On our recent vacation to Colorado, Joey and I ate what might be considered by some to be too much. But we were on vacation! We were allowed to over-indulge!
Because vacations are meant to be relaxing, I didn't make adventuring a priority. When we went out to eat, I ordered the cheapest thing that I knew I would like. That's my usual restaurant strategy. And it's a good strategy. When we ate the house, I ate whatever I felt like from the large group meals that were prepared (one of ours was a very successful previous adventure!).
Nevertheless, two adventures were had. One at a restaurant and one at the house.
Let's talk about the restaurant first. There were fifteen of us, so (to save money) we only ate out twice as a big group. The first time, we went to a restaurant a few miles from downtown Estes Park.
I picked a pretty safe entree and the table ordered some appetizers. One of the appetizers was a pretty delicious Hummus. Joey also put in an order for Spicy Corn Dip. He's a sucker for anything that says "served with sour cream."
The aforementioned sour cream on top of slightly digested corn--I mean corn dip!
As an appetizer, I was allowed to adventure with very little financial risk. It did not look particularly appetizing. But it did look adventurous. So, knowing I could wash any foul tastes out with yummy Hummus, I sampled the Spicy Corn Dip.
Kind of a disappointment. Not the adventure I had been mentally preparing for. It was very mild. The sour cream immediately balanced out all the spice. The corn was too sweet for the whole combo of sour cream and mildly spicy. It was like those pizzerias in the Midwest that will throw corn on your pizza for no additional charge just because it's lying around.
As much as I like corn, there are things I wouldn't pair it with. This dish either needed more spice (the first time I've ever said/written that!) or no corn.
