Our Outdoor Atmosphere

When the weather allows this is where it all happens. Saturday we did a whole roasting chicken on the rotisserie seasoned with some fresh herbs (from our garden, of course!). With that we made beets in a sweet and sour glaze and a quick vegetable stuffing.

A Lighter Fare

After a big lunch with an old friend, we decided on a salad fortonight's dinner. Tossed some boston lettuce with arugala added some fresh tomatoes, cukes, and some salmon. Topped it off with capers (Wendy's favorite!), an a catalina dressing.

Fresh Caught Grouper

Monday we were lucky enough to find some fresh caught grouper. I marinated it in lemon/lime juice & olive oil. After a few hours dredged it in seasoned flour and then a cornmeal/panko crumb mixture and pan fried it to perfection. Added a nice tangy mango glaze over it. Served it with the garlic/mashers and some brussel sprouts with a balsamic glaze.
Just found the perfect way to do "Lake Erie Monster" from "The Melt"!!

All Star Game

Tuesday was baseball's Allstar game, We thought wings would be the way to go, so we soaked whole wings in a mojito style marinade over night and tossed them on the grill along with some texas toast basted with a fresh garlic/basil dressing. After all of that we didn't even watch the game, but the food was sure good!!

New England Lobster Dinner

Wendy just got back from Boston and had a yearning for a good lobster dinner, so we stopped by the seafood counter and picked up a few 1 and a half pounders. Then we found a local produce stand for potatoes, cucumbers, and some fennel. We made a cucumber/fennel salad with a sweet and sour dressing and a onion/potato medley to go with these delicious Maine lobsters. And, to wash it all down, a Mango/Rum Spritzer.
What a scrumpcious Sunday evening.

Mer's Graduation Party

Well Merideth has finally finished school and has asked to use our yard for her (yet another) graduation party. She misses alot of the Baltimore traditions, so of course she wanted them all on this holiday weekend; crabs, pulled pork, corn on the cob, cole slaw, baked beans, local tomatoes and one of her uncle's delectable fruit desserts. So, Brenda, Tom, Wendy and I did our best to accommmadate her wishes. With a bushel of Md. steamed crabs, a couple of pork shoulders, pounds of cabbage, tomatoes, local grown corn and fresh peaches and great weather she and her long time friends had a feast they won't soon forget. I, on the other hand was so caught up in the prep frenzy and of course enjoying the Jack Daniels inhanced Ginger-Limeade forgot to take pictures but didn't want to leave our loyal readers without knowing what we did and hope that someone reading this took a few pics and will share them with us.

Just Chicken Salad

With the leftover Grilled Balsamic Chicken, just a simple Chicken Salad served over a bed of Arugula with tomatoes and cukes.