SUPPER CLUB - Mon, Jan 12th.

[purrfect-lady]

Good Morning! Bet you thought I wouldn't be able to find my way to the table this morning - but here I am, napkin tied around my neck and knife and fork in my fists!

We are in a town called Ft. Stockton in west Texas. There is a LOT of west Texas to go through. a great place to do hand work while traveling, 'cause there's not too much variance in the flat landscape.

The little cafe in this RV park was closed on Sunday night so we ended up thawing a container of soup from the freezer. But DH wants to go there for breakfast this morning before we hit the road. We'll gain an hour today as we cross time zones, which will put us going through El Paso about 2pm. Tonite's stop will be in Deming, NM. Our usual Rv park is only 3 miles from Tina so we're going to be visiting her. DH will work on her computer and I'm sure Tina and I will find some kind of trouble to get into.

I think we've got her talked into making her homemade chili rellenos for us. I hear she cooks great Italian dishes, too, but when she asked us what we'd like for supper, all I could think of was the chili rellenos she made for us when we were there last year. And I'm assuming that my wish is her command - right?? Though we love Italian, too!

IRISH - a restaurant where they threw your silverware at you?? My goodness! The most unusual restaurant we ever went to was in Dallas about 17 years ago, called "Midieval Times". I think there are several of them around the U.S. now. We were given cardboard crowns in specific colors. The colors matched the garb of the knights that were performing as we ate and we cheered for 'our' knight. We sat in bleachers around an arena with table-height platform in front of us for eating. The knights held competitions, jousting events, etc. Wenches served us tankards of 'ale' and our meals. It was dark so we couldn't really see our food. There was no silverware, thrown or otherwise, so we ate with our hands and each food item had a colorful name, but it really was game hen, jo-jo french fries (called 'dragon toes'), and I don't recall what else. quite a fun event as wall as a tasty dinner.

What's the entertainment going to be around YOUR table tonite? Hope there's no jousting!

[Becca]

Good Morning MARYz,You set an early table MARYz.Always on your toes.

Your Dinner experience sounds quite unusual.

Today is my quilt for Charity at Church.So it will be leftovers with maybe some grilled chicken added.There are creamed potatos left so I think I will make potato cakes.Add salad & we are set.I sent all the carmal cake Home with DGS.He loves it & his wife also.Even little Cadence loved it.

Hope the sun shines on you today.Rain here .....Becca

[FarmChick]

Good morning!

MaryZ—I love the landscape in West Texas! I’m sure you aren’t going through at the best time of year. Sorry about the diner being closed last night. My dinner plans changed, too. Since I’d left DH cereal yesterday morning, he requested pancakes last night and all but threw a tantrum if I wouldn’t make them. Pancakes was the menu. I always let him win.

Chilies relleños! You are special!!! You could throw in a couple of tamales for me, too. Give Tina a huge hug for me!

Tonight will be the steak I was going to make last night. I will probably have soup or just veggies. I also have sweet potato (for fries) and asparagus. The artichokes were all shriveled up—so sad.

Ok, Becca—who doesn’t like caramel cake!!! I would take left overs in a heartbeat. Grandma used to make potato cakes from left over mashed potatoes. They were always yummy!

Enjoy!

[Irishgram]

Good afternoon from rainy, foggy, dreary, turning colder, SW. Pa...Yep, we get it all in one day, that's Pa.....

Mary, you certainly do set an early table...I was wondering how the fur babies were doing with the traveling....Someone asked about us driving to Florida and I said, the only thing I worried about were the babies and how they'd react...We have the Medieval Festivals around here but I've never had the food...Always seemed to have people walking around eating those very big turkey legs along with that big stein of ale, lol.....

Becca, I, like Chickie will often make potato cakes with the left over mashed..In fact, not too long ago, one of the boys asked how I made those things, he wanted to try, lol....

Well, we are having Bill's cube steak recipe and if it tastes as good as it smells, this will be one great meal...Along with mashed potatoes and a veggie (for me), purrrrfect!

Jim's jousting days are over but he might be doing a little happy dance.....

Happy eating............

[gershwin64]

Mary LOL your wish is my command Chile rellenos, red Chile meat, beans and rice I cook Mexican, Italian, American.....I'm a true melting pot! LOL
jousting sounds fun, I think I should have been born during that period
so far both of my furrbabies are great travelers
Tina