Black Friday Sales, Cyber Monday Sales

Rocky Mountain Lodge & Cabins is offering some deep discounts for our Black Friday Sales and Cyber Monday Sales this year! While getting together with your family over the Thanksgiving holiday, put your thinking caps on and bring out your calendars and set your dates for your Colorado vacation next year.

Make your reservation for a Colorado Family Reunion, a destination wedding, a birthday or anniversary celebration and rent our 5 or 6 bedroom Colorado Lodge in 2012 and save 20% off your booking if you make your reservations from Black Friday thru Cyber Monday.

This was a highly successful special in 2010 and is being offered again in 2011. Don't miss out on your opportunity to save hundereds of dollars!
Details:

• Discount is for the 5 or 6 bedroom Lodge only (not available for the Cabin, Cottage, or individual Bed and Breakfast rooms)
• Reservations must be made on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, November 25th, 26th, 27th, or 28th, 2011 with a deposit paid at time of booking
• Must ask for the special at time of booking
• CALL 719-684-2521 to check availability and make reservations
• May not applied to existing reservations
• Discount not available for holidays or local events
• May not be combined with other discounts or specials

See Rocky Mountain Lodge's Special page for other specials and discounts available.

MANITOU SPRINGS COFFIN RACES

Manitou Springs Coffin Races (Emma Crawford Coffin Races) are a big deal in Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak Area. They have been featured frequently on the Travel Channel.

See our Emma Crawford Coffin Races blog post from 2009 to find out more about who Emma Crawford was, and the coffin races themselves, which occur every Halloween weekend.

2011 Coffin Races are Saturday, October 29, 2011 on Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs from 12:00pm - 3:00pm.

Need lodging during the Coffin Races? Rocky Mountain Lodge & Cabins is a perfect place for a Bed and Breakfast in Manitou Springs or Manitou Springs Cabin. Stay in our Colorado Cabin, our Colorado Vacation Cottage, or our Bed and Breakfast Inn near Manitou Springs.

Strawberry Pretzel Salad Recipe, Paula Deen Strawberry Pretzel Salad

I went to visit my daughter in South Carolina last near, and since she was less than an hour from Savannah, Georgia, we spent a day in Savannah and just HAD to go to Paula Deen's restaurant for lunch. When we were there I just HAD to buy some of her cookbooks, along with a few other items as well. I made this Strawberry Pretzel Salad recipe from one of the Paula Deen cookbooks I bought and it instantly became a HUGE hit. I've since made it many times for family events, holidays, pot lucks and parties, and it's always a hit, and rarely is any left over. Not only is it a great as a side dish, but it's a perfect cool dessert as well.

CLICK HERE for this wonderful Paula Deen Strawberry Pretzel Salad recipe.

Chicken Enchiladas Recipe, Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

We love Mexican food in our family. My hubby is a big fan of authentic Mexican cuisine, Oaxacan cuisine in particular, and I am a fan of Tex-Mex cooking. In honor of Cinco de Mayo I am sharing one of our family's favorite Mexican recipes, a simple, easy chicken enchiladas recipe, or sour cream chicken enchiladas, or as my kids liked to call it when they were little "Cream Chile Enchiladas". It's super easy to make, and is pretty mild, unless you use hot green chilies. I typically use mild or medium green chilies, especially when making it for kids. Everyone loves it... enjoy! 

• 4 cups cooked chicken, diced, chopped or shredded
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 (10 3/4-oz) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 (4 oz) cans diced green chilies
• 4 cups Colby-Jack cheese, grated
• 10 medium sized flour tortillas
• 4 green onions, sliced (optional)

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl combine chicken, soup, sour cream and green chilies. Spread a small amount in the bottom of a 9"x13" greased casserole dish.

Spread a heaping tablespoon across the center of a tortilla and top with a sprinkling of cheese. Roll up and place on sauce in casserole dish. Continue with remaining tortillas.

Spread remainder of chicken sauce over the top of tortillas and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Sprinkle with green onions if desired. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Serves 5-6.

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!!!

This recipe, and 349 others can be found in our cookbook "Rocky Mountain Lodge & Cabins Favorite Recipes" which can be purchased in our Gift Shop. Click Here to order your copy.

Basil Baby Carrots, Baby Carrot Recipe, How to cook Baby Carrots

BASIL BABY CARROTS

I went to a friend's house for dinner a number of years ago and they made these carrots and they were so delicious, and my young kids at the time just loved them and gobbled them up. They're super easy to make, and absolutely delicious. And you know they're a winner when you can get your kids to love their veggies! 

I serve these carrots often at my house, but always at holidays with our Christmas Prime Rib or our Easter Cranberry-Burgundy Glazed Ham. 

Enjoy!

• 2 lbs. baby carrots
• water
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 tsp. dried basil flakes

Place baby carrots in a medium sized saucepan and cover with water. Cook on medium heat until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain water and add butter, brown sugar and basil. Stir until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved.

Serves 6-8

This recipe, and 349 others can be found in our cookbook "Rocky Mountain Lodge & Cabins Favorite Recipes" which can be purchased in our Gift Shop. Click Here to order your copy.