December 29, 2025 Breakfast - Lax and Bagel Lunch - sliced Turkey Breast sandwich. Dinner - Oysters at Pappadeaux’s and Pita sandwiches

December 29, 2025 Breakfast - Lax and Bagel Lunch - sliced Turkey Breast sandwich. Dinner - Oysters at Pappadeaux’s and Pita sandwiches

I woke up at 7:00 and watched the market and toasted a bagel, smeared the two halves with cream cheese, and garnished them with red onion slices, Gravad lax slices and capers.

The market and the precious metals all went down early and I was so busy I did not check to see how bad a day it was for my portfolio, but when I left the house at 9:30 for my appointment at 9:30 Nvidia was down over $3.00. It closed down $2.31. 

My appointment lasted from 10:00 until 4:15. At 1:00 Regina brought Sliced turkey cheese slices, sour dough breadAfter it I went home and called Aaron, as I had promised and he told me he and Monica were going to  Pappadeaux’s and invited us to join them.

We had no dinner planned so we drove to Pappadeaux’s and met them.

Monica and I each ordered a dozen fresh oysters on the half shell. Monika also ordered a broiled red snapper fillet stuffed with crab meat. Aaron ordered a shrimp salad and Suzette order six oysters broiled with bread crumbs, bacon and chili flakes (Casino) but a bit spicier. Suzette and I split a bottle of Gruner Vitliner. The bill totaled $125.00. That is the reason we do not eat out much any more. Several of my oysters were small and ripped to pieces from improper shucking.

We could have eaten three dozen oysters from Whole Foods on its Friday $1.00 oyster special for what one dozen cost at Pappadeaux’s.

And the Gruner Vitliner wine that usually costs $10.00 at Total wine was $47.00.

When we arrived home I watched Atlanta beat the L.A. Rams .

During the game I made two pita pocket sandwiches each with 1/2 of a Romanian pork sausage, tomato slices, red onion slices, feta cheese, and tartare sauce with a glass of Spanish Rioja Reserva.

Suzette finished cooking her casserole filled with black garbanzo beans.

Later I drank a cup of tea with a piece of chocolare candy and we watched Antique Roadshow until 10:00 when we went to bed. Suzette slept and I blogged until 11:00.

Bon Appetit