A Wonderful Braziliaan Dinner with Friends

(Indianapolis)We had a wonderful dinner with friends Debbie, John, and Norma at a Fogo de Chao, (click on link)  a Brazilian restaurant.  This type of restaurant is called a churrascaria, and offers a wide variety of meats that are fire roasted.   

There were over 15 cuts of meat were brought to our tables by a gaucho.  Each person has a red and green disk.   



You turn it to green when you would like the gaucho's to stop by and turn if over to red when you need to rest.  You definitely want to go hungry. 

Our friend John kept his turned to green most of the time!

There was also a gourmet salad bar  included smoked salmon and cheeses.

John really enjoyed their Brazilian lime drink called Caipirina. We ended the meal with a delicious Papaya Cream dessert blended with fresh papayas, vanilla ice cream and Crème de Cassis liqueur. From beginning to end it was a great time together.

We had experienced a restaurant like this when we visited John’s sister in Sao Paulo. We were so happy to share this experience with our friends

After we got back to the RV, Debbie and I talked about the upcoming “changes”.  We have been friends for a long time and leaving this area will be hard for both of us.  Debbie is so happy  we will soon be living our dream. However, she mentioned just knowing we were nearby was a great comfort to her and she was struggling with us leaving.   I confessed to her  it was very difficult for me too.  It’s a new passage and we talked about having to learn ways to maintain and nurture our very precious friendship.   I reminded her  at least she can come visit us in some amazing locations.  That is certainly a plus! 

Good Friend + Good Food + Grill = Priceless

Our realtor that sold our home, Jeff, came by the campground last night to see our motorcoach. It was so wonderful to see him and we are sure appreciative of all his great skills in selling our home. It was only on the market for two weeks when we received there offers (same day). Be sure to see earlier posts with all the details.

I gave him a tour of the campground by golf cart and John gave him a tour of the motorcoach-inside and out. . He asked us lots of questions and says he’s so excited for us. We are too. It is less than seven weeks before we will set off down the road.



Checking out the diesel engine

Discussion around the water station



We decided to give him the full camping experience and cook our dinner outside on the fire.

We especially liked the rib eye steaks and portobello mushrooms.









Thick Cut Ribeye w/Red Wine-Honey Mustard Vinaigrette and Fresh Thyme

Recipe from Bobby Flay"s Boy Meets Grill

For the vinaigrette:
1/4 coup red wine vinegar
2 T Dijon mustard
1 T honey
1 T finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Whisk together the vinegar, mustard, honey, and thyme in a medium bowl and season to taste.  Gradually whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.

For the steaks:

2 boneless ribyeye steaks cut 2 inches thick
Salt and pepper'

Heat grill
Season steaks with salt and pepper.  Grill until lightly charred and crusty.  Move to cooler part of grill and continue to cook until medium rare

Remove the steaks to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minuets.  Cut in to 1/2 inch slices and spoon a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette over each serving.

Enjoy!


It was a fun and relaxing evening spent with our friend.