Tag: Seasonal Dish

Summertime at The Fort

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‘Tis the season for outdoor concerts, historic cocktails al fresco and hiking through Colorado’s mountains; a few of our favorite things! Celebrate the sunniest season of the year with The Fort’s seasonal menus, firepits on our patio, refreshing cocktails and more.

Fourth of July

Each year, we celebrate the Fourth of July with a seasonal menu and the firing of our historic cannon several times throughout the evening. Join us for drinks and dessert on our patio, which features a … Read the entire post >

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A Colorado Tradition: National Western Stock Show

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For the past 112 years, people have anxiously awaited the arrival of the annual National Western Stock Show. One of Colorado’s most popular tourist attractions, the show is the nation’s premier livestock, rodeo and horse show. Held each January for 16 days, the event features one of the world’s richest professional rodeos, one of the country’s largest horse shows and Colorado’s largest western trade show. Each year, the show attracts more than 650,000 visitors (via National Western).

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Recipes for Your New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on by The Fort Storyteller Posted in Featured Menu Items at The Fort, Fine Dining, Recipes

Have you committed to clean eating in 2017? The key to sticking to your healthy New Year’s resolutions is to switch things up, rather than getting caught up in a routine that will quickly bore your taste buds. This year, try making new recipes each week to keep your interest peaked and the momentum going. Pair our Minted Trout recipe with a side of our Chayote Squash for a tasty and nutritious dinner.

 

Chayote Squash

This unique squash was … Read the entire post >

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Cheers to National Rum Punch Day

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Sept. 20 is National Rum Punch Day, and we’re celebrating with one of Sam’l Arnold’s favorite drinks, our 1732 Philadelphia Fish House Punch!

 

Philadelphia Fish House Punch is thought to be one of the oldest punch recipes served in America. Scholars believe the recipe originated in the 1600s, in London, as a farmers’ club punch, and was later served in America at the Fish House Tavern in Schuylkill, Pa.

 

What you’ll need:

  • 1 ½ pints sweet-and-sour syrup
  • ¾
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Recipe: Thanksgiving Turkey with Piñon-Nut Stuffing

Posted on by The Fort Storyteller Posted in Recipes

If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, consider making our celebrated stuffing to accompany your turkey. This stuffing has been around since the 1960s, at which time we smoked whole birds outside of The Fort in a large smokehouse. A holiday favorite, the recipe for our stuffing features the delicious flavor of pine nuts, which are called piñones (peen-YO-nays), or piñons if they are from New Mexico or Colorado. The seeds of pine trees, the small, elongated nuts are found nestled … Read the entire post >

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