BF’s birthday is tomorrow so we kicked off the celebration with drinks and apps at a bar across the street from our regular haunt.
Drinks were several. Appetizers were coconut shrimp and bacon cheeseburger “lollipops”. All very good.
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Mmmm, nice @gcaggiano - a very happy b-day to the BF, and many, many healthy years ahead 
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Miso salmon tonight, a family favorite. With mixed “Asian” vegetable blend (blergh) and steamed jasmine rice.
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Made Corona (bad timing!) beans in the IP this morning, steamed/sauteed broccolini with crushed garlic, stirred in sliced Spanish chorizo to just heat. Chili flakes, smoked paprika, olive oil… Garlic-rubbed sourdough toast drizzled with olive oil on the side. Very satisfying and filling.
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that cabbage is gorgeous!
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yum, and happy happy to the BF!!
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Looks like a perfect roast on the turkey breast @shrinkrap, cabbage looks good too.
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Dinner tonight: Angel Hair pasta with monastery sauce, Parmesan reggiano and grated Romano cheeses. Sauce from freezer. Fresh green beans, sautéed in butter, s&p. A glass of red for H, I haven’t tried it yet. Had a small glass of Chardonnay before dinner.
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Wow, you’re sharp-eyed, the plates arrived yesterday via the post! I’ve tried to collect each time a few items from this Serax collection (scroll to the bottom of the page).
Stunning! Wish I had your postman!
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Friday Lunch.
Frittura = Fresh wild fish battered in ecological chickpea flour, fried zucchine, fresh fried arcs of calamari and more deliciousness. Calzone to start off with. The finale a simple pappardella All´uovo, egg pasta with a simple fresh tomato sauce with fresh basil … Marinara …
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Lovely. I can hear the crispiness from here.
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Mrs. P made an awesome arugula salad with grilled shrimp and fennel that also included minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, paprika, pine nuts, olive oil, oranges, mini peppers, crispy duck cracklings, radishes, and balsamic 
It all went great with Sailor’s Superstition red blend aged in rum barrels.
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Friday Night Dinner: NY Strip Steak with Ballymaloe Steak Sauce, a big-ass baked tater with the PSTOB and sour cream, and asparagus.
And wine. Which thankfully was the only thing I had to stock up on tonight.
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I bet you’re appreciative of that working deep freezer inventory right now, eh?
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I thank my late mother for gifting me that small chest freezer in 1997 when she moved from PA to MA in 1997. 
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