iowa, planking, cycling, rootbeer and chicken livers
Posted: October 8, 2014 Filed under: cycling, food, Iowa, travel | Tags: chicken livers, cycling, iowa, nishnabota river, onion rings, rootbeer 23 CommentsIowa was so friendly, and the Wabash Trace so nice that it needs a second post. In Shenandoah at the restaurant called the Depot – you can get a locally crafted root-beer. Rich and smooth with just a hint of anise it was a treat.
Root beer from the Depot in Shenandoah – served in a frosted mug…..
We stopped at several other nice restaurants, but I couldn’t find one that sourced local Iowa beef, maybe that’s something to find in nearby Omaha which is a larger city, but when I asked the waitress what they recommended everyone said “Onion Rings” and “Chicken Livers”.
Now that’s an Iowa onion ring, served at J Brunners
I have to admit that all my life I’ve never tried a chicken liver, though my mother a farm girl loved them. So to honor Mom’s memory we tried the chicken livers and they were very tasty.
Breaded hicken livers, mushrooms and provolone – rich and tasty
Maybe this is Iowa foie gras? It was pretty good but very rich.
So, if we’re going to enjoy the table – we’d better do some extra along the trail…
My favorite oldest daughter planking on a break in the trail
Well, we can’t let youth have all the fun….
planking on the bridge over the Nishnabotna river
Safe riding everyone!
bwthoughts 
I enjoyed your travelogue and everyone’s planking pose! And I like that you call your daughters “favorite”…whether younger or older…sweet. My father always referred to me as his “eldest” daughter…and I was.
Isn’t eldest used as a term of most important in some Asian cultures ?
I’m sure it is. 😉
Those onion rings look amazing
they were really good, and that was only 1/2 order
Tried rootbeer in Tooele UT long time ago. Here in scandinavia we can sometimes find the imported canned type in supermarkets, but it is a very superficial beverage with strange chemicals. I really must go to Iowa to try that genuine homemade rootbeer!
I was doing planks this morning. I’m still aching. Still, I feel smugly healthy, which is the important thing. Loved your pictures; those onion rings were enormous.
cool! My youngest daughter, of the six-pack abs, convinced us all to plank every day for 30 seconds and then do 10 pushups. It’s like the kick-start for a more active day, and if we don’t do anything we still have the habit of the plank 🙂
Yes, I don’t mind the plank, as such, its the killer variations they think up. Still, you feel so good afterwards, it’s worth it!
So charming. I used to spend a part of every summer in Iowa. Looks pretty darn nice! k.
Jealous! Looks like you had fun!!!!!! And i LOVE chicken livers. Spicy. *thumbs up*
Just an Iowa girl at heart 🙂
So it seems! 🙂
I love that your daughters love to hang out with you. That says something about the kinda dad you are… ❤
Diana xo
I’m lucky they put up with me 🙂
Nice planking! Is America the home of root beer?
It was invented here, originally as a tea from a blend of herbs and roots. Later they served it with carbonated water and Voila ( did I mean wala ) – so it goes right back to Philadelphia and the independence movement
I like it because there are many small places that make their own, giving it a local flavor – it isn’t completely dominated by the mass producers.
Glad you enjoyed Iowa’s hospitality…i’ve never tried chicken livers but we’ve grilled plenty of home-raised steak. Root beer simply must be served in a frosty mug!
indeed!
Looks so fun. And that beer….looks too good. You do yoga? 🙂
I plank every day, but it’s been a while since I took a class
Very yoga like in that last shot. Namaste.
plank every day 🙂