AB•OVO•USQUE•AD•MALUM

The image above is a copy of the menu that Chase and Avery created for their Ancient Roman Restaurant for a dinner we had as a family last night (click on it for a closer view!). This project capped off their studies we titled "Racing Through Ancient Rome" which was part of our homeschool work this summer. They created a 3-course meal (Gustum=Appetizer, Prima Mensa=Main Dish, Secunda Mensa=Dessert), which was actually quite delicious! The name of the restaurant was "Astra Cena," which means Stellar Dinner, and the motto was "Ab ovo usque ad malum" which means "from egg to apple" becaue Romans often started their meals with eggs and ended them with fruit. The boys also gave us Roman names: Dad was Augustus (the Emporer), I was Julia, Chase was Felix, Avery was Leo, and Courtney was Lydia (Baby Trey was asleep and didn't participate!). Both boys did a great job preparing and serving the meal, but Chase later declared that he would have preferred chips and salsa. Ha ha!