Food in D.C.

-First, one of the best food cart foods in DC (as voted online and the line)...the vegetarian burrito.

-It was good.

-Cherry

-Veal with spatzle at Cashion.

-Wreckfish at Cashion.

-A lot of butter.

-French toast at Eastern Market.

-Green mole tacos at the American Indian Museum.

-And churros.

-Bangers and mash in Alexandria.

-And fish and chips.

-On to Cork...where we tapas type foods like seasoned fries.

-Roasted Chicken.

-Flat Iron Steak

-Sauteed Branzino

-Roasted Brussel Sprouts.

-A cheese dessert.

-And a berry dessert (amazing)

-A selection of cheese.

Grand Dinner

-Another Grand event...

-Miso Broth, Duck Wontons.

-Tossed Field Greens with Roasted Beets (yes, mom, I ate them and they were good), Chevre, Aged Balsamic Dressing.

-Parsely Crusted Whitefish, Grilled Beef Tournedo, Green Peppercorn Sauce, Golden Yukon Potato Cake, Michigan Aspargas.

-Topped off with the Cheesecake Trio.

Easter and the Woods

-An Easter feast of ham and polish sausage...

- ...you name it fresh baked breads...

-All the goodies for the end (or beginning).
-Especially Grandma's tea ring. It can really only be made by her.

-And then a lovely little trip to the Woods restaurant. This is a procuitto, mozzarella, heirloom tomato salad with cantelope.

-A very nice french onion soup.

-Veal schnitzel with warm potato salad.
-And to end "Katie's Gingerbread" with lemon icing.

Puerto Rico

-Our first local meal was from this place, which is a bit of everything for people in the Toro Negro.

-And this is it - pork, chicken, ribs, bacon and pork with beans, tostones (flattened fried plantain) and something looking very slimy and fishy, but really was yucca and garlic and amazing!

-We also had as many rainforest bananas as we wanted. Raynar called them 200% organic, meaning not only did he not use any chemicals to raise them, he didn't even raise them; they just came out of the rainforest.

-We ate at Cana in Old San Juan.

-It was warm, esp. for us Michiganders, so Sandy got us started on Sangrias.

-And I got tostones again.

-Michelle got a quesadilla with guacamole, cream and black beans.

-Sandy got the special meat wrapped in bacon and with a wine reduction sauce.

-Peggy and I got this chicken and monfongo. Turns out the chicken was only slightly warped wienerschiztnel, but the monfongo (actually yuccafongo) was mixed with garlic and other spices and quite delicious.
-Sandy and I got non-alcoholic frozen drinks (hot, hot, hot!) in Arecibo. Nothing exciting really, but cool cups, eh?
-I had really wanted to go to the Tacomaker, since it seemed like a local fast food place. Not great, but very few other places to stop for a quick bite.

-Home of slow service, hump trays and GIGANTIC avalanches...as demonstrated by Michelle.

Tidbits

-A wonderful, and unexpected, mexican meal at a place in Monroe, MI. Complete with tamales!

-A great meal in Chicago at a Thai restaurant. Dave's main dish.

-My curry chicken and something...very good.

-The appetizers of potstickers. I think we got these for free because we were taking pictures. Maybe thought we were critics? So, taking pictures of food DOES help...!!!

Clara and Meals from the Depression

Amazing lady and great recipes!

Dutch Baby

-After two years after being introduced this wonderful food, I finally tried to make it and succeeded! A lovely little pancake/popover, supposedly from Germany (Deutsch?)...a Dutch Baby.

-Traditionally served with lemon juice and powdered sugar (definately my way to eat it), but with others things like fruit.