Central and South American Cantina (Siobhan)

                                                   

~Central and South American Regional Meal~

This may be one of the best regional meals we have had, and we have cooked quite a few of them over the years!! We loved the variety of foods and the incredible flavors. The kids did a fantastic job and learned so many fun cooking techniques. Recipes are linked below!

Mexican Sodas, Peruvian Ceviche, Corn Chips, Salsa, Chunky Guac, Dragonfruit and Rose Salad, Cornbread, Refried Black Beans, Dirty Rice, Anticuchos with Tropeior Beans, and Brazilian Chocolate Truffles

Owen loved the dragonfruit!

Classic Peruvian Caviche with Shrimp, Mahi-Mahi, Snapper, and Trout!

Tropeiro Beans and Anticuchos

Let us know if you try any of the recipes!

Southern Regional Meal 2017 (Siobhan)

~Southern Regional Meal~

This weekend we cooked our Southern Regional meal for geography. We had the same meal we made last time we studied the south, because our southern recipes are so delicious! As always, recipe links and printables are throughout the post :)

 Our main dish was an herb and spice southern fried chicken. It is our go-to fried chicken recipe!

Click here to see our Herb-and-Spice Southern Fried Chicken recipe printable

 For our first side dish, we made Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes.

Click here to see our Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes recipe printable

 Next we made cheesy cream corn

Click here to see our Cheesy Cream Corn recipe printable

For dessert we had bittersweet chocolate pecan pie. And of course we had to serve it with a big scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

Click here to see our Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe printable

Click here to see all of our regional meal posts

Mid-Atlantic Regional Meal 2016 (Siobhan)

~Mid-Atlantic Regional Meal~

We finished our second region in geography: the Mid-Atlantic. We had fish as our main course this month, and we had some very yummy side dishes and dessert!

(As always, recipes are linked under the photos)

Roasted Potatoes

Click here to see our 2014 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meal post

Asparagus with Gorgonzola

We had two types of fish: maple glazed salmon and parmesan tilapia.

Click here to print out our maple glazed salmon recipe.

Click here to print out our parmesan tilapia recipe.

Tilapia Recipe by: Stephanie O'Dea

Dessert was a sweet potato pie with marshmallow meringue. It was incredible! Everyone was very skeptical about sweet potato pie, because we are huge pumpkin pie lovers, but it was SO good.

Click here to print out our sweet potato pie with marshmallow meringue recipe.

Recipe by: Meseidy

I hope you enjoyed our Mid-Atlantic Regional Meal post. Click here to see our last regional meal post (New England)

New England Regional Meal 2016 (Siobhan)

~New England Regional Meal~

We finished our first region in geography, and that means we did our first regional meal! This week's region is New England. As always, I took lots of pictures. Scroll down to the end for a link to all of our regional meal posts!

Click here to see our 2014 New England Regional Meal post

 Our main course was our Dry Rub Pork roast. It was delicious! We made it in the slow cooker, so it was very simple to prepare. In the morning, we chopped some onions, put the pork on top, added the rub and let it cook all day until dinner.

Click here to print out our Slow Cooker Dry Rub Pork Roast Recipe printable

Recipe by: Stephanie O'Dea

These roasted winter root vegetables were delicious! They were also made in a crockpot.

Click here to print out our Crockpot Roasted Winter Root Vegetables recipe printable

Recipe by: Stephanie O'Dea

This brown bread recipe was so easy (it's a no-yeast bread), and we loved it. I was worried about the batter consistency, because it was extremely runny, but it turned out fine. We spread it with butter and drizzled a little honey on top.

Click here to print out our Irish Brown Bread recipe printable

Recipe by: Imen McDonnell

We made apple dumplings for dessert. We topped them with french vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, and whipped cream.

