Austin plans our weekend “travel log.”
No Passport Needed
If you’ve not traveled recently, you might consider a culinary tour from your kitchen. This weekend at the farm we did just that. We “travelled” to the Mediterranean, The South, Mexico, Italy, and the Ozarks.
Here’s what wound up on our plates:
Mediterranean
My grandson, Austin, began our weekend tour with a Mediterranean adventure.
Roasted eggplant slices with pomegranates and pomegranate molasses topped with tahini sauce and mint.
Hummus with roasted garbanzos
Chicken shawarma served with basmati rice pilaf, tomato and cuke salad.
The American South
The next morning, Emily and Dylan Salata took us on a quick “trip” to The South with their homemade biscuits and sausage gravy and mixed fruit bowl.
Dylan Salada gets some assist from Greg Powell in cutting square biscuits.
The breakfast buffet.
Mexico
For lunch Greg took us on a “vacation” South of the Border, as we munched on his luscious venison tacos with all the trimmings.
Italy
Our Italian menu was homemade pizza prepared in the outdoor cob oven. It was one of those projects that “took a village.” Fortunately, there were lots of participants to join in rolling the dough and fashioning creative toppings. We stayed on theme with a dessert of Sicilian Orange Bundt Cake.
Austin tossing a pizza crust.
A perfect pizza pie just out of the cob oven!
Breakfast in the Ozarks
Next morning, Austin threw together a sausage-egg breakfast casserole, using many of the leftovers.
Sausage-egg breakfast casserole
We had only apples and blueberries left for a fruit bowl. Even so, Jessica Cole was able to make an artistic presentation with what she had.
Isn’t this the prettiest colored jelly you’ve ever seen! It was made from violets by Emily’s friend Keli Snow in Kansas. Keli sent the recipe, which I will post later this week.
Ahhh . . .
Travel can be both filling and tiring.
That’s the most delicious whirlwind travel tour I’ve ever been on. Talk about whetting my appetite. Pamela is dead on – wonderfully creative and resourceful! And everyone getting together! That’s a sight for sore eyes.
And I cannot forget – the Newfie is adorable.
That’s my “granddog,” Bella. She’s sweet and talented and has learned all kinds of tricks that she’s does when offered doggie treats.