We made our Costa Rican meal back in early December. I am behind on posting global meals because we’ve been busy with foster puppies, planning for vacation, and work gets in the way a lot too ;). The meal was Heart of Palm Salad, Costa Rican Pork Tamales, Rice and […]
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 […]
Comoros ๐ฐ๐ฒ, Republic of Congo ๐จ๐ฌand Democratic Republic of Congo ๐จ๐ฉ
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 […]
Colombia ๐จ๐ด
Our Columbian meal was Cazuela de Mariscos (Seafood Stew), Colombian Arepas, Salpicรณn 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 […]
China ๐จ๐ณ
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 […]
Chile ๐จ๐ฑ
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 […]
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- […]
Chad ๐น๐ฉ and Central African Republic ๐จ๐ซ
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,ย garlic, onion, lemon juice, and honey. The dipping sauce was coconut cream, soy sauce,ย peanut butter, onion, Worcestershire […]
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 […]
Cape Verde ๐จ๐ป
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 […]