Scottsdale, AZ!!! I think we all could use some warm weather, so hopefully temperatures will warm up for our trip this week! We'll stay at the Westin Kierland Resort, famous for their golf course and spa. We will visit the Desert Botanical Gardens, the Scottsdale Museum of Modern Art, and for those who like to gamble, the Casino Arizona! For dinner, we'll head over to Cowboy Ciao, famous for their Modern American menu with Southwestern and global influences. I recommend the Pig n' pudding, which is pulled pork in a chipotle/balsamic bbq sauce served with creamy polenta, toasted pumpkin seeds, crumbly cojita cheese, and dried cranberries). For dessert, the Bread Pudding with dried cherries, pine nuts, and praline sauce sounds delicious. Don't worry, we'll burn off dinner at the hotel gym. We can also go for hikes around the resort, and I hear that a good hike burns off 500 calories an hour! We may need to hike for 20 hours, but I think that dinner is worth it!
The Kierland has outdoor firepits where you wrap yourself up in Navajo blankets, so we'll all hang out at a fire after dinner and toast our non-smoking successes with our favorite beverages! Come on everybody, join the train ride this week! All Aboard!!!
