We had Clementine from 12/14/22 to 12/21/22. Ms. Clementine was our first foster and is a total sweetheart who loves to snuggle and play. She is 4 months old and currently weighs 23 pounds. She gets along great with other dogs and is curious about cats but leaves them alone. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
