This week at the Ranch
By Front Desk Manager Christi Cline- The countdown to opening day is on and finishing touches are being made at our Colorado guest ranch. Here’s a recap on the past twenty four hours here at…
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There’s always something happening at Vista Verde Ranch. Foals are born, new recipes are created, or the wranglers are playing tricks on each other. Come here to read the latest news!
Carrot and Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk
From Chef Matt’s recipe book, enjoy! Ingredients: 1- Bunch celery 4- Carrots 2 tbsp. minced ginger 1- Yellow onion 3 tbsp. olive oil 4 shallots- rough chop 3 tbsp. sesame oil ¼ cup- rice wine…
Familiar Faces, New Faces
With the arrival of the staff over the weekend culminating with our Welcome dinner Monday night, orientation has been going at high speed this week at Vista Verde. There are some very familiar faces from…
Spotlight on the Queen of Clean
Denise Nickerson joined us this year in a full time capacity at the ranch, running our housekeeping department. We’ve worked with Denise on a part time level for the past couple years, but this spring…
Steve’s Mountain Biking Adventure
Steve packed up the truck with bikes, grabbed guides Cliff and Brandon and a bunch of 8th graders from the North Routt Charter School to head to Moab last week. The trip was a graduation…
Chef Robert’s much loved 7 Layer Bars
(1 * 8”x12”x2” pan) Ingredients: 1. 1 cup unsalted butter, soft 2. 2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed 3. 2 eggs 4. 2 tsp. vanilla extract 5. 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 6. 1…
A Little Off Season Fun…What We’ve Been Up To!
Even though we’ve been closed for two months now, there have been a lot of projects and excitement going on at the ranch. Having just got back from a month off I was surprised to…
Introducing Poncho and Lefty
The past year has been a bit of a challenge for the ranch and our draft horse teams. Sadly, we lost Zig during the summer of 2009. Zig was part of our Percheron team, and…
Cattle Gather Week
I am excited. Ben, Dace and I just met with Christy and Matt Belton the other day to go over the schedule for our cattle gather weeks in September. And, hold onto your hats, it’s…
Easy Chocolate Truffles
One of the most requested recipes from our kitchen is for the Chocolate Truffles. Chef Matt makes these often times to use for pairing with some of the red wines during his weekly wine tasting.…
