Recipe of the Month from Winter Park Lodging Company – Sept 2011

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Valarie

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pudding Please?

Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. But what about award-winning chocolate chip cookies? With pudding in the recipe? MMMMM… The daughter of this recipe’s creator took these chocolate chip cookies to a contest and won. Win your loved ones over with them, too! They are so soft and delicious, you gotta try ‘em.

Ingredients:

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

We found this recipe online at AllRecipes.com. Click here to read more reviews & suggestions.

Airfare Deal Alert from Winter Park, CO – August 2011

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Valarie

We all want to know the best ways to save money. If there is a trick to it, let’s hear it, right? And it seems more and more these days there is a trick to the trade of airfare; how do we escape all of these extra fees that keep popping up?

Fortunately for us, Airfare Watchdog’s got our backs. The self-proclaimed “deal hounds” scour the web constantly for cheap airfare. Plus, they stay on top of all of the details and new policies related to flying this day in age, so they know the tricks to the trade.

Check out the top-ten frequently asked questions, below, and to see the answers from Airfare Watchdog, click here.

How do bereavement fares work?
Are consolidator fares reliable?
Should I buy travel insurance?
When to Buy?
What are Split Fares?
What is the Fair Credit Billing Act?
What’s the difference between non-stop & direct flights?
Will I miss my connection?
Can I skip a leg of my flight?
How do I get more for lost luggage?

August’s Airfare Deals

$20 RT	Albuquerque, NM
$48 RT	Albuquerque, NM
$48 RT	Amarillo, TX
$138 RT	Boise, ID
$138 RT	Burbank, CA
$138 RT	College Station, TX
$238 RT	Dayton, OH
$218 RT	Detroit, MI
$216 RT	El Paso, TX
$208 RT	Greensboro, NC
$579 RT	Honolulu, HI
$118 RT	Houston, TX
$114 RT	Las Vegas, NV
$182 RT	Manchester, NH
$98 RT	Oklahoma City, OK
$98 RT	Phoenix, AZ
$218 RT	Portland, ME
$48 RT	Salt Lake City, UT
$118 RT	San Antonio, TX
$98 RT	Tulsa, OK

When you hop on a plane to Denver this summer, don’t miss out on Winter Park for a couple of nights. Stay with us to get all sorts of freebies and hookups, like free tickets to the Winter Park Jazz Festival After Party or a free pass to the Winter Park Resort summer activities (with the longest alpine slide in Colorado). We can even hook you up with free VIP passes to see Bret Michaels up close & personal on August 7th. Click here to check out all discounts offered by Winter Park Lodging Company.

Remember to check with us for availability at a vacation rental in Winter Park for your dates first, then book your flights! Search Winter Park Lodging Company now to see what options await you.

Deno’s of Winter Park, CO Awarded Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Chris

Wine Spectator Award to Denos’s of Winter Park, CO

To all you wine lovers out there, Deno’s received the “Best of Award of Excellence” from Wine Spectator magazine. This Winter Park favorite is one of only 25 restaurants in Colorado to receive the prestigious award. Denos’s prviously had won the award multiple times in the 1990′s and earl 2000′s.

Deno’s Mountain Bisto wine list was noted for its strengths in California, French and Italian selections.

Here is the listing from Wine Spectator for Denos Award of Excellence:

Deno’s Mountain Bistro

78911 U.S. Highway 40
Winter Park, CO, 80482
United States

Wine Strengths: California, France, Italy
Wine Pricing: Inexpensive
Cuisine: American/Mediterranean
Selections: 495
Inventory: 2,965
Wine Director: Nick and Ted Kutrumbos

Chef: Debbie Lewis

Entrées: $11 to $38

Deno’s Mountain Bistro is a place where all are welcome and everyone can relax. Nothing fancy – no valet parking or maitre d’ in a tuxedo – the world is stressful enough without adding to it with pretentious restaurant behavior.

Deno’s has some fun happenings going on this summer with a great happy hour and a cruiser bike night with a “you flip for a drink”.

Winter Park Cruiser Rides are every Tuesday starting at Deno’s Mountain Bistro at 6pm. Introducing flip night. $10 wrist band gets your specials at participating businesses all summer long. (proceeds from wrist bands goes to the Grand Foundation)

In short if you looking for a bite to eat or to have a few drinks give Deno’s a try. Nice patio, great wine list and avery reasonable happy our menu, sounds like some good fun a Deno’s.

Winter Park, Colorado Picture of the Day, 365 Days of WP

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park Colorado Photos

Winter Park, Colorado is such an amazing place that we think it is worth at-least one photo a day. SO, we here at Winter Park Lodging Company have started a little photo project. We will be publishing a new photo each for 365 days straight on the Winter Park Lodging Company Facebook page. This little project started officially on July 17, 2011. We have captured some great shots already and are looking for more.

If any Y’all would like to show us your Wp shots please feel free to throw them up on the WPLCo Facebook page. To the left and below are some of the shots that we have recently that we have snapped in an around the Winter Park and Fraser Valley. It is the time of year for flowers, bike rides and afternoon thunderstorms, so the rules are keep your bike, camera and rain jacket at the ready.

Here is the 365 days of WInter Park photo album so far. Today we will be looking for some great shots up above WP on the mountain bike trails in the James Peak Wilderness Area.

We also have the Winter Park Jazz Festival officially starting tomorrow so look for some shots of the great jazz musicians that are playing here in Winter Park this weekend. There really are so many things going on right now that only one shot a day may be a little unrealistic. We will keep to under three a day though to be sure.

So, once again if you would like to share your photos of Winter Park, CO go ahead and slap them up on the WPLCo Facebook page.

Winter Park Beer Festival with The BoDeans

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Chris

Second Annual Beer Festival in Winter Park, Colorado

The Winter Park Beer Festival makes its return to WP in Hideaway Park in on August 13, 2011 from noon to 5pm. Last year was a great day with lots of beer great music and perfect weather. This year the WP Beer Festival will be bringing great brews from 25 craft brewers, live music featuring headliner: The BoDeans, tasty food and AMAZING VIEWS!

The music lineup this year brings back a Colorado favorite, The BoDeans. The BoDean’s played The American Music Festival at Winter Park Resort many times in the 1990′s. The BoDean sound will be a nice accompaniment to the majestic Rocky Mountains and brews.

The full Winter Park Beer Festival Music Lineup:

Opener: Universally Famous Rocket Surgeons

Middle: Motopony

Headliner: The BoDeans

Pre-purchase pricing – must be purchased by Thursday, August 11th at 5 pm:
VIP Mug – $65
Unlimited Tasting Cup – $25

Day of Pricing:
VIP – $75
Unlimited Tasting Cup

Tickets can be purchased at the Winter Park Beer Festival Website.

In the town of Winter Park there will also be a craft and art fair for the whole family. Shop early and then head to Hideaway Park for an afternoon of brew!

If you like beer, mountains and music, who doesn’t, then this is a day that should not be missed. There will be some of the biggest and best beer producers from Colorado and the whole US of A. Get your tasting cup purchased and ready and be prepared to enjoy some great barley pop in the beauty of Winter PArk, Colorado.

Check out last years WP Beer Festival blog.

August’s Airfare Deals

Deno’s Mountain Bistro

78911 U.S. Highway 40 Winter Park, CO, 80482 United States

78911 U.S. Highway 40
Winter Park, CO, 80482
United States