Every few years when our family returns to the U.S. we inevitably make a trip from Texas to Florida to visit my parents. A little more than half-way there we stop in to see my husband’s Aunt Ellen and Uncle Bob in Gulf Shores, Alabama. After a tired day of driving we are so thankful to be greeted by family and Aunt Ellens’ amazing hospitality. Her beautiful beach-theme decorated home sits on a quiet street near the river Bon Secour which means safe harbor. Uncle Bob has taken us on a boat tour and he traps blue crab which Aunt Ellen puts into a Cioppino (Italian fish stew). The stew includes up to 7 kinds of seafood. Sometimes she makes a Low Country Boil whi...
Every few years when our family returns to the U.S. we inevitably make a trip from Texas to Florida to visit my parents. A little more than half-way there we stop in to see my husband’s Aunt Ellen and Uncle Bob in Gulf Shores, Alabama. After a tired day of driving we are so thankful to be greeted by family and Aunt Ellens’ amazing hospitality. Her beautiful beach-theme decorated home sits on a quiet street near the river Bon Secour which means safe harbor. Uncle Bob has taken us on a boat tour and he traps blue crab which Aunt Ellen puts into a Cioppino (Italian fish stew). The stew includes up to 7 kinds of seafood. Sometimes she makes a Low Country Boil whi...