Click here to print out our Apple Dumplings recipe printable

~~~Click here to see all of our regional meal posts~~~

Midwestern Regional Meal

 Midwestern Regional Meal

Recently we cooked our Midwestern U.S. regional meal. We kept it simple and had some delicious roast beef, vegetables, and white chocolate bread pudding. We also did some fun Midwest trivia.

Spiced Roast Beef and Vegetables

Click here for the spiced roast beef and vegetables recipe.

 White Chocolate Bread Pudding

 Click here for the White Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Meal 2014 By: Siobhan

We have been cooking a meal for every region we study in geography. This year we are doing U.S. geography, and we just finished studying the Mid-Atlantic region. 

 Every food we made came from a state or region within the Mid-Atlantic area. 

 Banana Bread (DE)

 Bean Soup (D.C.)

 Crab Cakes (M.D.)

Apple Dumplings with Caramel Ice cream (D.C.)

We are looking forward to our Southern regional meal! To see our New England meal post, click here.

Geography Meals :) By: Stella

As I have written in previous posts... we are going through the U.S. in Geography. And, I know what you're wondering.... YES!!! OUR NEW MEAL IS UP!!!!

Here is the Menu:

Appetizers:
(Corn) Spoon Bread (Composed of corn, bacon, eggs, cheese, milk, etc. etc.) (Stella, Leo, and cousin E)
Sweet Potatoes (Mom)
And the Main Course is...

FRIED CHICKEN!!!




















Fried Chicken (Right) Spoon Bread (Left)






















Sweet Pot. and Spoon Bread (up close :) )


And finally, ooh la la!


D-licious :) looking Lord Baltimore Cake, which I recommend to you VERY, VERY highly! It was the most delicious ever! I am going to have it for my birthday cake!
We were shocked that this thick frosting formed out of 2 egg whites, a bit of brown sugar and vanilla!! :D
You make two cakes and put filling in between. The filling is a cup of this scrumptious frosting with some crumbled macaroons and ice cream topper cherries.
This is absolutely amazing and so big that it gave us three dessert nights! :D :D :D

If you would like the recipe, please e-mail me or comment on this post.

I'm happy to share any of the above recipes! <3


We are enjoying our journey through the U.S. and hope that you are too!

Posted By: Stella
Date: January 23, 2012

All of the above recipes (Filia is not so sorry to say) were harmed in the making of this post... :)

Geography Meals By: Stella

Hello All! This is Stella again, and I wanted to tell you about our geography.
This year we are doing the Trail Guide to U.S. Geography. It is really fun! We are moving on to the South, and I'll make another post with more pics. for that area. We also do regional meals for each section of the U.S.
First we did the New England area. We did our study of each state and had a grand finale by making Sconset Cafe Clam Chowder. Mom used to make this when she worked in a restaurant on Nantucket. It was scrrrumptious! :)
Making Chowder (Compliments of Mom, Leo and Stella)
For dessert we had Apple Dumplings-MMMM!!!!! :)
Compliments of Mom, Leo, and Stella)
I'm ready for supper!

Next Region: Middle Atlantic

Menu:


Eggs Benedict with Twisted Oranges (Compliments of Mom)

Buffalo and Honey Chicken Any-tizers (Compliments of Dad, Rus, Tert, and Filia) with the Option of....

Celery Sticks and Blue Cheese Sauce-Compliments of Stella
Waldorf Salad with:
Grapes, Apples, Raisins, Celery and Marshmallows, Mayonnaise, and real Whipped Cream
Compliments of: Leo and Mom

MMMM!!!!!

Dessert:

No-Name Pie
Compliments of: Stella


This was a DEEEEEE-LICIOUS!!!! pie with a yummy raisiny sugary inside and a meringue topping with a yummy pie crust recipe from Grandma Z. I mean, you'd think- raisins in a pie? No way! But it was absolutely wonderful! Everyone loved it. Whipped cream is an excellent topping. The best part of this recipe is that you probably have most of the ingredients on hand!! :)
Any recipe seekers-we would be more than happy to give you the recipes for any of these delicious foods. The chicken any-tizers were just from the store-but they were very good. :)

We have had a wonderful time with our regional cooking, and we hope you've enjoyed comin' along with us! :) :) :)

Post and Pics. By: Stella
Meals By: The Whole Clan: Dad, Mom, Stella, Leo, Rus, Tert, and Filia :) :) :)