Bistro Pinguino Re-Opens!
Okay, so it may not have been obvious that it was closed, but here is what our menu board has looked like for the past couple of weeks:
By the way, Ashley created the board just before we left. Thanks Ash 🙂
The reason for the Bistro’s closure? Our family took a camping road trip to California. We had originally planned to drive straight to California to visit both the Redwoods National Park and then across the state to Yosemite National Park. However, last minute, James and I decided that we didn’t want to drive straight through Oregon on the less-than-scenic I-5 freeway. So we added a visit to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon too.
Our final destination was the little town of Markleeville just northeast of Yosemite and south of Lake Tahoe, where James particpated in the notoriously gruelling Death Ride, also known as the The Tour of the Californian Alps. That ride took place last Saturday and then we just drove all the way home on Sunday. We drove through the night and arrived at our house in Seattle just as the sun was rising around 4:45am.
We were, and are, thrilled to be home. We enjoyed the National Parks and the stay in Markleeville and we loved coming home. I have to say that re-opening the Bistro was both a pleasure and a relief after food on the road. We re-opened with an Italian feast, made all the easier because of our summer menu plan and having all of the ingredients already bought and stored in either the freezer or pantry. Grandma and Granddad joined us for dinner and shared in our travel stories. We even had a DVD to watch together after dinner. It was a documentary about the Death Ride, so we could all get a sense of the challenging ride James completed.
Here is the Monday dinner we enjoyed our first night home:
Spaghetti Carbonara, Homemade Garlic Bread, Green Beans, Hot Fudge Pudding Cake & Vanilla Ice-cream, Wine, Water & Milk Stout (thanks to Dave for both introducing me to the Left Hand Brewing Company’s Milk Stout and for leaving a half dozen bottles in our fridge for when we returned!)
And here is our menu for the rest of this week:
Tuesday
Massaman Curry, Rice, Normandy Veggies (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Yellow & Orange Carrots)
Wednesday
Breaded Fish, Rice, Green Beans, Corn on the Cob
Thursday
Chicken Garlic Alfredo with Penne Pasta, Tomato and Avocado Salad
Friday
Chili Con Carne, Rice, Sauteed Zuccini & Red Peppers
Saturday
Turkey Meatball Marinara, Artisan Bread (Italian Pugliese Bread), Broccoli
Sunday
Eggs, Home Fried Potatoes, Fruit and Veggie Summer Smoothie