Family Visit Recap

Jacob's parents and sister came to visit last weekend. Although they arrived on Friday, Jacob and I had plans to visit friends in Athens, GA for a concert - so we didn't get to spend as much time with family as we had hoped. But, we made the best of the one afternoon and evening we had by doing primarily what? Eating. Are you surprised? Although, our afternoon did started out with a walk downtown.

After we were frozen and wind burned, we decided to head back to the house to start working on dinner. We started things out with a mixed greens, grapefruit, and avocado salad - paired with a home made citrus and honey dressing. All of those things are my favorites. Best. Salad. Ever.

We tossed broccoli crowns and carrot strips with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roasted them just until crispy and golden. Topped them off with some freshly grated parmesan. Pictured alongside roasted baby potatoes.

The meal also included grilled flank steak with mushrooms and onions, and wild rice and onion bread. It was served on our (new!) kitchen table, which easily accommodated all 7 of us. The table story will be shared in another post, but lets just say that Jacob really pulled a great pre-birthday surprise with that one.

Great wine was drunk drank, and fun times were had. The night was finished off with some of this deliciousness. But you already know about that.

Andrew enjoyed the food and company...