April 28, 2021 Brunch - Monkfish Omelet. Sara Lindemuth’s Birthday Party

April 28, 2021 Brunch - Monkfish Omelet. Sara Lindemuth’s Birthday Party 

I awakened at 8:00 and took a shower and dressed.

When I went downstairs things were underway for Jean and Suzette’s Mom’s Birthday.  Jean added dressing to the pasta salad to marinate more.

I suggested using the Monkfish cream sauce stew to make breakfast.  Jean wanted a bagel, but Suzette agreed to it.  So I melted some butter in a large skillet and added the monkfish stew in cream sauce with snow peas, and mushrooms. Soon there was a steady mist coming off the skillet as the sauce reduced.

After about ten minutes I added 4 eggs whisked and let the mixture cook until it stiffened.  I lay 4 slices of provolone cheese on the eggs and cooked it for several more minutes and then flipped 1/2 of it in pieces onto the other half.  The skillet was not seasoned and the omelet stuck so I had to scrape the bottom 1/2 off the skillet.  I was able to get most of the egg unstuck.  Here are some pictures.  The omelet was really delicious. Perhaps even more delicious than last night’s soupy fish stew. The reason we made the fish stew soupy was so the sauce could sauce the baked sweet potato that was served with the fish.

There are 5 Lindemuth siblings, Jeff, Suzette, Bill, Jean, and Don.

Bill arrived at around 11:00 and soon after Jeff and Don arrived.  Our first activity of the day was to assemble the propane grill while Suzette and Jean drove to fill the propane tank.

After the grill was assembled and hooked up we heated it to char the paint.

Then the tables were moved to the area near the grill and the hamburgers and hot dogs and broccoli, pasta and pot of beans Bill brought were placed on the table.

Don started grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and toasting buns.

Soon we were filling our plates and eating.  I had selected a 6 pack of Negra Modelo, a 6 pack of Magners apple cider, a 12 pack of Corona, a bottle of sangria, two bottles of Bolla Pinot Grigio and Bolla chianti, a bottle of Montepolicello di Abruzzo and a bottle of Josh Sauvignon Blanc.  We drank the three bottles of red, 1 1/2 bottles of white, the six Negra, the sangria, and several Coronas.

I enjoyed the hot dog better than the hamburger.  The hot dogs were Hippeys and the hamburgers were angus.

I sliced and filled two plates with tomatoes, onions and lettuce.

After we finished the meal we discovered that we did not have ice cream for the two cakes, so Jean went to the store and bought a container of vanilla and a container of chocolate.

I cut the cakes and served them.  One was carrot with a cream cheese icing and the other was a white cake with a raspberry filling and creamy icing. Both said Happy 95th Birthday.  Suzette tells me that Mrs. Lindemuth’s is proud that she is the same age as Elizabeth II.

We took a family photo before we cut the cakes.

I really enjoyed talking to Suzette’s brothers, who are all intelligent and charming.  I think it was brilliant of Jean to give us a team building exercise to put together the propane grill.  By working together, we developed a camaraderie.

We opened and served Gruet Extended Tirage pink champagne and toasted Mrs. Lindemuth.

Bill’s beans were prize winning he said.  A paper he submitted the recipe to awarded him a $100.00 reward.

Af about 4:00 Bev took Mrs. Lindemuth back to her apartment at the Masonic Village.  Jean told me that Mrs. Lindemuth has spent most of the last year isolated in her room. Only recently have they begun serving meals in the dining room.  On May 1 they will begin to be able to go outside the building for short walks.  I personally don’t know how she has made it through so well.

Soon everyone else left taking leftovers packed in containers and we settled in.

I took a nap and when I awakened I discovered that Apple and Facebook had good earning reports and were up in the aftermarket. It is hard to believe but, Facebook appears to be up $22.00 and Apple is up over $2.00 per share, which is a .77% increase on top of a slightly positive day to what will surely result in another record day for my portfolio tomorrow.

The van is still in the shop, but we hope it will be ready tomorrow and we can leave for Woodstock.

We only drank water after 4:00 to help digest our massive lunch.

Bon Appetit