the parental units came to visit over the weekend.  inter-mixed in the tours of historic plantations, shopping, and going to movies, we ate some spectacular food.

 

Pasta Dinner made at home:   the first night dad and i wiped up a meal of pasta, salad, and bread.  secretly what i was most excited about was the frozen coconut cake for dessert.  these cakes i associated with mom, and home, and i became a tad bit determined we have one for dessert.

 

 

 

 

ye olde steakhouse:   When listing off options of where we could go get dinner for saturday night on the list was Ye Olde Steakhouse.  dad’s face let up when i said old steakhouse where they will basically cut your steak to whatever size you want.  with glowing eyes he asked “when was the last time you had steak?!”  at that i knew we had to go.  and i’ll admit it was damn good.  i don’t eat a lot of red meat, but do enjoy a really good steak and they did it perfectly.

 

 

 

chicken and potatoes:  on sunday we spent the whole day in asheville exploring the biltmore mansion.  dinner for sunday night was yummy but also quick and easy.  a roasted chicken from the grocery store, some mashed potatoes, salad, and a bottle of wine from the biltmore winery.