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That is definitely a parrotfish. I wanted to mention that this fish, and others that feed on coral reefs, are linked with ciguatera, a very painful and long-lasting illness that is caused by a toxin present in the flesh of reef fish. The toxin has no odor or taste and cannot be removed with cooking. I am not familiar with the rate of illness caused by ciguatera in the Gulf of Tonkin, but a quick google search does show that it is present there.

Ramen noodle bowl. I came home from work and processed 25 lbs. of tomatoes into marinara so needed something fast after I was done. 20 gallons of sauce made so far, and I only have one more batch of tomatoes to go. Most people have standing freezers filled with meat. Mine is half filled with marinara sauce.

I made the mushrooms berkley last night. According to the notes in my cookbook, I had made them previously, but I don't remember doing so. I cut the sugar in half and thought they were more than sweet enough. I used them as a sauce for some grilled chicken.

Cliche salad. Chicken, roasted beets, goat cheese, and walnuts.

Ha, the Vegetarian Epicure was one of my fallback cookbooks in college too, 20 years after you. I still have it. I always mark off recipes in books after I cook them so I will have to look and see if I ever made these mushrooms. They do look delicious! The corn and cheddar chowder in that book is still my favorite corn chowder recipe, though I use chicken stock now, and omit the nutritional yeast.

Did you enjoy it? It looks delicious. I have eaten at his restaurant Fatty Crab a handful of times (ironically in a location--now closed--that had no crab on the menu!) and have that cookbook but have never made anything from it. Last night's dinner was a hake and clam stew. That's a roasted red pepper rouille on the toast.

Farro salad with arugula, tomatoes, herbs, parmesean, pistachios and radishes. Recipe from the New York Times cooking site.

roasted halibut with lobster

Roasted salmon with basil butter over tomato risotto. The tomatoes are from my garden. My garden was pretty much a failure this year except for the tomatoes.

More linguini, this time with shrimp

linguini with clams

My husband and I went back to Cape Cod last weekend and were able to get another piece of toro. I followed an idea in Fish Without a Doubt by Rick Moonen and coated it in everything bagel seasoning and just cooked it for 60 seconds. Served on garlicky udon noodles with bok choy and scallions.

Yes, I have had both Sally's and Pepe's pizza. My husband went to law school in New Haven and those were our usual dinner out locations when I visited him. At the time I liked them both equally. It has been many years though.

white clam pizza with arugula salad on top

nicoise salad

Labor Day dinner was a four pound halibut chunk. Shared with nine others My Cape Cod fishmonger sold me this toro I know it is usually made into sushi but that is not what I felt like doing. I seared it briefly and served it with tomatoes from my garden and local corn... and we ate the rest in a nicoise.

eggs scrambled with tomatoes, bacon, onion, and provolone

egg sandwich

A couple of recents. Pasta alla Norma Use up everything in the fridge crispy chicken salad

I did not make the bread. I rarely bake bread, even though I enjoy doing so. I just usually don't have time. The bread on the tomato sandwich is a ciabatta roll from a local baking operation called Iggy's Breads of the World. The bowl was made by a ceramic artist on a Caribbean island I visit frequently. I have a collection of his serving dishes as well as tableware, and some lighting fixtures. I try to add to my collection every time I visit. The fries were made from zucchini and summer squash. I just cut them into planks, dipped in egg and seasoned panko, then baked on a rack at 425 until they were browned and tender. Next time I would use dry breadcrumbs instead of panko as I think that would stick better. The sauce is a homemade ranch.

cheeseburger for the husband Melissa Clark's tomato sandwich from last week's New York Times for me Squash fries for both of us

Raspberry lime rickey Tomato tart in a basil-garlic crust. There was also sweet corn, grilled striped bass, and grilled steak but I did not have time to get pictures of those things before the starving hordes descended

scubadoo97, that tuna looks perfectly cooked! I want some. Spicy summer vegetable soup. I have a cold right now and this hit the spot.

Lettuce wraps. I only had romaine but this is what I was in the mood for. It worked fine

fishcakes with remoulade, sweet corn, and garden tomatoes