larry_stewart
Master Chef
This past weekend we went to visit my daughter just outside of Baltimore. The next day she had plans so we decided to make plans and we visited Washington's home in Mount Vernon, VA.
We did not stay to eat there, as we had to hit the road to get back to NY ( which was a real treat), but I was just looking at the menu of the Mount Vernon Inn, a restuarant which the recommend on their site, and I came across the Virginia Peanut & Chestnut Soup. The name intrigued me, as I've never had it, let alone heard of it. Just wondering if any of you fine folks have either ever tried it or something similar? And if so, if you have a recipe laying around?
In addition to that, my wife and I love visiting historic homes like this , In addition to Washingtons home, we've also visited Theodore Roosevelt's home ( Sagamore Hill, in NY), Jefferson's home ( Monticello in VA), Jackson's home ( Outside of Nashville), The Vanderbuilt houses ( NY, RI) and many other of the Newport RI Mansions, among others. I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions of homes we can visit that are rich in history , architecture and landscape. The closer to the North East , the better, but hey , Ive driven to Monana, Mississippi, Atlanta, Memphis so as long as its not Hawaii or Alaska , it has a shot (Biltmore in NC is on our to do list, possibly next year). I also love houses of people who have invented things ( Edison, Jefferson ...really cool)
Anyway, recap:
1) Virginia Peanut & Chestnut Soup Recipe
2) Historic houses , rich in history , architecture and landscape to visit (NE is best, but lower 48 is doable)
Thanks
We did not stay to eat there, as we had to hit the road to get back to NY ( which was a real treat), but I was just looking at the menu of the Mount Vernon Inn, a restuarant which the recommend on their site, and I came across the Virginia Peanut & Chestnut Soup. The name intrigued me, as I've never had it, let alone heard of it. Just wondering if any of you fine folks have either ever tried it or something similar? And if so, if you have a recipe laying around?
In addition to that, my wife and I love visiting historic homes like this , In addition to Washingtons home, we've also visited Theodore Roosevelt's home ( Sagamore Hill, in NY), Jefferson's home ( Monticello in VA), Jackson's home ( Outside of Nashville), The Vanderbuilt houses ( NY, RI) and many other of the Newport RI Mansions, among others. I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions of homes we can visit that are rich in history , architecture and landscape. The closer to the North East , the better, but hey , Ive driven to Monana, Mississippi, Atlanta, Memphis so as long as its not Hawaii or Alaska , it has a shot (Biltmore in NC is on our to do list, possibly next year). I also love houses of people who have invented things ( Edison, Jefferson ...really cool)
Anyway, recap:
1) Virginia Peanut & Chestnut Soup Recipe
2) Historic houses , rich in history , architecture and landscape to visit (NE is best, but lower 48 is doable)
Thanks