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Going Dutch – First RV Trip originally published on Food and Fond Memories on January 18, 2012 by sandyaxelrod Leave a Comment (Edit)

Going Dutch – First RV Trip In Our New RV Day One

An RV living room with ivory leather sofa and turquoise walls

Our Living Room

RV bedroom with mauve walls, bed and artwork

Our Bedroom

After doing a bit of sprucing up and hanging artwork to reflect our taste our Dutch Star was ready for its maiden journey as our home on wheels. We decided to take a weekend trip to our favorite RV resort Sun-N-Fun in Sarasota, Florida. In fact this time we opted to enjoy the park and not even venture off the grounds, so we didn’t even tow our car! Of course this meant that we needed to make sure not to forget anything, especially food.

We arrived on Friday at around 1:30 in the afternoon and we were escorted to our site which was just off one of the two lakes on the property. Since it had been a while from the last time we hooked everything up on an RV and this RV was new to us, the process took a lot longer than it should have. Between getting settled in and the fact that it was overcast we did not even make it to the pool on Friday. But that didn’t mean that the feasting wouldn’t begin.

Steve opened a nice bottle of red wine and I set out a little buffet of appetizers that included spicy dried chorizo, garlic and black olive hummus, crackers, pita chips and an assortment of cheeses. We relaxed and unwound and promised ourselves we wouldn’t spoil our appetites for dinner.

An assemblage of ingredients, bowls, plates with shrimp skewers and a bottle of wine

Dinner Prepped and Ready for the Grill

A dark haired woman with a hot pink top brushing skewered shrimp with butter on a hot grill.

Brushing the Shrimp Skewers with Smoked Chile Butter

By 8:30 pm we were ready for me to prepare our first real meal. I had planned on grilling shrimp brushed with smoked chile butter and serving it with tomatillo salsa and caesar salad. Steve lit our charcoal grill while I skewered the shrimp and got everything else ready. It was a bit breezy and when I brushed the shrimp with the smoked chile butter the flames rose high into the night air. We tried to get pictures but we weren’t too successful. Dinner however was absolutely delish. Thank you once again, Chef Flay for a fabulous recipe!