What They Ate

In the Yorkshire Dales -

Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding

Roast and Mashed Potatoes

Cabbage   Carrots

Dessert:  Eton Mess*

Cheeseboard and Grapes

North of Chicago -

Deviled Eggs     Bruschetta
Ham      Salmon

Scalloped Potatoes

Asparagus Gruyere Tart

Peas   Carrots

Asian Pear Salad

Assorted Small Pastries

Redondo Beach (with comments by the chef)

Deviled Eggs   Crab Langostine Rangoon   Shrimp Toasts  (we have a new toaster oven; I didn't set it right and the shrimp were cold on a warm shell)

Ham and Pineapple Dressing

Green Bean Casserole

Mashed Honey-Butter-Jalapeno Sweet Potatoes (used the "juice" from a jar of jalapeno slices - not spicy at all - honey elbowed it out of the way.)

Dessert - Assorted small "cake bites" and vari-flavored macaroons

Savory Course - no one wanted any more to eat, but I was ready anyhow - Carambazola cheese, cashews, candied pecans. salt and pepper crackers.

* Eton Mess - This is served in a tall glass and consists of crushed meringue, raspberries and heavy cream.  Am not sure "heavy cream" exists in the U.S.