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  1. I made the Bisteca California with pepperonata and baked ricotta from Sunday Suppers at Lucques yesterday.  The beef:

     

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    And with chicken for the non red meat eater (me, haha)

     

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    No photo of the baked ricotta but it was delicious.  We ate it on crusty bread.

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  2. Soft boiled egg and toast soldiers.  The soldiers were the last thing to cook in my Breville Smart Oven before it died. Unplugging it revealed a very corroded plug with slightly melted plastic on the plug end.  I am not sure if the issue originated with the oven or with the outlet, but needless to say the electrician will be paying a visit tomorrow.

     

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  3. 22 hours ago, liuzhou said:

     

    That does look wonderful. Is that a slick of yoghurt, I spot?

    Definitely, one to bookmark. To my surprise, I can even get sumac on line here in China. A bit pricey, but hey it's only money!

     

    Yes, it is yogurt mixed with lemon zest, garlic and a little salt.

     

    It is interesting to see how differently things are priced in different parts of the world.  I bought my sumac (enough to fill a quart size jar)  for $3 at a middle eastern grocery in town.

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  4. Last night's dinner was sandwich night.  Option one was a riff on a grouper "reuben" I have on vacation sometimes, but of course I can't get grouper here.  This was made with leftover haddock from the prior evening's fish tacos.  It bears no resemblance to a real reuben, but it's tasty.

     

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    And option two was a seared salmon on ciabatta with avocado mashed with onions and a few other things and topped with bacon.  I saw this idea in one of Ina Garten's cookbooks.   All the components were good individually but for me personally they did not really go together in the sandwich.

     

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    Now I get to grill tonight's dinner in the pitch black.  Summer is truly over.

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  5. 23 hours ago, ElsieD said:

     

    That looks delicious.  What's in the topping?

     

    The salsa is mango, onion, kumato tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeño, and lime juice. There is also a lime flavored crema drizzled on top. 

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  6. On September 14, 2016 at 1:11 PM, huiray said:

    Soup & Salad.

     

    Tomato soup.

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    EV olive oil, chopped-up onion, chopped-up celery, tomato flesh w/ juices, sea salt, water, fresh basil, simmer, break up w/ a stick blender, simmer.

    Served w/ a generous dollop of basil pesto & basil sprigs.

     

     

    That soup looks really delicious.  I love tomato soup.

     

    Last night was clean out the fridge sandwich night.  For my husband, the leftover steak from Saturday with baby spinach, parmesan cheese, and truffle butter

     

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    For me, the Thai-flavored omelet banh mi sandwich from Andrea Ngyuen's book

     

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  7.  I hosted my niece's 15th birthday celebration this afternoon.  I was not able to get pictures of everything but we had an Italian-esque spread.  Antipasto of meats, cheeses, and two types of frittata. One is peppers and basil. the other is made out of the leftover sausage-spinach stew from the other day.  All meats, olives, and cheeses and are from Salumeria Italiana in Boston's North End.

     

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    A caprese salad

     

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    I also made bruschetta, meatballs, and there was a big platter of burrata with good olive oil and maldon salt since my niece loves that.

     

    A very non-Italian, non-cake birthday dessert, chosen by my niece, blueberry pie.  My sister baked this, as my pie crust is abominably bad.

     

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  8.  A stew of chicken sausage, summer squash, tomatoes, and spinach, with garlic and tomato rubbed bread

     

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    Yesterday my niece tried her hand at making sushi.  It came out a little messy but not too bad for a first attempt

     

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    The carnivores dined on grilled Pat LaFrieda ribeyes, cooked to a perfect medium rare

     

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  9. @Smithy, Beachcomber is a classic restaurant for me.  I have probably been there 40 times!  I will confess that I prefer Winslow's.  :-)

     

    We tried again for Beachcomber today, but Hermine is now here on the Outer Cape, and the wind and waves were ferocious.  I have no photos of the ocean because there was so much sand violently blowing around and I was concerned that my lens would be damaged if I tried for a photo. The waves were HUGE.  We ended up having to leave because my niece was convinced the restaurant was going over the dune.  She was so scared she started to cry, so that was that.  We ended up back at Mac's Shack.

     

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    Big kahuna roll

     

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    Littlenecks

     

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    Steamers

     

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    Tuna tartare

     

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    Lobster roll

     

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    Burger no fries for my nephew with the crustacean allergy

     

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    Fried oysters

     

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    Fried clams

     

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    Fish and chips

     

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    Lobster tostadas

     

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    Everyone has returned to the real world other than myself, my husband, and my nephew.  One more breakfast and then this food adventure is over until next month, when we are back for Columbus Day weekend and then the locally famous Wellfleet Oysterfest the following weekend.

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  10. @Thanks for the Crepes thanks for the nice compliments on my photos!  I do enjoy taking pictures.  

     

    @Okanagancook yes, the whales were very close to the boat.  I also had a good position because we were the second group in line to board the boat, so that helped a lot.

     

    Yesterday we tried to revisit the Beachcomber, but no luck.  Their parking lot was full, as was the auxiliary lot that they shuttle people over from.  So, instead it was back to Winslow's Tavern.  We had some new items, but also some repeats.

     

    It was breezy, so some clam chowder was in order.  This one had grilled corn in it, which I enjoyed.

