Y'all know that when we travel

 we enjoy seeking out local 

[preferably farm-to-table] 

places to enjoy a nice meal...

And Acre - in Auburn, Alabama - did not disappoint. 

We recently had a little camping gathering down that way [more on that soon!]

and had to make time for lunch --

Thought I'd just go ahead and share our meal with you - 

We started with the fried green tomatoes -

I love seeing how everyone puts their spin on this southern favorite - 

Mine anyway - lol - 

AND THIS WAS DELICIOUS.

Fried green tomatoes stacked on pimento cheese with crab...

Dressed with a bit of arugula and remoulade - YES, PLEASE.

Somehow we both ordered the same entree -

Boneless chicken with wonderful potatoes 

and perfectly seasoned green beans.

I couldn't eat it all and had the leftovers boxed up...

 

Thought I was stuffed 

until I saw the ladies next to us get the dessert sampler.

Oh. My.

Every one in the dining room had their cameras out - ha.

So. We settled on the peanut butter pie

with chocolate ganache,

a peanut butter cookie

and banana meringue - 

[Toasted at the table -]

Now, I love a good peanut butter pie...

The meringue? With banana flavoring?

I wasn't so sure about that. 

But - 

Let me tell you --

THAT WAS SOME OF THE BEST STUFF I'VE

EVER PUT IN MY MOUTH.

Not even kidding...

Think FLUFFY banana taffy and 

IT WAS DELISH.

So of course I had to go home and try to replicate this.

I used my fluffy meringue recipe 

and added JUST BIT of banana flavoring to it. 

[Of course you can add as much as you think is needed.] 

And I have to fight myself [ha] so that I don't make it every day.

Recipe linked above - 

Enjoy.

And --- you're welcome.

[Also - I just realized this is the first recipe share

I've posted since June of last year - I must do better about this - ]