At around 8:00 am we went to the Downtown Farmer’s Market and
bought a Bosque Bakery baguette, a pint of fingerling potatoes, a small
container of oyster mushroom hummus, 2 pints of shishito peppers, three ears of
corn to serve with our steak meal on Sunday and to use to make chowder this
evening.
At around 9:30 a.m. I drove Suzette to the tile shop and
then to Costco to fill up her gas tank.
We decided to go in and buy a couple of things. We started in the wine department and
Suzette picked up a bottle of 2012 Whispering Angel French Cote de Provence
Rosé, the most elegantly refined of rosés for a reasonable price ($14.99) that
is made by Caves d’ Esclans (the 2011 received a 90 rating. Caves d’ Esclans specializes in rosé wine and
also makes a more elegant Chateau D’Esclans that is a bit more expensive. The important thing to know about rosé is that
loses its fruitiness pretty quickly, usually within a year, so my general rule
is the fresher the better; rose is usually released in May of the year after it
is picked, fermented and bottled, so a 2012 Rosé is the freshest you can find
in 2013.
We also bought a bottle of Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc for
$7.79, one of the best American Sauvignon Blancs for the price.
Then we saw two new items, 24 oz. tubs Azuma Seaweed Salad
and Azuma Calamari Salad for $10.99.
These items cost about $3.99 for 4 or 5 oz. at Ta Lin, so this is a
major find. We bought a tub of each and
then looked at each other and decided to eat sashimi for lunch. So we returned to the seafood area and
bought a tuna filet and a salmon filet to use for the chowder and to eat for
lunch and we were happy. We bought
Applewood bacon, a loaf of fresh baked rosemary olive oil bread and copy paper
and then checked out and drove home.
I cut out the belly meat from the tuna and a thick strip
from the salmon and sliced them into slices.
Suzette put a pile of the Calamari salad on the fish plate and
individual bowls of seaweed salad. I
opened the small plastic tub of pickled ginger and Suzette sliced up one of our cucumbers from the garden three ways (see picture below) and grabbed the wasabi
and beers and we were ready to eat.
On Thursday I had bought an 8 oz. bottle of Pacific
Northwest oysters at Pro’s Ranch Market, which was only three large oysters, so
we decided to use some of the salmon filet, While I worked on a securities
offering Suzette picked and chopped some lovage and celery from our garden, cut
the kernels off the three ears of corn, sliced the fingerling potatoes into
slices and diced ¼ onion. Then she sautéed
the potatoes, onion, salt and pepper, and lovage in a large casserole in butter
and then added chicken stock to the casserole and added the oysters and
salmon. When I came to the kitchen, I
added about 1 cup of milk, sliced and toasted 3 slices of the Rosemary and
olive oil bread and opened the bottle of 2012 Whispering Angel Rosé. We ladled spoonfuls of the hot chowder into
bowls and enjoyed a delicious fresh seafood dinner with the lovely wine. Willy arrived during dinner and he joined us
to eat a bowl of chowder and a glass of wine with a slice of toasted bread. 
After dinner we watched movies on the TV and finished the
last bit of old Clafoutis with a sip of cognac.
Bon Appétit
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