     

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    An arugula salad

     

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    A pear-apple salad

     

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    Kale caesar salad

     

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    Roasted oysters

     

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    Tomato salad with bacon jam and burrata

     

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    Soft shell crab sandwich

     

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    The pug mac

     

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    Scallop roll

     

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    Prosciutto panino

     

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    Double chocolate mousse

     

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    Key lime tart

     

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    And a surprise sunset.  We thought Hermine would interfere, but last night was beautiful.

     

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    We leave for home tomorrow morning, so I have just two more meals to share for this trip.  

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  11. 8 hours ago, weinoo said:

    Great photos. Do you ever go to PJs?

     

    This do this great stuffed clam...

     

     

     

     

    Oh yes, I like PJ's a lot.  But Arnold's has my favorite stuffie :-)

     

    Whale watching off Provincetown today led to some good sightings.  Lots of humpbacks, minkies and fin whales.  

     

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    we followed the watch with an early dinner at Mac's Fish House.  Oysters

     

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    Calamari

     

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    salmon-avocado hand roll

     

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    spicy tuna stuffed tempura fried avocado

     

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    Ritz cracker crusted bluefish 

     

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    sea dogs (fried lobster tails)

     

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    Cajun swordfish

     

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    Pan-seared monkfish

     

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    tonight's sunset

     

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    Time for a fire pit and s'mores.  Sounds like the end of the trip is going to get washed out by Hermine.  We'll stick it out anyway.

     

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  12. We spent yesterday at Head of the Meadow beach in Truro

     

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    I spied a food truck in the parking lot so went to investigate.  Tacos!

     

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     A bean and cheese quesadilla for my nephew

     

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    Cod tacos for myself and my husband

     

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    I have more photos from yesterday but my internet is running very slow so will update more later.  We are going on a whale watch today and I am hoping for some good photos.  There are a lot of whales around.  We spotted at least seven from the beach at Race Point the other day.

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  13. 12 hours ago, suzilightning said:

    @liamsaunt  years ago when we were in P-town we used to get Portuguese sweet bread -NOT the bread I make but more like a sweet breakfast treat my MIL loved ........have you seen it or heard of it?

     

    Yes, that bread is available for sale in all of the stores out here.  I just posted a picture in the breakfast thread of a strata I made this morning using the bread.  There is a Portuguese bakery on the main drag in Provincetown that sells it in many different shapes.  The other stores typically have the english muffin shape and then just large loaves.

     

    One more picture, a late night snack I made using local clams: clams casino dip.  The recipe was in an Elin Hilderbrand book that I just finished reading.  Quite tasty.

     

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  14.  A late lunch at Local 186 in Provincetown

     

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    Cocktails.  The one in the back is a smoky mescal drink, and the one in the front has cranberries. I forget their names, sorry.

     

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    Littleneck clams with pork belly and tasty broth

     

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    Onion stings

     

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    Kobe beef burger with bacon

     

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    El Guapo burger (fried avocado and chipotle aioli toppings)

     

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    Surf and turf burger

     

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    Turkey burger with bacon jam and cheddar.  Roasted garlic aioli on the side for dipping the fries into.  That was mine.  I only ate half and I am still absurdly stuffed six hours later.  Something lighter tomorrow for sure.

     

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  15. More foods.

     

    Back to the Beachcomber. A fishwich.  I have ordered this at least 20 times.  Everyone that goes to Beachcomber with me laughs when I order it.

     

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    Oyster Po'Boy

     

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    A breakfast at the Chocolate Sparrow in Orleans. 

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    Blueberry crumble muffin

     

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    cinnamon roll

     

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    egg turkey and cheese sandwich

     

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    Dinner.  Karoo in Eastham.

     

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    Hummus and pita

     

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    Peri peri wings

     

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    Snail rangoons

     

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    Vegetarian appetizers: falafel, grape leaves, pakoras, samosas

     

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    Pap and chakalaka

     

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    Peri peri chicken and salad

     

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    Meatballs and curry gravy. 

     

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    Milketarte

     

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    Coconut milk lavender panna cotta with passion fruit sauce

     

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    Provincetown tomorrow

     

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  16. A quick tour of the offerings at PB Boulangerie in Wellfleet. Not recommended for dieters. 

     

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    I bought 8 croissants, 4 blueberry danishes, 2 chocolate tarts, and a baguette.  I'll eat one croissant tomorrow. The rest will be eaten by the teens. Oh to have their metabolism.

     

    And of course tonight's sunset.

     

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  17. So, I said we were going someplace new yesterday.  I lied.  It was back to some old favorites.  We had breakfast at the Fairway.  My nephew's boring pancakes

     

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    a caprese omelet

     

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    my niece's cannoli-stuffed french toast

     

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    and my Greek scramble.  I took half of this home and ate the rest for breakfast this morning.

     

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    For dinner, we returned to Mac's Shack.  Oysters broiled with garlic butter

     

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    Oysters Rockefeller

     

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    Salmon tartare

     

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    Random sushi

     

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    Razor clams

     

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    Littleneck clams steamed in beer

     

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    Linguini with pesto

     

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    Salmon with mussels and roasted fennel

     

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    Flourless chocolate torte

     

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    Key lime pie

     

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    Sunset

     

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    I promise we are going to some new places soon, including an African restaurant that I have been wanting to try.

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