Fresh figs with pancetta on the grill.
Marinated grilled chicken.
Grilled veggies.

Herb crusted rack of lamb
Oven roasted ratatouille
Steamed green beans

Everything except the lamb and onion came out of our garden. I love this time of year.

Tonight, we're having friends over for dinner. First I have an Epoisses, triple creme Brie, and a pate. The main course will be grilled NY Strips with grilled veggies. Wines undecided so far.

Chicken Parmigano
Pasta
Green Peas

My wife (who's an Aussie native) is making her incredible rack of lamb, with garlic cloves and rosemary part of the marinade... cooked on the barbie, of course! Also, green salad w/lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, orange/red/yellow sweet peppers, walnuts, almonds, and Annie's Shiitake & Sesami Vinaigrette Salad dressing (good stuff!).

Pairing with a 2003 Greenock Alice's Shiraz and a 2005 Mollydooker Carnival of Love.

Can't do this everyday, of course, but with tomorrow being a holiday and with my Oregon Ducks winning their first game of the season I thought it was reason enough to celebrate

Yesterday:
Guiness beef stew (great stuff)
Fish and chips
Homeade vanilla ice cream

Tonight:
Ribeye
French fries
Baked potato

Bella,

You had ff AND a baked potato?

Yup Burp! (I had to save the veggies on hand for the soup I am making tomorrow)

One can only imagine the culinary creativity and automotive engineering that will generate that soup!

Dinner with family at Station house in Lantana:
Fresh crab meat with dijon dressing
Mussels in white wine sauce
Steamed Maine lobster

red, we haven't been to The Station House in a few years. What are they charging for lobsters now?

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Originally posted by Board-O:
red, we haven't been to The Station House in a few years. What are they charging for lobsters now?

B-O
27 bucks for the 1 1/2 pound lobster. If you get there before 6 pm you can get the early bird special price which is about 3 bucks less.

I usually enjoy this place a lot but today the lobster was a little chewy.

Have you been to the Station Grill across the street? I have not. I was told they have good steaks.

We get fresh lobsters up here pretty easily, which is why we haven't gone to The Station House for years. Our favorite place for seafood in the area is City Oyster in Delray. We usually go to dinner about 9 PM when some of the places aren't too crowded, but City Oyster is pretty full at that hour, especially in the winter.

Lots of pork yesterday, dry rubbed baby backs for lunch then had the smoker going all day with a pork shoulder over applewood and bourbon oak.

Yesterday I also marinated up my first Jerk Chicken to cook today, looking and smelling great!

I am preparing for tonight:
Chicken minnestrone soup (actually for tomorrow)
Short ribs provencale with creme fraiche mashed potatoes

Pork chops medium rare, served with jacket potatoes laced with a crème made of goat cheese, sour cream and finely chopped fresh rosemary. Nice and simple. I love the lamb/goat cheese/rosemary combo.

Went with a 2002 Cupano Rosso di Montalcino (TN here ).

//Anders

I plan to grill some NY steaks tonight.
Not sure about the extras yet.

NY Strips
Macaroni & Cheese
Tomatoes
Salad
Broccoli

Ground Chuck Burgers.
Ceasar Salad.
BBQ Beans.

2001 Neal Family Cabernet Sauvignon.

PH

In addition to the NY steaks we had creamed spinach, grilled veggies and apple tart with vanilla ice cream.

Had my final triathlon of the season on Sunday, so I needed to carb-load on Friday and Saturday.

Friday night was basil-cheese stuffed chicken breasts over pasta with my homemade tomato/basil sauce.

Saturday was just pasta and left over sauce.

Sunday (after the race) we pepperoni and cheese stromboli.

Last night was bavby back ribs following the recipe in the Summer Grlling Guide in Cooks Illustraded. Man, thse guys just can't go wrong!!!

Last night was lobster, shrimp, and sausage paella with fresh peas, peppers, and saffron. Absolutely awesome and from the Barefoot Contessa cook book. YUM!

Had this out on our front sidewalk, aka "The Bistro" with some neighbors and did a blind sauv blanc tasting....and guess which one was the favorite? Nope...wasn't the Kim Crawford...it was the Charles Shaw...what are the odds? What is this world coming to? The wife and I were the only ones that knew! UGH!

-mJ

Lamb Stew for tomorrow night.

Made a few california and spicy tuna rolls will be finishing up tonight wiht a ZD reserve chard 03.

Thinking I'm going to have raclette. Not sure yet.

Tonight, roasted pork shoulder marinated in Teriyaki and Ginger. Maybe pop a riesling.