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My husband and I decided to check out Turks and Caicos. We rented a house for a week starting today, but ended up flying in a day early because of a storm building up right in the flight path. We scrambled, switched our flight, and used points to book a night at the Ritz Carlton on Grace Bay for last night. The view from our room The beach itself reminds me a little bit of Miami. There are a lot of resorts right on the beach. It’s not really my scene, but we are staying in a house in a quieter area for the rest of the trip. Here are a couple of view from the beach We were really tired on arrival, so just went to the sushi restaurant at the resort for dinner. Menu I had a mocktail made with earl grey tea and pineapple, and my husband had a spicy pineapple margarita We shared an order of potstickers The hamachi turadito and the gunkan. The hamachi was good but the lobster one was kind of bland. Then we shared the spicy tuna roll and the South Caicos conch roll. Conch fritters on sushi was a new one hahaha, but we had to try it. I think I would have preferred just getting some conch fritters. We are checking out of here in a bit, going grocery shopping and then heading to the house. I think I saw the road to the area where we are staying from the plane, and it basically looks like a sand path. Should be interesting! I am glad we rented a Jeep.

Coconut, ginger, rice, turmeric soup with greens (in this case, baby spinach)

Spiced roasted carrots and cauliflower on whipped tahini with pistachio-herb topping for crunch

Roasted sweet potato and pinto bean tacos

Sausage, peppers and onions rigatoni made with some spicy Italian veggie sausage I picked up on sale from Whole Foods. Husband liked it, my sister and I disliked the texture. It was worth a try.

A winterized version of Charlie Bird’s farro salad with the radishes, tomatoes, and mint omitted and roasted beets and spicy maple glazed delicata squash added. I also used much less oil than the recipe called for because my farro was still very moist after cooking and didn’t need much dressing. https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/charlie-birds-farro-salad

Tuesday, fish curry Wednesday, the usual miso salmon ramen bowl

Hot honey and mustard chicken with sweet potato purée and roasted broccoli

Crab cake with caper aioli, an arugula fennel apple and pistachio salad, and roasted asparagus

Seared scallops on pistachio risotto with roasted shiitake mushrooms and spinach puree.

Haddock braised in spicy tomato sauce with olives, capers and spinach. I boiled some tiny potatoes alongside and tossed them in at the end, but we ended up thinking they were superfluous. I don’t think many of them got eaten. Pasta would have been a better choice, but we are overwhelmed with all kind of potatoes right now.

Some recent dinners. Penne with pesto and grape tomatoes Chicken tinga tacos Glazed salmon and roasted broccoli with rice

Yes, breadcrumbs on top. I used Jamie Oliver’s recipe from New York Times Cooking. I like it because the eggplant is baked plain rather than breaded and fried. You can taste the eggplant more that way.

Thanks for the report! So interesting to see that part of the world. I feel like we always go to the same places…

Eggplant Parmesean and arugula salad with toasted walnuts