Odd sleep and work patterns lead to odd eating patterns. I have been waking at 5:00, working until 9:30 to 10:00, eating a small meal, working until 1:30 to 2:30, eating a small meal and then cooking dinner with Suzette around 6:00 to 7:00.
Today was no different. At 10:00 I ate a small plate of PPI Blue Corn Shrimp Enchiladas. At 4:00 I ate a small plate of Lamb Couscous and the rode the short loop 3 ½ miles.
I then went to meditate at 6:00. When I returned home Suzette opened the 1 lb. package of Dover sole I bought at Albertson’s yesterday and we decided to make a quick meal by laying two Dover sole filets on top of the remaining PPI Blue Corn Shrimp Enchiladas and heating it in the microwave. I opened the bottle of Belles Vignes French Sauvignon Blanc (Trader Joe’s $5.99) and we drank it before, during, and after the meal.
The enchiladas were Paul Prudhomme’s recipe. Here it is:
They were super creamy and more mellow and mild than when they were first baked. Sometimes the PPI tastes better than the freshly cooked version.
So let me tell you again about the best June 6th meal I have ever had.
We visited Paris and Normandy a few years ago while Willy was attending graduate school in Dublin. Willy met us in Paris and we drove to Giverney to visit Monet’s garden. He then returned to Dublin and we drove to the coast of Normandy to an Air BandB house we rented in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer, one of the three small villages sitting above Omaha Beach. I was not thrilled at the prospect of being in the battlefield area during D Day because of all of the crowds but Suzette was, she took her Dad’s medals to wear. After we visited Ponte de Hoc, I started getting to it. Ponte de Hoc is a point that sits between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach that provided a line of site down both beaches and was filled with German guns as part of its Atlantic defenses. The Allied Forces sent 235 Rangers and a group of Texans to disable the guns two hours before the attack. They scaled the 100 foot high Cliff with metal scaling ladders, fought off the 300 German soldiers stationed at the battery, and disabled the guns. When the Allied forces reached the Ponte about 48 hours later only 35 were able to hold a weapon. It is now a museum and battlefield memorial worth visiting. Visiting it affected me deeply.
So we then began going to places and celebrations. The most memorable other than the oyster farms at Isigny-sur-mer was the Picnic on Omaha Beach on the evening of June 6. The commune filled the promenade with an about ¼ mile long row of picnic tables At 7:00people of all stripes and level of society began to arrive with picnic baskets filled with their favorite foods and beverages. We all mingled and shared food and drink. Our neighbor shared their quiche. Another offered us cups of cider. Everyone of the French were celebrating their Liberation. I got the feeling that this day was as important as Bastille Day for them. They expressed joy in their liberation from German Occupation and were thrilled when Suzette told them that her dad had landed on that very beach on D Day and showed them his medals.
It was a memorable experience of the highest order and one available to all. There was food and beverage booths so there was lots of food and drinks. We prepared a lovely seafood salad and took cider.
Here is a link to the picture of the event.
https://m.facebook.com/IsignyOmahaTourisme/photos/gm.398228810933608/2147762595246912/?type=3&source=44
Bon Appetit
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