4th of July

Celebrating America's independence one day before the United States, we decided to cook the Hamptons a wonderful American meal to show our appreciation for their hospitality over the past month. Picture this: Brady and Katie in matching outfits-one in a blue dress and the other one in red. We walked down to the local Woolies to get some groceries and booze for the night's festivities. The laptop is on the veranda with 4 recipes up (including a blog on how to make 'perfect' sweet tea...don't worry, we used Lipton). We hop from the kitchen to outside to glance at the ingredients and the correct amount. Laura quickly Googles metric conversions so that we don't ruin our masterpieces: made from scratch biscuits and a homemade meal. We were quite impressed and surprised that everything turned out well. The Hamptons even surprised us with a formal table setting- complete with an American flag handkerchief and bust of Teddy Roosevelt (wearing a mini Union Jack flag).

The menu:

Good ole Southern sweet tea
Sweet potato and red pepper soup
Carolina Crab Cakes with a lemon dill sauce
Succotash
Cheddar cheese biscuits
Red, white, and blue chocolate cupcakes

Whether or not the Aussies calls us sepos or yanks, we're proud to be American. Happy fourth, Y'all! Cheers!