A day with the Mennite's

Secret ingredient: Coffee Iron chefs: Amanda and Tony Marquis versus Monica and Peter Mennite Location: Skype We decided to make a cooking competition similar to the Iron chef seen on the Food Network. Basically there are four dishes that must be made, an appetizer, an entree, a dessert and a drink. All must be made with the secret ingredient. The best iron chef couple wins. The funny part was that we didn't really know who would judge the dishes and declare a winner! We had a wonderful time and it felt like the four of us were really having a dinner party together. Please enjoy the pictures. Moral of the story: You are never too far from those you love!!!!

We went down to Miami for 4th of July weekend. Peter and I packed some clothes and grabbed the boys and embarked on an 8 hour drive to see my parents. Peter drove the entire way down and I pretty much just slept.....I kinda had too after I took 2 dramamines because I was feeling so car sick! We got there on Friday at about 9pm, ate dinner (a delicious meal made by my parents) and headed out to enjoy some of Miami's nightlife. We went to Taverna OPA and enjoyed greek ambience and some AWFUL EXPENSIVE drinks! (PS: a 15% gratuity was automatically added every time you ordered a drink). My parents were having a great time as well. They took an afternoon nap in order to be able to stay awake late that night....how cute are they! After a few hours, my dad looks at me and says I think we should take Peter out to experience miami "cuban" nightlife. What he meant by this was: let's take Peter to the 24 hour cuban restaurant and coffee shop and eat cuban sandwiches! Pet...