse, and the sister restaurant City O’ City are two of the only vegetarian restaurants in Denver and they are both so good!

 

The first thing we did when we arrived in Denver early on Thursday afternoon was head to Watercourse for some lunch.

 

 

One of my favorite things about Watercourse is that they are open everyday until 10pm and they serve breakfast until 5pm! This time, however, we all decided to get sandwiches. I got the Portobello Mushroom Po’ Boy on a sourdough baguette with mashed potatoes and gravy and seasonal veggies. This sandwich was so good. The sauce they used on the coleslaw really made it tasty! Eddie and Nick both really liked their sandwiches as well.

 

We also tried the Buffalo Satan Wings with Vegan Ranch Sauce. Oh my goodness, these were so good, they were gone before I could get a picture!!

 

I could not leave without ordering dessert. They have cakes, pies, and cookies, all VEGAN! They have these cookies called Scout cookies that are AMAZING. I was so stuffed I decided to order my dessert to go and eat it later. I went with the chocolate cake, because I am a sucker for chocolate. This cake was okay. The frosting was delicious but the cake was a bit dry. That could have been because the cake sat in a fridge for several hours before I ate it, though. 

 

The next morning we slept in and by about 11am, we were starving. I do not know when I will get back to Denver after the baby is born so I wanted to get as much of my Watercourse fix as I could while we were in town. So back to Watercourse we went for some brunch!

 

I ordered the Amsterdam Hash with scrambled tofu, veggies, and home fries with gravy. I got my gravy on the side and ordered a sweet potato biscuit (They are the BEST!) to dip in the gravy. SO GOOD!

 

After lunch we explored the city a bit and then went to the movies to see The Town (Good Movie!), we decided it was time for dessert. We went to Sweet Action for some sweet vegan ice cream. They usually have at least two vegan flavors made with coconut milk. This time it was chocolate and chocolate chip. Eddie and I got a pint to share with a mixture of both flavors. They both had chocolate in them so of course they were winners in my book! They also have vegan ice cream cookie sandwiches. YUM… ICE CREAM!!!

 

 

On Saturday, our last day in Colorado, we headed over to boulder to do some hiking and finish our trip off right with some more yummy vegan food! We decided to eat at VG burgers, a vegan fast food joint. 

 

I got a vegan chocolate mint milkshake that was amazing! It is made with coconut milk and was creamy and thick, just like I like it! I also got the buffalo tempeh wrap (I was really into the buffalo sauce this weekend!) which really hit the spot. The buffalo sauce was not quite as good as the buffalo sauce they use for the buffalo seitan wings at Watercourse but the tempeh was nice and crispy and the ranch sauce they used on this wrap was really good!

 

Eddie got the black bean burger and Nick got the buffalo tempeh wrap as well.

 

Well, that was a quick overview of my eats while in Colorado. I will leave you with a picture of me on our hike in the beautiful Rockies! Look at my growing belly!

Our Mini-Vacation: Driving down the 1, Half moon Bay, and Walnut Creek September 21, 2010

Eddie and I are trying to visit as many people as we can before the baby is born and we become homebound for awhile. So last weekend we took a little trip up the coast of California and visited some friends in the bay area. If you have not driven HWY 1 up California, Oregon, and Washington, I HIGHLY recommend it. It is one of the most breathtaking drives with the most gorgeous views, and quaint little towns.

 

We left on Friday morning and since we have done this drive several times, we did not make many stops this time. We stopped at beach near Cambria so that we could stretch our legs for a bit. It was pretty gray out but the weather was actually really nice. Not too hot, not too cold.

  Chester made a friend and we watched some birds with crazy long beaks digging in the sand for sand crabs.

Our next stop was at a little restaurant called Robin’s Restaurant in Cambria. What a cute little restaurant! The restaurant itself is located in this beautiful little building with plants and flowers growing all over it.

We sat in the back patio so that little Chester could hang out with us. The backyard had a beautiful garden. I ordered a grilled vegetable sandwich with rosemary fries and Eddie ordered an Asian pasta dish. I meant to take a picture of my food but I was so hungry that I ate the whole thing before I realized that I had not take any pictures!

I could not help taking pictures of all the beautiful flowers and plants I saw in the back patio.

Here are just a few of the breathtaking views along HWY 1 between Los Angeles and San Francisco. There is so much beauty to see but because we did not stop very often I was not able to capture most of it.

 

And of course I forgot my camera for the rest of the trip so I do not have any more pictures.

 

The first night we spent with some friends named Liz and Vee in Half Moon bay. They have a cute little house about a block away from the beach. We hung out, ate some good food, took a walk on the beach with the dogs, and had a good time.

 

Saturday morning we met my parents in downtown Half Moon Bay for lunch. It turned out to be a gorgeous day and it was so nice to spend sometime outside.

 

On Saturday afternoon we drove up to Walnut Creek to see our friends Ken and Cerina that had recently gotten married. We walked to downtown Walnut Creek that evening to watch the walnut parade for a bit and then drove to Berkeley to have dinner with some old friends.

 

We had dinner with about 13 friends and family at Fellini’s in Berkeley. I chose this restaurant because it has a ton of vegan and non-vegan options. I got the vegan verde pizza with pesto, vegan cheese, asparagus, artichoke, and spinach and Eddie got the Vegan baked ravioli. Both were really good! For dessert Eddie and I shared the vegan chocolate cake.. OH MY GOSH, So Good!!!

 

Sunday we met up with my grandparents for lunch at a little Thai restaurant in Dublin. Then had an early dinner that consisted of fried onion rings, sweet potato fries, shoe string fries, and a grilled artichoke. Not exactly healthy but yummy!!!

 

For dessert that night Cerina and I made a vegan version of a pizookie! We made vegan chocolate chip cookie dough and cooked it in shallow ramekins for about 15 minutes so they were crunchy on the edges but still all gooey in the middle. Then we topped it with some coconut vanilla ice cream and warm vegan chocolate sauce. It was AMAZING!!! I really wish I had pictures of it because it was really impressive.

 

We had a fun night of playing Settlers of Catan and then Eddie and I left Monday morning to make the long drive back to Camarillo.

 

Overall our trip was too short but so nice. It was great to see old friends and eat good food!