Meet the Parents

So Paul sent us to his parents house. Against my protests, he was extremely adamant that they would be totally okay with it, that they were consummate hosts. He was entirely correct. Though his mom charged us with the laborious task of making sauerkraut, they were awesome. Sauerkraut is unsurprisingly simple to make, and it was fun for me to learn how to make it. As far as hosting goes, they basically just walked us into the kitchen, lit up a fire, and told us to get cooking. This is the ultimate in hospitality for us. A proper home kitchen and a fire barbeque? I didn't really know what to expect, but this was awesome.

So that night we made a super rustic almost all fire dinner with beef from their cows raised on their farm, and grilled veg from their farm as well. It was awesome. In particular, the onions they grow are fantastic. Super sweet, so bbq-ed was the best possible treatment, and they came out lovely.

We also whipped up a mustard and herb butter to top the steaks and veggies, then supplemented with a tomato and basil salad and some garlicky grilled bannock. Quick, super rustic, and madly grilled. Good introduction to Paul's folks.