As
has occurred the past few years, the Hofer clan, consisting of brothers Stu and
Meakin and their wives Sandy and Sam, visited Almost Heaven South for a couple
of nights this week. And as in previous
years, the event was about good food, good wine, and great visiting.
We
provided the food and drinks for the first part of the visit consisting of
Smothered Pork Chops with mashed potatoes and fried okra for the first supper,
Kennedy Quiche for the first breakfast and Caribbean Holiday Shrimp for
snacking while we lounged around on the dock during the afternoon. Since they were all repeat dishes, I didn’t
take any shots and I forgot to take the camera to the dock.
However,
once the Hofer’s took over the kitchen, I made sure I got some shots beginning
with our second supper meal.
They
served a delicious meal of filet of beef with Marchand de Vin sauce and topped
with a Bernaise sauce sided with mashed potatoes and stuffed baked tomatoes.
We washed it down with a very nice Cote du
Rhone red wine and ended the meal with ice cream topped with cherry sauce.
All
I can say is these folks can cook and we always look forward to turning the
kitchen over to them and eating the fruits of their effort. And to make it even better, Sandy is the consummate
cleaner upper so we got a great meal and a clean kitchen by not doing anything
but tell them where they can find things in the kitchen – I’m not sure it gets
much better than that.
They
also decided to whip up breakfast the final morning and we had scrambled eggs
with spinach and the left over Caribbean shrimp, Nueske’s bacon, imported from Wisconsin,
fresh fruit, and Mimosa’s.
As
always, I had an excellent time and so enjoyed spending a piece of my life
engaging with these four very different personalities. Thanks guys for the great visit and I can hardly
wait until next time and am hopeful we’ll see you before another year passes
by.
Photos
can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
7/15/15 - 7/17/15 event dates
outstanding I love the whole meal just amazing looking drool worthy for sure
ReplyDeleteLarry, Wow! Nice gig if you can get it! Tell your guests where they can find things and then sit back and enjoy... That's a good crew that stopped over at your place...always fun and entertaining. I've been missing Sam's blogs... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteLove Sam, she is a doll! Looks like a fun time was had by all! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful.... food and company. I like the look of the shrimp recipe. Might have to give that a try this week.
ReplyDelete...and to think you found other through blogging :-) It sounds like a fabulous get together. Those smiling faces tell the story, Larry.
ReplyDeleteGood food, good company, good times and great memories sounds like and awesome time !
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful gathering...I know y'all had fun!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like ya'll had a great time and the food looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI cannot even imagine what a fabulous feast all of you enjoyed! What a great friendship that you have made with Sam and Meakin! Now where are the recipes, Big Dude? :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great time! I wish someone would come and take over my kitchen some time :) The food and fun were wonderful, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteI love that you guys get together. I have been following this journey for several years now. Food can really bring people together and create forever friendships.
ReplyDeleteThe food on both nights was fabulous without a doubt.
Velva
I am so sorry that we missed this get together. It looks like the food, fun and wine were amazing as usual. It was great to see everyone's smiling faces. I can just picture yours Larry.
ReplyDeleteIt was an awesome time as always to get together with you and Bev at Almost Heaven South. There's nothing better than good friends, good food, and good wine. Thanks again for a great time. Hope to see you down south sometime this winter.
ReplyDeleteSam
You guys have so much fun! And the food sounds and looks phenomenal! Love the sauces and the breakfast! Somebody doing dishes is just like dessert - sweet!
ReplyDeleteBeef tenderloin and bearnaise.....that is a winning combination!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more fun than cooking with or for friends. We do the same thing with friends from Connecticut. Lots of laughs and plenty of good eating.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you ate VERYwell while they were there. All of the meals sound amazing.
ReplyDeletewell...well...well... where do I begin. Thanks for the reminder that I've never made that "must try" shrimp. And those PORK CHOPS! wow. I went to the link and I see I didn't comment on that recipe. What a bad one to miss. I've pinned it. Those scrambled eggs look exactly how the experts say they should look. I'm able to get them like that every once in awhile. It's easy to get them too dry. The quiche looks incredible. I pinned it also. Is the toast grilled?
ReplyDeleteThe toast just came from the toaster oven, which has a shelf that makes the marks.
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