We are on the road and headed to upstate New York for a romantic night away at
Peek n Peak Ski resort. Franc checked ahead and found that their restaurant, Royal Court, had one vegan choice plus a few salads and side dishes that would be appropriate for us. We did struggle a little on the drive up, it took a little longer than we expected and therefore we were forced to eat at Burger King. We carefully inspected a food allergy chart in the place and the only non-dairy choices we found were fries and onion rings. Not the healthiest choices but the only options we had at the time. we were famished by dinner and feeling quite terrible.Thankfully, the meal was really nice and worth the wait.
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| Cappellini with mushrooms, spinach, sun dried tomato, and Pine nuts |
At Royal Court dining room we had a lovely meal. We started off with a beautiful mixed greens salad with raspberry vinaigrette. Our main course was Cappellini pasta with mushrooms, pine nuts, spinach and sun dried tomatoes. The pasta was light and not to oily. The sun dried tomatos may have been made at the restaurant because they seemed too fresh to be out of a jar. We also had a nice bottle of
Mark West Pinot Noir from California. If you like Pinots, you'll really like this selection for the money. We also ordered a nice side of steamed asparagus with a squeeze of lemon, that was a nice complement to our meal. We were also seated next to a large wood burning fireplace which added to the romantic feel.
While traveling is something that we enjoy very much, we've found that being vegan on the road is a bit challenging. I think that bringing many of our own snacks will certainly help in the future and we will definitely have to plan out where we will be eating dinner before we arrive. This takes a little of the spontaneity out of traveling, but I guess that's the trade off for a healthier lifestyle.We are still learning and this is our first experience traveling with our new diet.
Snowed in,
Betty & Franc
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