stomach souvenirs

Some things that our stomachs and taste buds will remember from our last month:

Eden, so excited to have her airplane food on Alitalia flight to Rome

foods in Rome

so excited to see some grocery store items we liked from our time in France 3 years ago:
muesli with chocolate and coffee yogurt

fresh drinking water fountains all over Rome

the flight to Cotonou: ah France, even your airline food is palatable, 

especially the children's menu

breakfast in Benin: 

bouie, a rice soup that you mix with sweetened condensed milk

 yummy fresh bread every morning

ingredients for our hot chocolate every morning at La Casa Grande:
cocoa, sugar, powdered milk

 fresh coconut

cooked salad, always so pretty in presentation

the cooking fire at La Casa Grande, where all meals were made

 a poisson croissant, a fitting mix of French and Beninese (has fish filling)

fresh tilapia fish with rice, plaintain, and mango juice

 a meal at La Casa Grande: rice, fish, and escargots

pate rouge (made from maize flour) and tomato onion sauce

Mama Doréa and Doréa making pate rouge

 pate rouge with turkey wings

 plantain chips

 palm nuts and leaves: ingredients for a yummy sauce

 tiny, bite-sized fish that you eat whole, with salad and fries

Derek's father's day breakfast in Paris

Derek's father's day supper in Paris: escargots and cheese plate