June 24, 2022 Lunch - Pizza and Salad. Dinner - Steamed Halibut wrapped in Chard, Scalloped Potatoes, and steamed Broccoli

June 24, 2022 Lunch - Pizza and Salad. Dinner - Steamed Halibut wrapped in Chard, Scalloped Potatoes, and steamed Broccoli 

I heated the remaining Danish pastries left from Midsomer and we ate them on the patio for breakfast, Suzette with a cup of coffee and me with a cup of tea.

Suzette went work and I then worked on the securities memo until 10:30 when I showered and dressed and drove to Central Trailer Supply for the Titan meeting.  Susie had set up a special lunch of a spinach with the stems removed, diced bell pepper, garbanzo bean, and tomato salad for me with an olive oil and balsamic dressing in a crystal bottle on a silver tray.  The others got spinach salad with the stems on for the others.

It was so cute and yet so appropriate that I had to laugh.

Here are some pictures.

When our meeting ended at 2:00, I drove to Talin to buy fish for dinner, I bought a bag of German egg noodles, a lovely 1.25 lb. Piece of fresh halibut, coconut milk and Thai Tom Yum seasoning for Willy’s soup, black Moroccan olives, Yu Choy, brown beech mushrooms, ginger root, and fresh turmeric root.

I drove home and arrived at 3:30 to await delivery of a case of Pinot from Rick at Calstar Cellars that arrived at 5:15.

We made cocktails and watched TV until the wine arrived at 5:15 and then until hockey began at 6:00.

Dinner was easy.  Suzette went to the garden and picked several large leaves of chard.  She drizzled the halibut steak with the PPI basil infused olive oil she made for the Midsomer meal and put several pats of butter on it and wrapped it in chard leaves and secured them with toothpicks and steamed the fish in the steaming oven with a steam saturated atmosphere.  Suzette had brought home a tray of scalloped potatoes from Chef Josh. She cut a square of potatoes and sautéed it in an iron skillet in butter until it developed a crisp deep brown crust. Finally she cut flowerets from a head of broccoli and steamed them in the steamer.

I went to the garage and fetched a bottle of Belle Vignes French Sauvignon Blanc (Trader Joe’s $5.99) that had a pronounced citrus flavor that went well with the fish, which we also drizzled with fresh lemon juice after it had cooked.

We loved dinner.  It seems like we continue to have excellent meals.

For example, the halibut was $8.99/lb., which is the cheapest I have seen in many years.  It must have been a Mexican halibut but it was a big halibut.  Here is a photo of it after removal of the 1.25 lb. steak.

I ate some chocolate ice cream doused with cognac and garnished with whipped cream and chocolate syrup during the third period.  Tampa Bay won to bring the series to 3 to 2 games in favor of Colorado.

Bon Appetit