Reunion Food

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every summer my immediate family gets together for a week near some mountains and water. This summer it was Lake Tahoe and it was beyond perfect. I think the search is over, I would happily have this be our location for reunions each summer.  Flawless.

With the number of adults and kids (this time: 18) we have, it is almost never makes sense that we go out to eat. Luckily all the girls in the family enjoy cooking, so we take turns for each meal. (ok, my mom does MOST the work). I heavily document reunions with my camera and make notes in my phone so I can journal and blog later, and many of those photos and notes include the food---it's just that important to us. :-)

I'm documenting it here because you may find it helpful to see what our meals look like for a week with a big group.

Monday//
Breakfast: acai bowls with Nova Granola
Lunch: hot dogs and sides
Dinner: pizza at a restaurant

Tuesday//
Breakfast: crepes
Lunch: sandwiches
Dinner: pasta Italian

Wednesday//
Breakfast: breakfast burriots
Lunch: make your own
Dinner: fish tacos

Thursday//
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: bagels and sandwiches
Dinner: ribs and chicken

Friday//
Breakfast: ableskivers
Lunch: make your own
Dinner: chicken and coconut rice

Saturday//
Breakfast: acai bowls
Lunch: make your own
Dinner: pizza takeout

my kind of morning

 

Kristine was still in town for another week after Christmas, so we woke up one snowy morning and took a 10 minute or so walk to Whole Foods for the oatmeal bar and a muffin split down the middle. 

We were still so frozen that we finished our breakfast off with hot chocolate and tea.

 It was New Years Eve so we talked about our 2012 highlights. I think Kristine's year beat mine.

"dreeeams do come true"

On Sunday Egan and I made Joy the Baker's Kale Coconut and White Bean Tostadas.

Brilliant combination right there. Coconut and Kale! I don't know how she came up with that, but it was a money maker. Egan had purple cabbage all chopped up but we somehow forgot it when we assembled our tostadas. next time. 

I could really have this every night.

and those cherries. I couldn't stop.

After dinner we took a cruise to my birthday party location happening this weekend and found it to be a dreamy little gem 9 minutes from my sister's house. So lush and green. Now add friends and food and we have ourselves a party. Birthday WEEK!

Our dinner jams:

Dreams Do Come True- Gabrielle

Love On Top-Beyonce

Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers and their many covers