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I would happily trade a scallop roll for some of that produce from your garden that you have shown on the dinner thread, Shelby. It is still too cold here to put a garden in. I am hoping to get mine in the first week of June. Today's lunch adventure was at Mac's Shack. This is my group's favorite Wellfleet restaurant. Cocktails to start. Left to right a mescalito, a ginny and the peach, and a blueberry vodka lemonade. The adult guys split an order of clams casino The ladies shared a spicy tuna mango martini and some halibut turadito then got some sushi. There is a ganja mon roll and crunchy crab in the picture. The ganja mon roll was for my niece. I don't like rolls with cream cheese in them we also got a spicy tuna roll and my niece wanted quail eggs my husband and brother both got lobster rolls brother in law got a flounder BLT not pictured, my nephew's boring cheeseburger :-) the kids got key lime pie for dessert. And yes people have started asking when dinner is...

I am vacationing with family in one of our favorite spots, Wellfleet MA. It is funny, I have lived in MA for most of my life, but did not start coming to the Cape until about four years ago. We tend to visit on either end of season to avoid the mega-tourist periods. Yesterday some of us had lunch at Winslow's Tavern. Gin and tonic with cucumber and summer in a glass cocktails: Burratta crostini with bottarga and chile oil crab cake sandwich smoked mussel flatbread scallop roll

Blackened ocean perch with creamy squash, corn, and chiles Host's note: this delicious topic is continued in Dinner 2015 (Part 3).

seared scallops on crushed peas with crispy pancetta and gremolata.

Happy Birthday to me. I had my family over for my birthday. What do you make when you have nine people, one pescatarian, one who eats absolutely no vegetables, one allergic to crustaceans, and one aging Dad with health issues whose favorite food is pizza? Pizza. It was too warm to cook inside without turning on the AC (which I refuse to do in May, especially after our record breaking 100+ inches of snow this winter). So I grilled them. I got a new grill a couple of weeks ago, and am still getting used to it, but overall am pleased. Pepperoni (for the non-vegetable brother and my pepperoni loving nephew) Eggplant (for my Mom, sister, and me) Peppers and onions (for my husband) Margarita (for my niece) Dad was thrilled, which made me happy. Leftovers divided up among all for lunches during the week.

Crab cakes with mustard sauce and asparagus from the first farmers market of the season

I did not make the bread. I purchased it at a Lebanese market near my home. My bread making skills are pretty limited. I can do pizza dough, grilled pita and naan, and the recipes in the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Everything else I have attempted has been hit or miss. Luckily, there are places near me that make bread I enjoy.

Sabih. I got the recipe from the Jerusalem cookbook.

monkfish tacos

Fridays are often pizza nights here. Here is last night's.

chicken and vegetable stir fry with rice

Haddock tempura

It was just a package of pre-sliced various mushrooms I picked up at a farm stand. I remember chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, cremini, and shiitake. The star was supposed to be the fresh morels I bought at the same stand, but when I went to clean them they were filled with worms. I know morels can be wormy sometimes, but this was around 75% worm, 25% mushroom! It was gross and after trying to clean them for a while I gave up and threw them out. Luckily I had only bought enough for two so I only lost $6 worth of morels. Next time I will only buy them if they are loose in the bin rather than under cling wrap, so I can look for worm-to-mushroom percentage. Here is another fish dish, roasted halibut nicoise. I know have been posting a lot of fish dishes, but fish is one of my favorite foods.

spaghetti with asparagus and wild mushrooms

hake with white wine sauce

Cusk in green curry sauce

breakfast sandwich

the dressing was 1 cup cilantro, 1 avocado, juice of 1 lime, 1 garlic clove, 1/4 cup olive oil, and 1.5 tsp vinegar, plus salt and pepper, all blended up in a food processor.

The snow has finally melted off my porch and I was able to grill for the first time in 2015. Chopped salad with grilled chicken and creamy avocado dressing. A fast weeknight dinner that made leftovers for lunch yesterday. The dressing stayed bright green, which was surprising to me.

Last night's dinner. Scallops from my fish CSA over creamy corn with a red pepper sauce.

Savory Belgian waffle with cheddar cheese, sausage, and scallions cooked in it

The recipe was from Rick Moonen's book Fish Without a Doubt. That's one of my go-to books for fish. Everything I have made from it has been pretty delicious. I made pizza last night. Margharita for the kids, and white clam for the adults. It was good but oh so garlicky. I think I still reek of garlic this morning.

Omelet stuffed with brie. Maybe a little too much brie, as you can see it split and the cheese started leaking out. Oh well, it tasted good.

Spaghetti with tuna. I was not sure if I would like it, but this was actually pretty good. I used the jarred Ortiz tuna in olive oil. I am trying to clear out the fridge before a trip to Paris next week, so I am pretty much down to pantry stuff.

A couple of quick meals from this week after work. Roast pork sandwich with cherry peppers, arugula and swiss cheese (leftover pork from Sunday) Spaghetti with roasted peppers, breadcrumbs, and egg