You and Caitlin are invited if this wedding ever happens. Hahaha
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A couple upscale Portuguese restaurants in Toronto keep skate on the menu. That’s where I would go, in Toronto.
If you and Lulu haven’t visited Portugal yet, I can’t recommend it enough. I was mostly pescatarian when I visited. I know you avoid pork, and while the Portuguese like their salt pork, ham, and sausages, I found it easy to avoid pork and other meat.
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I’ve been, and LLD has been often, but somehow Lulu hasn’t made it there yet. We really should get her there.
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Greetings, People.
While our tomatoes and peppers are loving it, two days of 100 degree temps put the final kibosh on our waning blueberry season. Fortunately we had the foresight to make one last big pick before things began to wilt on the branch. Moving on to blackberries - I went to my favorite neighborhood patch twice yesterday, once for the freezer and once to make a favorite summer tart (Violet Bakery Wild Blackberry Tart). Results on the baking thread later today. 
Cooking for two adults in the PNW:
FRI: Summer vegetable minestrone! The upside of a less-than-stellar corn season is there are always a few, pathetically unfilled cobs left at the end of it. I usually clean those off saving the kernals for soup. In a good year, there are none to be had, but in an off year such as this one - there’s a glorious minestrone! More s. Focaccia.
SAT: Pork-zucc-and-basil meatballs in a peach-jam glaze ('cuz jamalot). Roasted green beans. Rice.
SUN: Turkish or Mediterranean influenced chicken kebabs on the grill. Pita. Raita. Hummus. Chopped salad.
MON: Cabbage-and-carrot stir-fry (or maybe just leftovers - gotta alotta both).
TUE: Herb-and-butter roasted salmon. Irish champ potatoes. Slaw.
WED: Pizza. Chopped salad.
THUR: Steak with chimichurri rojo (inspired by @mariacarmen’s 2025 birthday feast). Rice. Roasted green beans.
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Hello everyone.
I continue on my Let’s Pretend I’m living somewhere in the Mediterranean meal plan. LOL
Wednesday, I made a T Bone alla Fiorentina with sage and rosemary.
Thursday/ tonight, I am going to make some pork and beef meatballs with a saffron and almond sauce
Hopefully patatas bravas with my supply of new potatoes.
I’m looking at some old tapas cookbooks for the rest of my dinner inspiration.
Friday will be salmon for dinner, style to be determined. Salmon Inspiration!
Saturday will be leftover meatballs.
Sunday will be take-out, still deciding what to order.
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Julia Turshen’s Kinda Sorta Patatas Bravas from Small Victories eschew the frying for roasting, and are both easy and good.
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I like these a lot.
