My sister in law is a very talented interior designer with impeccable taste. For years, she has been inviting us to her dear friend's home on Kiawah Island. This time, we said yes and did a sponto four day drive of seven hours to visit with some family.
I cannot tell you how delightful it was! The surroundings were incredible, from the lush, landscaped greenery, to the perfect temperature beach. We had one problem, the husband's knee gave out partway through and we ended up putting him on a cane and knee brace. I was so very sorry he only got one walk to the water and the single swim in a fabulous ocean. I do not remember Cocoa FL ever being quite as warm as this beach was. There's a shallow beach, quite a ways in, a small trough, and then shallows again. Mild surf and a small tidal pull to the north.
We had a great meal at a local restaurant called the Tattooed Moose, and stopped on the way to view one of the country's oldest living trees, a live oak that is 300 to 400 years old.
One of the highlights was spent playing "caption this" with The Atlantic cartoons, which I enjoyed immensely, and made a scrumptious dinner with what we had on hand. This pasta sauce rocks, by the way.
Kiawah Pasta
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tablespoons butter
10 grape tomatoes cut in half (two handfuls)
half and half
a package of Asiago and Sopressata diced.
Salt/Pepper
Maple syrup if desired
Cooked Pasta
We sauteed the garlic in butter, added the cheese and half and half to a good consistency, then tossed in the tomatoes and salted, peppered to taste. Delicious!
A lovely second floor screened in porch was the favorite hangout space. A lovely time with lovely people.
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