New Hampshire - The Granite State

I have only driven through New Hampshire and it was a long time ago so I can't remember much about the state or the food.  Most of the New England states have similar cuisine.  New Hampshire is famous for pumpkins, it's the states food.  I couldn't even find canned pumpkins this time of year so I focused on the 2nd most famous food in New Hampshire, Maple Syrup. 

I made a Simple New Hampshire Beef Stew for dinner.  I have never made a lot of stews since my kids never liked their food touching when they were little, but it turns out my kids like stew.  The stew was good I will definitely make it again, it was so easy.  The Maple Syrup Bread was delicious, Will scarfed down all of the bread.  The New Hampshire Maple Mustard Salad Dressing was really good.

We ended the meal with Maple Brownies for dessert.  The brownies were really yummy too.  New Hampshire turned out to be a delicious meal.  For drinks we had Apple Cider (the official drink of NH) and Nut Brown Ale from RedHook.  It turns out RedHook has a brewery in Portsmouth NH.  Ted and Louise came for dinner, which is always a treat.

 

Nevada - The Silver State

 

I have only been in Nevada once, although  I have been in the airport several times.  I spent a long weekend in Vegas years ago with Allen, Ted and the kids.  Sydney was 4, Conner was 1 and Will was 3 months old.  The flight to and from Vegas was so memorable that I am sure passengers are still talking about my boys. 

The food in Vegas consisted of lots of all you can eat buffets and booze.  I decided to go with the Basque theme for the menu.  Basque sheepherder's immigrated to northern Nevada during the gold rush.  We went with a Lamb Stew, which was really good.  Conner loves lamb so this was a real hit for him.  I also made a salad with the Nevada Hotel Basque Salad Dressing, which was delicious.  The Basque Shepherd's Bread was OK.  I made individual loafs so it was a bowl for the lamb stew.

For dessert the choice was flan or Chocolate Nuggets.  We hate flan so we went with the Chocolate Nuggets, I am not sure we made the right decision.  The dessert didn't setup and its consistency was a little firmer than pudding (we hate pudding too).  Fortunately Louise brought Girl Scout Cookies and her dad Chuck, so we had dessert and great company.

Next up is New Hampshire...





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