MarkS

Last night

Sausages from Whole foods.  Pork Andouille and Turkey Italien.

Kale salad with sundried tomato bits.

Roasted Cauliflower

Too much Rose 

You have me by a few years.. Went to college in 76.  Queen, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Ramones, Stones, Talking Heads, Joe Jackson

Plank Salmon on the grill with honey and cajun spices.  Nothing beats a piece of farmed, fatty , Atlantic salmon.  Chicken of the sea.

Green beans, baby carrots and corn cooked on a grill pan on the outside burner.

Salad with local tomato-Plain

Eggplant from Serious Eats.  I added too much ginger and garlic.  Actually garlic was roasted with eggplant as well as in dressing.  Awesome    www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2020/01/fish-fragrant-eggplants-sichuan-braised-eggplant-with-garlic-ginger-and-chilies.html

Pork loin cooked with BBQ Sauce in foil.  Fool proof and always moist..  Very Good

Kunde Meritage from Sonoma 2017.  Complemented the meal well.

Our fist meal out in Annapolis since March was a success at Grape Saturday night.  Could only get an early reservation, 5:30 , for a table outside.  Tables were spaced 8-10 feet apart in front on the sidewalk.  About 10 tables in total.

Watermelon gazpacho was a real it as was pan seared Cobia.  I has Day boat scallops which were sweet and rich.  Washed down with a bottle of Sancerre which offered both citrus fruit and good acidity.

Time well spent. 

• Wine Cellars of Annapolis on Forrest Drive.  The owner, Patrick, has been in the business for many years and has very good relationships with importers, wine makers and distributors.  

Mike's in Edgewater.  www.mikescrabhouse.com

Baked eggplant with onions-Yum

Grilled T-Bone Steaks-Yum

2017 Venge Silencieux-Superb  

I've met Kurt Venge a few times and am a huge fan of his wines.  Silenciuex never disappoints and this made a Thursday night pretty special.

A few years ago Matchbox Chinatown was a solid choice before a CAPS game.  Reasonable food compared to inside the arena and the beer was cold.

Annapolis Seafood Market has had them every time i go in, which is often.  Cantlers and Mikes have them as well. 

On 8/3/2020 at 9:46 PM, Pool Boy said:

Crispy Massachusetts Rock Fish and Spanish Octopus Duo - with grilled summer corn salad.
--This dish suffered the most from the drive back home unfortunately - nothing cispy about the dish (we avoided ordering the Fish Sticks & Onion Rings as well as the Stuffed squash blossoms on the menu for that reason).

That said, the flavors were still very solid. The octopus held together better than the rockfish and the accompanying corn salad had some magic thick crema in it to connect it together. The crema in the foreground is an avocado sort with a bit of chili oil - great for dipping the rockfish in to. Better yet, get a bit of everything on your fork for a nice bite and you'll love it. I would love to try this again immediately after it was plated.

No Local Chesapeake Rockfish.😞

Eggplant and onions-Cube eggplant toss with EVOO, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, onion.. Cook in aluminum tray on grill for 1+hours.

Tri Tip from Trader Joes

Probably a Cabernet Sauvignon 

Swordfish is generally our go to at our local fish store, Annapolis Seafood Market.  14.99-16.99/Lb, fresh from the Atlantic. Generally they get a few fish in and cut lots of steaks from the loins.  Very easy fish to grill.

I have bought a few whole Yellow tail snapper as well. Have the fish monger gut, scale , take head and fins off.  Stuff with some herbs and fruit and this also is easy in a fish basket on the grill.

Though I am in Annapolis I tend to avoid whole crabs.  Just can't see buying a dozen jumbos at 100+ dozen and then having to do all that work.  

Grilled swordfish with Basil chimichurri sauce. 

Green bean grilled on grill pan outside burner.

Rioja

58 minutes ago, Rovers2000 said:

I've had a big green egg since I moved out to Great Falls in June.  I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase.  We've done pizza (awesome), pork butts, dry aged steaks, ribs, brisket, clams and lobsters on it - and in my view each has been better from its time over the fire.  I don't have a full blown outdoor kitchen (yet) so I bought the acacia wood table for it which has been nice.  The big piece of advice I'd give is, if you're going to get one - and you plan on entertaining - get an XL.  You won't regret the extra space.

As you work on your outdoor set up - I'd welcome thoughts on specific contractors as within the next 12 months I foresee embarking on a similar project.

Thanks for the advice.  XL egg it will be.  We really like Danver cabinets and will probably lean towards Lynx for a grill and burner.  Need to plan in the fall so this get installed next Spring.

That is a burner.

Next Years project is an outdoor kitchen.   We have a lower area on our deck which is 10x12 and has both gas and electric underneath.  If you have an outdoor kitchen what appliances did you install and would you make same decision today.

I find myself grilling everyday and having an egg as well as a grill seems to open up more possibilities. 

CBF is having Oyster pop ups at their locations across the DMV to help promote Oyster farming.  I ordered 50 from Harris Creek Oysters which I will pick up this Thursday at their Merrill center location in Annapolis.  Harris Creek is on the eastern shore and the owner said they would be harvested that day.  Just show up with a cooler of ice in the trunk.

We will be grilling them to open.  From what I have seen they are still raw but this is an easy way to open them.  Will pair with some cold Sanceere. 

We are fortunate to belong to a sailboat club which has several cruising boats.  2 weeks ago we sailed from Annapolis to St Michaels. St Michaels was empty Sunday to Tuesday.  The Marina had bikes we could borrow and we were the only ones in the brewery there.

Our 35th Anniversary will be an overnight from Annapolis to Rockhall.  I joked with my wife that our dinner decision will be the single or double crabcake.

October we will go back out for another 4 nights, destination TBD.  

We have way too many Bonvoy points and free nights.  They will be unused until there is a vaccine and I feel really confident the world has this beat.

Hard boiled eggs(actually steamed) with a V8...  Dull.

My lunches most days are too predictable.  Salad and some leftover protein thrown on top.   Eaten in 15 minutes or less between zoom meetings.

Smoked Salmon from Sams club on a slice of Dakota bread from Great Harvest.  

Grilled chicken Breasts

Roasted Brussels

My take on Peruvian green sauce.  Chicachurri made with Jalapenos.  Awesome

They now are taking reservations and have an outside tent in their parking lot for expanded outside distanced dining option.

Newks closed in Annapolis early this year.