Sunday
- June 1, 2025:
This morning was the first Worship in the Park for Lenexa United Methodist
Church of the year. This is 40th year of summer worship at Sar-Ko-Par Park
in Lenexa, Kansas. As part of the celebration, retired pastor Ron Holland
who first introduced the program, attended the service today.
We
had lunch just 2 miles away at Silo Modern Farmhouse in Lenexa. Johnson
County has many good restaurants, but view with a great view. Silo is on
a golf course and has a very nice view. For Sunday lunch there is a brunch
menu with view lunch items so we had few choices. One of us went with a
Caesar salad, largely because it came anchovies. The other had their $21
buffet (also available added to an entree for $7). It was fine, but the
were no warm dishes and the only meat was salmon. The small dessert selection
was the highlight of the meal.
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Worship in the Park |
Thursday
- June 5, 2025:
We had supper at Renaissance Cafe in Assaria, Kansas. The Italian restaurant
is open three evenings a week and is an interesting space surrounding a
sunken gymnasium in a former school. Our server appeared to be the owner
and tried to be quite helpful, but missed a few things like asking if we
wanted anything to drink besides water. She did bring drinks promptly when
we asked for them, but never asked if I wanted another, even when she took
my empty cocktail glass away.
There
were a couple of amuse bouche (tiny tasting) from the chef during the meal
and good, warm bread which was accompanied by oil, honey butter and balsamic
vinegar.
My
meal started with an unusual French onion soup. It had a small slice of
what appeared to be cheddar cheese resting on top of the bread which was
not melted and contained pearl onions. Not what I was looking for.
The
pork tenderloin medallions were quite good. The ribeye had a nice flavor,
but was not hot. I did appreciate that the steak came with your choice
of four additions at no charge: blackberry merlot sauce, gorgonzola cream,
garlic & mushrooms, or crispy shallot. The garlic & mushrooms did
give the meat a good flavor.
The
chocolate mouse was thick like a pudding. It had a very rich chocolate
taste and even a small bite filled my mouth with flavor.
We
drove into Salina in the evening, where I stopped to get new photos of
Cozy Inn and get the current menu. There were no changes since my last
visit in November.
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French Onion Soup
Ribeye
Chocolate Mouse
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