September 22, 2019 Brunch – American Breakfast.  Snack – Pesto and Yellow Squash Bruscetti. Dinner – Foil baked fish wrapped in Hoja Santa with retried black beans

I watched the news and at 9:30Suzette made an American breakfast: two eggs over easy, two slices of bacon fried crisp, two toasted slices of buttered whole wheat toast and country fries.

I rode six miles at 11:00 and we went shopping at 12:30.  We went to Total Wine and bought scotch, a 12 pack of Negra Modelo, a six pack of Sam Adams Oktoberfest, a bottle of gin and a cheap bottle of brandy.

We then drove to Talin, where we bought a small can of pimientos, 1 lb. of fresh hake, 1 ½ lb. of fresh monkfish, baby bok Choy, shallots, White beech Mushrooms, and squid ink.

We then drove to Sprouts where we bought yogurt, milk, and several other things.

On the way home we stopped at the Chile Cinnection at the corner of Mountain Rd. And a Broadway, where they were roasting bags of green chile, so Suzette could order two 30 lb. bags off Lemitar mild green Chile for delivery on Tuesday.

When we returned Suzette created an interesting new snack.  She toasted slices of whole wheat rolls and spread them with pesto and a slice of cheese and finally slices of yellow squash and baked them in the oven until to cook the squash and melt the cheese.  We drank glasses of red wine with the snack.

Then at 6:00 we started cooking dinner.  Suzette wanted to make Foil Baked Hoja Santa wrapped fish.  She decided to use the monkfish, so I butchered three sections of monkfish and refrigerated the
rest.  I then sliced pimientos, yellow squash, onions, chives, and oregano and Suzette piled those ingredients on the fish in two layers of aluminum foil that she crimped and baked on the grill with a pile of fresh carrots we bought yesterday at the farmers’ market.

Willy came over for dinner.  Suzette also made retried black beans.  She opened and sautéed a large can of black beans and then added chopped garlic, Hoja Santa, artichoke leaves, oregano from the garden, and some chopped pimiento.

I opened a bottle of Los Alamos Argentinian Red blend that as mostly Malbec grapes for Willy and opened a bottle of Belles Vignes French Sauvignon Blanc and poured glasses for Suzette and me.

We ate under the gazebo and got a full report from Willy on his trip to
Toronto and Montreal.

The evening was cool with a slight breeze so we enjoyed s pleasant conversation and meal.

I was enamored with the grilled sea bass on a bed of fresh Hoja Santa leaves at Audrey’s in LA., but tonight’s meal was delicious.

Bon Appetit