We are back from Destin and boy was Florida a great vacation. Beautiful beaches, wonderful weather and shopping and all the freshest seafood you could eat!
This was our first trip to Destin and it was totally worth it. From Jeff City it took exactly 14 hours (that’s with a lunch break and other stops). We left about 5 am on Sunday morning and arrived at 7 pm that night in Destin. Although 14 hours might seem like a long road trip it was surprisingly easy.
If you ever do plan a trip to Destin I would suggest going online to the Destin Chamber of Commerce. There I found everything I needed to know: weather info, restaurant reviews, directions to all attractions, photos of the beaches and links to many coupons for boat cruises and other attractions.
Some of the places we ate were: Floyd’s Shrimp House, Old Bay Steamer (my favorite), The Back Porch, Hog’s Breath and FudPuckers Gator restaurant (great if you have kids because the whole restaurant is surrounded by little gators outside). We also took a night on the town and enjoyed great music and drinks at Howl at the Moon.
Marinated Tomatoes
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
2 to 3 green onions, chopped
4 to 6 large tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
Combine all ingredients, except tomatoes, in a large measuring cup or mixing bowl. Whisk well. Place tomatoes in a resealable plastic bag and pour marinade over. Marinate at room temperature for up to 2 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
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4 comments:
welcome back. You look all nice and tan!! Glad you had a great vacation!
Jean- Destin was beautiful and such a nice place to lay back and relax.
Hope all is well with you!
All is well here except that it feels like 104 outside. it has been waaaay too hot.
I love your vacation. The pictures are sooooo-pretty. Keep given us your grandma's recipes. Did you know that todays gourmet food came from the Matriarch of the families from Europe, especially from France and Spain. With the years chefs have change the recipes, but in all the originality came from these wonderful Matriarchs "Grandmas"
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