2022 Caribbean Cruise
[Insert Map] November 8 – November 18, 2022 Day 1, Tuesday, November 8 We originally booked our cruise for end of September, but it was cancelled due to Hurricane Ian. We were able to re-book a similar cruise for November 8-18. Leaving from Cleveland to fly to Orlando, temperatures were in the low 70’s – […]
Comoros 🇰🇲, Republic of Congo 🇨🇬and Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩
Our latest African meal was a combination of foods from Comoros, Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We made Grilled Lobster Tail, Vanilla Shallot Dipping Butter, African Rice and Beans, Congolese Mushrooms with Fresh Lemon Juice and Caakiri (couscous pudding) with pineapple. This was the first time either of us made lobster. […]
Colombia 🇨🇴
Our Columbian meal was Cazuela de Mariscos (Seafood Stew), Colombian Arepas, Salpicón de Frutas (Colombian Fruit Cocktail) and Colombian Refajo (beer with pop). The seafood stew was a delicious blend of shrimp, littleneck clams, and swordfish in heavy cream and coconut milk topped with cilantro and parsley – a new favorite. The fruit cocktail was […]
China 🇨🇳
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 I can! Everything was delicious. […]
Chile 🇨🇱
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 first time in 13 years […]
Port Clinton Family Vacation
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- Sunday, June 5 – Put-in-Bay […]
Chad 🇹🇩 and Central African Republic 🇨🇫
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 sauce, Lemon juice, and Tabasco […]
MMS MOA 2022
Is this a tech conference or a cross-country RV trip? A little bit of both! Day 1 – Friday Packed up the camper and got on the road by about 2:00 PM. First overnight stay at Rabid Brewing in Homewood, Illinois via the Harvest Host program. Bar was really cool and got to chat up […]
Cape Verde 🇨🇻
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 Cape Verde island of Santo […]
Ireland 🇮🇪
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 Bailey’s Irish Poke Cake. Everything […]