We had a great time with Rob’s daughter Tegan, making our Chinese meal of Pot Stickers, Shrimp Fried Rice, Orange Chicken and Matcha and Strawberry Bubble (Boba) Teas. A couple months ago Tegan showed us how to make Pot Stickers. She can make them a lot quicker than Rob and […]
Our Chilean meal is one of my favorites! Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Buerre Blanc, Minted Pee Puree, Chilean Country Bread, Chilean Alfajores, and Chilean Sauvignon Blanc. The Chilean sea bass was so delicious, especially topped with Lemon Buerre Blanc, on a bed of the pureed peas. It was the […]
June 4, 2022 – June 11 We spent a week in Port Clinton for our family vacation, visiting Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay. Day 1 – Saturday, June 4 We spent the day traveling, unpacking and getting settled into the house – a recently remodeled VRBO in Port Clinton. Day 2- […]
We combined the African countries of Chad and Central Africa for our meal of Moo Sate, Chad Salad, Spiced Papaya Milk, and African Benne Wafers. Moo Sate is beef marinated in curry, chili powder, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and honey. The dipping sauce was coconut cream, soy sauce, peanut butter, onion, Worcestershire […]
Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands off the West Coast of Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean. It was inhabited by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. It has some beautiful towns and coastlines such as Fontainhas, Mindelo and Ponta Do Sol. Fontainhas is a small village on the […]
The Saturday after St. Patrick’s Day we shared an Irish meal with friends to celebrate! Yelena and Dmitriy made corned beef and cabbage with Irish potatoes and green deviled eggs made with avocado, Jason and Melissa made mini Shepard’s Pies, and Rob and I made Irish Oat Soda Bread and […]
February 28th to March 7th Day One Up at 0300! Who scheduled a 6:00AM flight?!? Arrived at Orlando Airport and picked up our rental car – a new Toyota Rav4 – time to compare to see if it’s time for an upgrade! Stopped by historic Cocoa Beach for lunch at […]
Our Canadian meal was Salmon in a Maple Syrup Marinade, Poutine, Butter Tarts with homemade brown sugar pie crust and Classic Canadian Caesar cocktails. We love grilled salmon and the maple marinade made it even more delicious. Poutine is French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy. How could that […]
Our Cameroon meal consisted of Cameroonian Fish Stew, Corn Fufu, Chin Chin, and Mango Daiquiris. The fish stew turned out a little salty. The recipe called for Maggi Seasoning cubes which we substituted with chicken bouillon and miscalculated the amount. Regardless, the stew was tasty and healthy, so we plan […]
