Tea Room Dinner

A Raspberry something or rather at the Grand (several nights before).





















After talking about it all summer, Peggy and I finally got to the Tea Room for the last dinner of 2007.

-Bruschetta.

-My whitefish dinner with succotash, veggies and a sweet potato.
-A close up of the lavendar (of course).














-The neat little chip they had on Peggy's burger.













-Peggy's chocolate cake, which was the same cake she got from her friends from the Grand on her birthday (except that it was the whole cake).


-The best carrot cake ever. Well, that has a lot to do with the filling. Sorry, Steph, I had to eat it alone. But I didn't leave any of the filling behind!

Pastie Making

Pasty making at Jenny's cabin.


-The onions, carrots and (lots of) rutabaga ready for the pasties.













-Dropping just the right amount of meat in the inside.













-The key to it all - patting the crust with milk.


-The finished pasties (we eventually had 11 - with crust enough for 3 more!).
-The inside of the cooked pasty.

Eating Our Way Through Mackinac

As only Stephanie and I can do, we really ate our way through Mackinac for her visit. These are not all the foods, but a good deal of them!

-Astor Street Pork dinner - amazing.


-Trace with his meatloaf.


-Stephanie and I with THE bread pudding in bourbon sauce. I'm not sure how many times we can post this picture or eat this, but we'll keep trying for more!
-The smiths dig into a pastie dinner before the upcoming convention.
-Our hummus/veggie/pita plate at the Gatehouse. We didn't get two, but thought about it (Jenny!).




-Caeser Salad and Roasted Corn Soup in the back.




-Jenny's Morel Beef Stew (notice the endive).


-Jenny trying to share her endive bulb with everyone.



-Love for the condiments caddy.


-Back to the Astor St. The best French Onion Soup on the island!!!