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Parker Farmers Market Sweet Corn Salsa Recipe
Posted by: | CommentsOlathe Sweet Corn Salsa – Recipe & Directions
After visiting your local Parker or Highlands Ranch Farmers Market you should be able to have all of the ingredients for a fabulous Grilled Corn Salsa with a little California twist.
Visit your local farmers Market this week and purchase:
- 6 ears of Olathe Sweet Corn,
- 2 Poblano Peppers,
- 1 Jalapeno or Anaheim Pepper (optional)
- 1 bunch of cilantro (optional)
- 1 red pepper (optional)
- 1 red onion
- 1 Tbsp local honey
- Juice of one fresh lime juice
- 2 avocado’s (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Turn your grill on to medium to preheat.
- Leave the husks on the corn and soak them in water. Remove the silks but leave the husks on. The water trapped inside the husks steams the sweet corn for the most amazing results. . it’s ok if they look burned.. it will be fabulous! Grill on medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place your peppers on the grill for 15 minutes or until they are blistered. Take them off the grill and immediately put them in a plastic bag. This makes it much easier to take the outside skins off. After a few minutes in the bag, peel the skins off, pull off the stem and the inside membranes and chop.
- Chop the red onion and cilantro finely.
- Shuck the cooled corn and hold either on the top of a bunt pan like the video shows or with a smaller bowl inverted into a bigger bowl and slice the kernels off of the corn cob.
- Into the bowl of corn, combine all of the ingredients of choice above. If you love avocado chop it in the skin into cubes and add at the last minute so it keeps its shape.
- Spread tortilla chips on a baking sheet and heat at 400 for 3 minutes. Even if your chips are a little stale this will make them taste fresh, crispy and hot.
- You can even eat this with a spoon it’s so wonderful.
- To round out your meal brush olive oil and season salt and pepper your protein of choice and grill it after you take the corn and peppers off.
See the video of how to cut the corn off of the cob easily here.
More photo’s on the original article here on Examiner
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Smokin Brew BBQ competition at Parker Station Parker Colorado
Posted by: | CommentsThe Smokin Brew BBQ hit Parker last Labor Day weekend and residents did not know what to expect as they’d never seen a barbeque competition of this type before.
Smokin’ Brew BBQ is a Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) sanctioned competition and Rocky Mountain Barbecue Association Cup event. As such, hungry BBQ enthusiasts get to sample hundreds of tasty samples for $1-2 dollars a piece and getting to vote on the Peoples Choice Award for each category of the competition.
- Brisket
- Ribs
- Pulled Pork
- and Other, which included a show favorite of the Deep Fried Snickers Bar
(photo in slideshow)
Friday 4-9 p.m.
Saturday 11-10 p.m.
Sunday 11-8 p.m.
At the Parker Station Parking Lot on Mainstreet
55 BBQ teams will be on hand for the competition, some of them offering samples and some of them just there hoping to earn a ribbon, trophy or just plain bragging rights.
Admission is free with tickets for food, beer, wine and soft drinks sell for $1 each.
Happy Hour from 4:00pm-6:00pm will feature:
Bud, Bud Light and Shock Top draft beer. for three tickets.
Michelob Amberbock, Bud Light Lime, Bacardi Mojitos and a selection of wine for five tickets.
BBQ Schedule
Friday, September 3, 2010
* 4:00 p.m. Open to the Public
* 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Ashley Buchart Concert
* 5:00PM-6:00PM Happy Hour
* 9:30PM- Last Call
* 10:00PM Closed
Entertainment opens with a Parker local act Ashley Buchart , the Colorado Country Angel who’s been seen at the Victorian Peaks Concerts on several occasions as well as other fund raising events in the area.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
* 10:00AM OPEN to the Public
* 11:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Live Entertainment
* 9:30PM- Last Call
* 10:00PM Closed
11-1:00 p.m. Entertainment from another local favorite “The Bluzinators” Doug Root & Company entertained last year at the BBQ fest, were one of the mainstage acts at Parker Days and have been performing at the Victorian Peaks venue this summer as well.
2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Road House Joe – www.roadhousejoe.com - winners of the first
round of the International Blues Challenge competition in Boulder CO.
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Daddy Issues
Sunday, September 5, 2010
* 10:00 a.m.Open to the Public
* 11:00 a.m. Live Entertainment Starts
* 5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
* 7:30 p.m. Last Call
* 8:00 p.m. Closed
Entertainment
11:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Sugarhouse
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. - Doc Brown Blues Band
Lodging information can be found here.
Smokin’ Brew BBQ Event Details
This event is sponsored by the Cherry Valley Rotary Club of Parker and all the profits from the weekend go towards various fundraising efforts right in Dougas County CO.
