Some brie and a plum with 
And then some pastitsio with a Greek salad.
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Thank you very much for the lovely message.
Yes, losing a beloved pet, is real hard on the emotions.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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Please never assume …
I only tasted that rose oyster but I did not care for that dressed oyster AS it had NO taste of the sea. I only love wild and raw from the rocks of Brittany.
The chef you are looking for is in Hong Kong; not Raval - Barcelona.
Caesar-ish salad (no cheese, cherry tomatoes), pan-seared Denver steak (new cut to me). Forgot the anchovy croutons I made earlier today until halfway through - better late than never, they were a tasty addition. Croutons have a very favorable effort-to-impact ratio IMO, in addition to using up old bread.
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Sauteed peppered Argentinian red shrimp (after a lengthy defrost on multiple layers of paper toweling), with 1 Tbsp of lemon juice and 2 Tbsp of white wine added and reduced to a “sauce” after the shrimp were cooked and removed from the pan.
Basmati rice and asparagus alongside, with a sprinkle of lemon zest and slivered fresh parsley over all.
Wine.
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We enjoyed another outstanding dinner at Drew’s in Keyport, NJ. Details and mouthwatering pictures are in the link below for those that might be interested.
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Dinner tonight was breakfast! Homemade Egg McMuffin, hash browns, and yes, French Toast sticks! BF had a yearning for them and I agreed, figuring I would only have a couple. Well, I ate the two pictured and many more! No nutrition in this meal!
Paired quite well with a Maker’s Mark.
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French toast sticks. Well that’s a new word . Fantastic
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I love breakfast for dinner. I’m going to have to try a Maker’s Mark for breakfast one of these days as that sounds pretty good too.
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I love the smell of napalm and the taste of fresh squeezed bourbon in the morning.
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They used to be on Burger King’s breakfast menu. Maybe they still are.
Or you could have Humphry Slocombe’s Secret Breakfast ice cream: bourbon and corn flakes. I’ve had it - excellent!
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I love the field of 
against the bright blue sky!
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OMG, this sounds amazing!
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It really is wonderful. On the other hand, a pint at the store is $9! Insane…
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It is quite a beautiful region …
Me too, I love Sunflowers !!!
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I’ve never had the real deal ice cream but William’s Sonoma used to carry it ice cream as an ice cream starter. It was delicious. I can only imagine how good the real stuff must be.
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Took a brief weekend trip last weekend and came home to discover that the borage and basil were taking over the garden. So, today was pesto day! The borage pesto (which also included some basil and mint) was an experiment I probably won’t repeat - it’s fine, but a bit spinachy, which means I am the only one in this household who will eat it. The straight basil pesto, on the other hand, came out perfectly. Freezer stocked with a quart or so of each, plus some for dinner tonight. Will serve with sausages and roasted Brussels sprouts.
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Out for dinner the last few of days. If you can believe it. I went back to the same place twice in a row because I wanted to try different things 
Today was a lazy day of grazing on leftovers and procrastinated projects:
Ricotta and paneer from the soured-too-soon fancy milk. Not to be overly dramatic, but it is not only the best paneer I’ve ever made, it’s the best paneer I’ve ever eaten outside India, and actually reminded me of the malai (cream) paneer i eat when I’m there. All credit to the milk - thanks, Ronnybrook, for fantastic milk that didn’t need added cream to produce this result (but also went bad too soon, so…)!
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Ligurian focaccia from SFAH - my adaptation using the dough that’s been sitting in the fridge since I made pita.
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Personal-size pizza with pesto, potato, and ricotta.
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Earlier in the week:
I finally made a regular (ie multi-dish) Indian meal: Okra with onions, masoor dal with garlic and cumin, parathas (freezer), rice (leftover. A little piece of chicken leftover from dinner out. The okra was fantastic - the onions caramelized and the okra actually crisped up in the pan. Dal was meh.
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Kati roll from TJs that tastes like a giant samosa. I made blistered shishitos on the side.
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And dinner at a new North African place. Kubaneh was good, lamb and harissa chicken were okay, corn and truffle dumplings I didn’t take a picture of were decent.
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