Recently I asked this group for recommendations for restaurants from around the world. With our travel limited we decided to dine international right here in town. Our first stop for the summer was “Jim and Jennie’s Greek Village.” DELICIOUS! We decided to get a variety of things and share - spanikopita, lamb kebab, chicken gyro, …
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We are an adventure loving family of six from Gretna, NE in the USA. This blog will chronicle our experiences as we travel the world and also enjoy the special place we call home.
QS Grill Steak
Food Friday!! This week we have grandparents visiting from PA but that didn’t stop us from our weekly adventure! This week we “traveled” to Nicaragua via QS GRILL STEAK. Wow!! The food was incredible! We decided to try the whole menu and shared chicken, pork, and steak. We also ordered papusa filled with meat, beans …
Inner Rail Food Hall
Another week - another adventure! This week we “traveled” to the Inner Rail Food Hall. We all went our own direction and then shared our finds ( some more willingly than others!). This week we tried Tikka masala & Biryani from Maharani, crepes from Sofra, momo and sekuwa from Kathmandu, and boba from Rougama and …
2 more International Stops
Stop 1: Korea King- delish!! The family loved this stop! A favorite was the fried mandu to start. Then we enjoyed bibimbap and beef bulgogi. The kids especially enjoyed “cooking” at the table. We tried each of the vegetables and tofu. Everyone agreed that tofu tastes better when it’s made by professionals and not mom …
The Vietnamese Restaurant
TGIF! Another fantastic international dining adventure for the Lilla family! Today we chose The Vietnamese Restaurant in LaVista. Yum yum yum!! My husband and I visited Vietnam a few years ago and it was so fun to share our memories with the kids! The food here is fantastic!! Today we tried Lemongrass chicken, Steak Pad …
Mangia!
Our family is continuing our international (local) Friday lunches. We were on a road trip the last 2 Fridays enjoying the local food of Pensacola (check out Whacked out wieners) and New Orleans (yummm - Cafe du Monde!). But we jumped back in the Omaha scene with Mangia Italiana! OMG!! Yum yum yum!! After some …
Lalibella
Funday Friday!! This weeks adventure took us to Lalibella Ethiopian. Everyone was excited to try something completely new! We loved it! We decided on 3 dishes - the combination plate, Zil Zil and Tibs. The experience of eating with your hands was loved by some and challenged others! We were all amazed by the process …
Charlie’s Turn!
June 26th, 2020 - Charlie’s turn! Originally Charlie had a vision for a real adventure but after some research we weren’t able to make it happen on this Friday. Stay tuned though – we have a plan in a few weeks! In the absence of the real adventure Charlie decided on putt-putt golf. He wanted …
Donuts, Books, and Making Things
After coronavirus ruined Juliette’s original plans she was ready to take on this Field Trip Friday! In typical Juliette fashion she planned a whole day of stops making things as complicated as possible 😊 No really, she just likes a lot of things! First stop – donuts! We decided to try out a new donut …
Scatter Joy
June 12, 2020 This week's Field Trip Friday (FTF) is brought to you courtesy of Samantha! It was supposed to be Juliette's week but her plans were ruined by coronavirus (what isn't these days!). So she graciously gave her week to Sam! Sammie had a lot of fun researching her options and decided on lunch …
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