this is my little brother
jimmy.....
he's a father to three beauties...
ava, lizzy, and mia.

he's a great dad.
he even tries to teach them about the art of a delicious meal.

ava gets it...like when she dug into this beef rib at the farmer's market last thursday night.
this is jimmy's beautiful wife chantal....

she is an amazing mother.
while they were visiting us this past week, we got to celebrate chantal's birthday.
jimmy created a meal of some of chantal's favorite foods.
we are so lucky that jimmy is not only a fantastic cook, but that chantal loves greek food.

like this....grilled polenta with orange honey infused greek yogurt with fresh strawberries and pistachios.
the rest of the menu went like this....
hummus and flatbread
greek olives and feta
grilled prawns with oregano
grilled zucchini squash with greek olives and mint
garlic and herb couscous
i think we all felt like we had died and gone to mediterranean heaven.
i've heard so much about the
pink champagne cake from the madonna inn bakery, so we had to try it.

i'm certain the girls were more excited than anyone.

some of the other foodie places we visited.....
la tapatia for pork tacos and flan
guiseppe's for seafood, pasta and italian pastry
alphie's for fish tacos and prime rib sandwich
thursday night farmer's market for grilled corn, ribs and asian bbq
avila valley barn for slo maid ice cream and strawberry-rhubarb pie
a mexican bakery for sweet bread
and
gramma ann's kitchen for pancakes and more fresh strawberries and cream.
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