Local Rotary Projects
* 3rd Grade Dictionaries
* Kindergarten Four Way Test Program
* Douglas County Women’s Crisis Center
* Project Sanctuary
* Trick or Treat on Mainstreet
* Douglas County Support Center
* Legend High School Student of the Quarter
International Projects
* Project Cure – Nigeria
* Shelter Box – Philippines and Haiti
* Shallow Water Wells – Tanzania
* Micro Credit Program – Zambia
* Polio Plus – Worldwide
* Exchange Student Program – Worldwide
Two Mexican restaurants bite the dust in Parker CO
Posted by: | CommentsBamba’s Mexican Restaurant and Moyotes Restaurant.
Goodbye Moyotes
Parker CO has seen many restaurants come and go throughout this economic downturn and two more have joined that long list.
Bamba’s Mexican Restaurant which moved into the Shari’s Restaurant Building several years ago closed it’s doors a few days ago and Moyote’s Restaurant which served a unique blend of Mexican and Hawaiian food are both now closed. The Bamba’s space has a “For Lease” sign up and Moyote’s spot has been re-leased to a new New York Pizzaria. Parker could use a great pizza place so we will all have to just wait and see what they’ll have to offer.
Going to Bamba’s was like visiting a large friendly family who would quickly learn your name and had one of the BEST Margarita’s in Parker if you asked for a special one. Moyote’s never got a liquor license which hurt their popularity with the folks who like to have a Marg or a Corona with their enchiladas. Moyote’s was also family owned and operated and Moy and his family will be missed by the regulars.
Please let these closures remind residents to support the locally owned restaurants and other small businesses in Parker so they don’t follow in the footsteps of these two.
All photo’s Copyrighted by Christine Morin. Do not use without permission.
Slide show of Mexican food here.
Wine Walks in Olde Town Parker Colorado
Posted by: | CommentsBack by popular demand, The Parker Downtown Development Council (DDC) has launched the 2010 season of Old Town Wine Walks.
The Old Town Wine Walks are similar to a progressive dinner, only instead of meals, Parker neighbors and friends move from business to business to sample different types of wine. While sampling, people are encouraged to talk to the owners and see what each unique business has to offer with the favorite haunts even serving finger foods like cheese, crackers and chocolate to pair with the wine.
Each participant receives a map of Historic Old Town Parker which shows each Wine Walk ‘Stop’, a commemorative tasting wine glass to keep,
15 tokens to trade for 15 wine samples, and special offers to local businesses. Cost is $10 per person. Fun in downtown Parker? Priceless.
Each event will have different businesses participating and different wines to sample so come on down to Mainstreet and meet and greet your neighbors on the last Friday and Saturday of each month May through October.
Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dates: July 30th & 31st, August 20th & 21st, September 24th & 25th, and October 29th & 30th.
The Parker DDC is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to increase the quality of Parker’s historic downtown area. They accomplish this by bringing local businesses, landowners, and the Town of Parker together to provide a more enjoyable, vibrant, and viable downtown for the Parker citizens, community, and businesses. Several other events they put on include the Smokin’ Brew BBQ, CarFest, Wine and Music Festival, and Holiday Carriage Rides.
If you’d like more information or want to contact the Parker DDC, please call at 303-841-8155, e-mail at ddc@parkerddc.com, or visit their website at www.parkerddc.com. Office hours are Monday-Friday from noon to five.
Old Town Wine Walks Back in Downtown Parker Colorado
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- Image by ChrissyMorin via Flickr
Back by popular demand, The Parker Downtown Development Council (DDC) has launched the 2010 season of Old Town Wine Walks.
The Old Town Wine Walks are similar to a progressive dinner, only instead of meals participants move from business to business to sample different types of wine. While sampling, people are encouraged to talk to the owners and see what each unique business has to offer my favorite places even serve finger foods like cheese, crackers and chocolate. . Each participant receives a map of Historic Old Town Parker which shows each Wine Walk ‘Stop’, a commemorative tasting glass to keep, 15 tokens to trade for 15 wine samples, and special offers to local businesses. Cost is $10 per person.
Each event will have different businesses participating and different wines to sample so come on down to Mainstreet and meet and greet your neighbors on the last Friday and Saturday of each month May through October.
Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dates: June 25th & 26th, July 30th & 31st, August 20th & 21st, September 24th & 25th, and October 29th & 30th.
The Parker DDC is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to increase the quality of Parker’s historic downtown area. They accomplish this by bringing local businesses, landowners, and the Town of Parker together to provide a more enjoyable, vibrant, and viable downtown for the Parker citizens, community, and businesses. Several other events they put on include the Smokin’ Brew BBQ, CarFest, Wine and Music Festival, and Holiday Carriage Rides.
If you’d like more information or want to contact the Parker DDC, please call at 303-841-8155, e-mail at ddc@parkerddc.com, or visit their website at www.parkerddc.com. Office hours are Monday-Friday from noon to five.
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