We are off on another adventure with my brother and his new bride.
It was a week of sightseeing and kicking around the shops in the area.
It was a week of sightseeing and kicking around the shops in the area.
We journeyed down to Branson, Missouri, on Saturday and arrived for check in about 4:00 PM.
Sunday, May 31st, was spent having brunch at The Keeter Center
at the College of the Ozarks at Point Lookout, MO.
The Keeter Center.
When you visit The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks, you are also visiting one of the most unusual colleges in America. College of the Ozarks, founded in 1906, charges its students no tuition. Every full-time student works at a campus job to help defray his or her expenses.
Working for an education is a defining part of the C of O experience, and the students who work at The Keeter Center are continuing in that century-old tradition.
The Keeter Center itself, although new in 2004, is also part of history. Its design is based on the State of Maine Building from the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. After the Fair, a group of St. Louis sportsmen bought the huge log cabin and had it transported to Point Lookout for use as a weekend lodge. It was known as the Maine Hunting and Fishing Club.
For more on The Keeter Center .
Sunday Brunch
We enjoyed a leisurely Sunday Brunch in the rustic elegance of The Keeter Center,
overlooking the beautiful College of the Ozarks campus. Full breakfast selections at the Farmhouse include personalized omelets and waffles.
Creative culinary delights abound at the Chef’s Table where you will find original seafood creations, and carved award-winning College of the Ozarks smoked ham.
overlooking the beautiful College of the Ozarks campus. Full breakfast selections at the Farmhouse include personalized omelets and waffles.
Creative culinary delights abound at the Chef’s Table where you will find original seafood creations, and carved award-winning College of the Ozarks smoked ham.
hand-cut fresh seasonal fruits, domestic and imported cheese, crudités,
and made-to-order Caesar salads.
Hot Entrees and Side Dishes,
Salad and Cold Cuisine,
Carved Meat,
Breakfast Selection,
Made-to-order Waffles and Omelets,
Wide Variety of Desserts
We were entertained by this talented pianist while dining.
I had never eaten this before, and found the flavor combinations amazing.
I looked up a recipe on line to try to mimic this dish once we returned home.
I modified the original recipe taken from Cooking Light.
I omitted the grape tomatoes and garlic and basil because I wanted the rhubarb sauce over the top
to shine through and not be overpowered by those ingredients.
The original recipe can be found at
http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/seared-salmon-wilted-spinach
Seared Salmon with Wilted Spinach
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
1 (9-ounce) package baby spinach
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Sprinkle salmon with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add 2 teaspoons oil; swirl. Add fillets, skin side down; cook for 3 minutes or until skin begins to brown, gently pressing fillets. Place pan in oven. Bake at 450° for 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
3. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil; swirl. Add spinach; remove from heat. Toss until spinach wilts. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Place about 1/2 cup spinach mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 fillet.
3. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil; swirl. Add spinach; remove from heat. Toss until spinach wilts. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Place about 1/2 cup spinach mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 fillet.
Delicious!
is a simple, complete meal rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. Prepared with fresh ingredients, this nutritious dish is ready in about 30 minutes. Not only is this dish convenient, but it's also good for your heart. According to the Mayo Clinic website, eating fatty fish such as salmon twice a week can improve heart health.
Salmon and spinach is healthiest when you keep it basic with just a few seasonings to boost the flavor. One serving is 3 ounces of salmon and 1 cup of spinach, measured before cooking.
Healthy Eating, Nutrients in Salmon & Spinach
Some of the health benefits of rhubarb include its ability to aid weight loss, improve digestion, prevent Alzheimer’s disease, stimulate bone growth, avoid neuronal damage, increase skin health, prevent cancer, optimize metabolism, improve circulation, and protect against various cardiovascular conditions.
This beautiful cake was recommended by our server.
She said this particular cake was a lengthy process to complete.
I am looking up a standard recipe for flourless cake to post.
I am glad the student staff did take the time to make this culinary delight.
It was outstanding!
This recipe I found is simple to make. Follow the video.
ingredients
Clinton Kelly's Flourless Chocolate Cake
6 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate (chopped)
8 tablespoons Butter (plus more for greasing)
3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 cup Granulated Sugar
4 Eggs (room temperature)
1 teaspoon Salt
Vanilla Ice Cream (to serve)
Powdered Sugar (to garnish)
step-by-step directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan with butter. Line the bottom of pan with a parchment circle and butter the paper.
Melt butter and chocolate in a microwave or over double boiler. Add the cocoa powder and salt and stir to combine. Beat together the eggs and sugar on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until pale yellow and the mixture has reached the ribbon stage. Whisk the chocolate mixture into the eggs until only a few streaks are visible. Pour into the prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven to bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Remove to a cooling rack and allow to sit for 10 minutes before releasing form the pan. Serve with ice cream and garnish with powdered sugar.
compliments of the staff.
Chocolate
by Hadassah Hirscher
College of the Ozarks Student
After brunch we strolled around the campus
enjoying the scenery and the beautiful weather.
Point Lookout view of the Ozarks overlooking Lake Taneycomo.
The Williams Memorial Chapel
The Williams Memorial Chapel at College of the Ozarks near Branson and Hollister
is a gorgeous example of neo-Gothic architecture.
When inside the chapel, I noticed an opened Bible, and took some photos of the pages
it was turned to. When I got home, and was looking at the photos I had taken,
I was reminded of The Saint John's Bible.
I looked up information on the The Saint John's Bible,
and this appears to be a book of some of the illuminations that were done.
I had seen several of the original illuminated pages at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska,
in the spring of 2006.
I have dabbled in calligraphy, and I quote from the article from Journal Star.
"An illuminated Bible is, for the calligrapher, the equivalent of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes."
http://journalstar.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/pages-from-the-first-handmade-bible-in-years-on-exhibit/article_40618e63-8137-54f6-8407-7dab57e33e79.html
In 2014, The College of the Ozarks kicked off it’s Year of the Bible
with a unique display inside the Boger Art Gallery.
It’s called The Saint John's Illuminated Bible.
handwritten on oversized vellum (scraped calfskin) pages, the Bible, when opened, measures 3 feet wide by 2 feet high. Crafted in the traditional manner using quill pens, natural handmade inks, pigments ground from precious minerals and stones and copper, silver, gold and platinum life gild, the pages are breathtaking to view.
Joslyn was just the second museum to show “Illuminating the Word,” which opened at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in the summer 2005. The Joslyn exhibition, timed to coincide with the Lenten season, was expected to draw large crowds to the museum, perhaps rivaling the numbers who, 35 years ago, came to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most viewed exhibition in Joslyn’s history.
“Illuminating the Word” exhibition
contained pages drawn from the first three volumes of the Saint John’s Bible: “Gospels and Acts,” “Pentateuch” and “Psalms.”
Nearly 100 pages of the Bible were on view.
The Luke Anthology incorporates five parables and a story from the life of Jesus
to sum up Luke's Gospel.
To see the exhibit:
Visitors coming to Saint John's Abbey and University can view the rotating exhibits of The Saint John's Bible on permanent display at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Saint John’s Abbey
2900 Abbey Plaza
P.O. Box 2015
Collegeville, MN 56321
The Saint John’s Bible: A small exhibition is available in the main floor reading room of Alcuin Library at Saint John's University. The library is open every day throughout the academic school year. For more information, please contact Tim Ternes, Director of The Saint John’s Bible Project, at tternes@csbsju.edu or 320-363-3351.
The morning spent here was a great start to a memorable week.
