After a recent road trip, we decided once again to take “a road less traveled.” The countryside in Illinois and Indiana was filled with signs of the Autumn harvest, and wind farms are springing up all over the Midwest. The windmills are gigantic, and the blades look like the wings of giant birds as they spin slowly.
Before we knew it, it was mid-afternoon. So we decided to stop for a late lunch so we could “hit the ground running” when we arrived at our destination in a suburb of Indy. We zeroed in on Kentland, Indiana. I did a little research on my smart phone and discovered that Kentland was the birthplace of George Ade, the famous turn of the century humorist and author who was also the partial namesake of Ross Ade Football Stadium at Purdue University. It was also the home of former Indiana governor Warren McCray who was later convicted of mail fraud and forced to step down from office in 1924. I guess every town has it’s highs and lows! 🙂
We noticed this little roadside spot…Good Table Family Restaurant.
I was hungry for some down-home comfort food, so I chose an open faced hot turkey sandwich. Then our server asked me what kind of soup I wanted. I told her I wanted a hot turkey sandwich, but she informed me ALL meals come with SOUP!
So…since I was FORCED…I chose homemade ham and bean soup…
And it was DELICIOUS! (Almost as good as my recipe!)
Then my hot turkey sandwich arrived. The turkey was REAL, ROASTED TURKEY BREAST…not that thin sliced stuff from the deli. YUM!
The gravy was not great. Sort of a paste flavor. But the potatoes and turkey made up for it. After this rib-sticking “lunch” we headed on to Indy.
And I knew no matter what I cooked for our son and his family that night…I would not be eating it. Rib-sticking lunches like this one will last until breakfast the next morning!
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