Whole Foods Dinner

One of our favorite traditions is to spend the afternoon shopping together for an amazing dinner.  We love to go to the Whole Foods right around the corner and do a lap around the store looking for what surprises they have in store for us that day.  Their staff is always so friendly and regularily gives us free samples of new items to try.  They put out a beautiful spread and we love the time spent together looking at all the goodness we will enjoy together later that day! 

What a beautiful display to welcome you to the store!  Definitely feels like October after our first snow and the beautiful display of gords, seasonal mumms and pumpkins!

Decisions, Decisions.....hard to choose when everything looks so good!  And this was only one section of about four at the seafood counter, never mind the butcher's section!

Dinner was incredible! Dover Sole stuffed with Blue Dungeness Crab, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Oven-Roasted Brussel Sprouts, and beautiful Harvest Medley Potatoes. Jeran and I love to cook (and eat!) together, and whether that means everything from scratch, going semi-homemade, taking it easy and buying premade, or going out - dinner to us is about spending time together and enjoying each other's company. This dinner presented some unique challenges as everything was prepared in the Oven, yet required different temperatures and cooking times. But that made it fun more than dinner, it was an adventure!

Bagel Deli and Restaurant Denver

Yesterday we had lunch at The Bagel Deli and Restaurant in Denver.  I guess I was thinking this was going to be something like the national chain of Bagelmakers.. wrong!  This is a locally owned diner that has been featured on Guy Fieri's, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

Jeran's Lunch; I love love love reuben sandwiches! So ordering the "classic reuben" was a no-brainer for me. Layers and layers of super thinly sliced corned beef, homemade sauerkraut, homemade thousand island dressing, all served on a super soft onion roll.  Yummers!!!

I also had a potato latke as a side. I've never had one but it was delicious.  Kind of like a potato cake held together with egg, thinly sliced onion, and a little olive oil.  Served with a side of sour cream. Simple but delicious.

Mike's Lunch:  Who doesn't love cheeseburgers!  One of my all time favorites, I had to try all the homemade goodness the Bagel Deli had to offer.  This juicy, 1\2 pound burger with grilled onions and muenster cheese on a fresh-baked onion roll was delicious!  I had to steal some of Jeran's thousand island dressing as it was just a perfect companion to my burger!

After lunch we walked around the bakery-side of the deli.  Along with a Meat Knish we have yet to try, we found a wonderful little treasure, their "Rhally Bar".....a homemade cheesecake on a chocolate chip cookie crust.  What a treat after an amazing meal!

I will not hesitate to go back to the Bagel Deli!