We made it to Vermont on June 2.
We were all together to celebrate Mac’s 1st birthday so we decided at the last minute to do a state dinner. We did the dinner at the Dikters (Beth & Harvey) and celebrated with my Dad, the Perkins (Nate, Becca, Beaux and Ellie), Sydney & Husband Will and Henry, Conner & Kaley and Mac, and Will & Kristy.
I’ve driven through Vermont but never spent any time there. Will and Kristy vacationed in Vermont last year so they were out experts.
Vermont is known for Cabot Cheese, Maple Syrup, Bacon and Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. The menu was pretty easy, lots of maple syrup, cheese, and bacon.
The Vermont Maple Chicken was good, and easy to make. The other option for Vermont main dish was venison, which isn’t easy to find in Florida.
The Vermont Country Salad had a little bit of everything, maple, bacon and cheese, and the dressing was delicious.
I will definitely make the Vermont Style Maple Syrup Baked Beans again. Using maple syrup instead of molasses or brown sugar gave the beans a unique flavor. I would also add hot sauce to spice them up a bit.
Conner made the Mac and Cheese and it was delicious. Conner is an amazing cook and never follows a recipe.
I also made Maple Cookies, which turned out well. I added bacon to some of the cookies, because who doesn’t love bacon.
All in all, Vermont was a good meal. I don’t think you can go wrong with cheese, maple syrup and bacon.
