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Yesterday was my nephew's last day with us before returning to college. He wanted to go to Winslow's Tavern again, so of course we agreed. We started with oysters and some tuna crudo with tobiko roe Pear apple salad lobster and prosciutto panino burger crab cake summer pasta with burrata key lime pie triple chocolate mousse sunset and a late night dinner of scallop rolls made with scallops I picked up at the local fish market, so sweet and fresh

Hello from Wellfleet. The house does not have wifi but I do have a cell signal on my network so can use my phone as a hotspot. I have not been taking photos everywhere we have eaten so far because we have been doing a lot of repeats, but here are a few breakfasts. My nephew is heading back to college today and so I have been letting him choose where to eat, and he loves breakfast. We were in Eastham for a few days before moving to the house last night. Fairway cheddar-scallion waffle with over easy eggs cranberry pancakes The other day we tried a new place, Brine. Brine benedict Huevos rancheros Belgian waffle with fruit and a sunset

couple of sandwiches to clean out the fridge pre-vacation. BLTs (again) with tomatoes from my garden a banh mi using two recipes from Andrea Nguyen's Banh Mi Handbook, the Thai omelet and the portobello mushroom recipes, cooked together. Interior

I'll do my best to share, but I'm not sure that there is wifi at the house we are renting. It's in a holding within the National Park and most of the Park has no coverage. I'll post some stuff from my phone when we are in town. If I am wrong about the connectivity, I'll post daily. I actually hope I am wrong because my niece and nephew will be mad if they are cut off from the "real world" for a week :-)

I have one and really like it. It gets very hot. Makes good stir fries, and cleaning it is easy too. Last night, bucatini with clam sauce

Is that a tomato tart satin? Whatever it is, I'd eat it! 🙂 Sometimes I just want a BLT for dinner. Tomato from my garden. I'm losing the lower tomatoes to chipmunks that tunnel underground and come up inside the fencing, but luckily my vines grew nice and tall so there's still some for me.

Giant picture alert! I spent last weekend in Wellfleet. I was too busy to post while there but wanted to add our latest dining exploits to this thread. Friday we ended up at the Bookstore as they had the shortest wait at 30 minutes (most Wellfleet places don't take reservations) Littlenecks Oysters Cheese plate clam roll (disappointing) fish sandwich (VERY disappointing) lobster roll salmon salad steak tips Saturday morning a few of us had breakfast at the Lighthouse Omelet Egg sandwich Blueberry pancakes Friday night we went to an early dinner at Winslows Tavern. Oysters Scallop seveche (yes it is in a clam shell not sure why!) tomato salad fig salad yellowfin tuna tuna confit pasta Mussel pasta Halibut Corn ravioli Triple chocolate mousse Salted caramel tart Key lime tart Saturday we went to Mac's Shack Tuna poke Spicy tuna mango martini various sushi sashimi Big Mac We will be back for 12 days starting next weekend, but are staying in a beachfront house so might be doing more home cooking than dining out.

tonkatsu style chicken, rice, and a new smashed cucumber salad recipe that came in a newsletter from my local paper. Pretty good but I like the recipe I usually use from the New York Times better

Safe travels home. I always enjoy reading your annual Mantoulin blog and hope that you get to return next year, somehow.

Penzeys is offering another deal: 1/4 cup jars of aleppo pepper and Mitchell Street seasoning for $2 each, plus free 1/2 cup jars of their cinnamon sugar and granulated air-dried shallots, and a "kind heart" pin if you spend $5. While adding items to my cart I got a pop up saying that since I spent $50 they were adding in a free 1/4 cup jar of the aleppo pepper and Mitchel Street seasoning. Shipping is free if you spend $30.

farfalle with tomato sauce made from tomatoes from my garden, basil, and burrata

Monday, tomato salad made with tomatoes from my garden (which consists only of tomato plants) and corn and bacon pasta from the current issue of Cook's Country Last night, "clean out the crisper drawer" veggie cakes made with summer squash, mushrooms, garlic, onion, herbs and goat cheese topped with marinated tomato salad

caesar salad with grilled shrimp

Now that I am home and organized I'll post our last meal. My niece and nephew begged us to go back to the Frog and Onion on our last full day because they offer all day waffles on Saturdays. Of course we caved. The waffles Blackened wahoo salad Fried calamari--very tender Fish and chips Chicken and mushroom pot pie Tortellini Apple crumble My husband and I are coming back for a long weekend at the end of next month and will be exploring some new to us places, I hope. We are staying at Elbow Beach for the first time so a repeat visit to Mickey's will definitely happen. Everything else is up for grabs. If you eat anywhere good on your trip MetsFan5, post it here! Until then... My favorite beach, Warwick Long Bay Last sunset of the trip

The finest grocery on the island is right by your hotel, Miles Market. They have everything you could possibly need, from fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and fish to prepared foods like soup, sushi, grilled meats etc. They have a large selection of beer and wine, plus a full liquor selection. There's a Godiva cafe in there, and a large (for an island) bakery. http://www.miles.bm As far as dining, there are a bunch of restaurants on Front Street (the main road through town and the road your hotel is on) that have outdoor dining looking over the street and harbor. The outdoor seating is up on the second floor so you can have a good view for people watching to entertain you while dining solo. Most of the tables up there are for two, so you should not have a problem getting seated at one. I remembered the name of the Indian restaurant I mentioned earlier: House of India. Last time we ate there we were seated next to the Premier of Bermuda, so you know it has to be good 🙂

Onion, pepper and sausage scramble with Netsuke's bacon and toast This morning, a tomato and bacon sandwich

More vacation cooking. The other day we grilled up some ribs and chicken that we picked up at one if the island grocery stores. I only got a photo of the ribs... Last night we grilled some Snake River Farms waygu steaks that we brought down frozen. There were four. Seasoned Cooked sliced I don't eat red meat so made a nicoise sandwich

I forgot that last night was our one dinner out with the group. We went to Mickey's Beach Bar and Bistro at the Elbow Beach Hotel. Wahoo seveche Wahoo carpaccio Fried calamari Tuna tartar Rigatoni bolognese Salmon Local grouper Mixed grill with shrimp omitted Grandma's Cake Chocolate dome

You'll have the opportunity for some good meals. There are lots of restaurants in Hamilton and some are very good. There's nice shopping too if you are in to that sort of thing (I'm not much of a shopper). Bermuda in general is very safe, especially during the day. You will be OK in town alone. Stay in the main areas and out of dark alleys 🙂 Most crimes are petty theft and the like. It's rare though. For example yesterday my husband went to the market and left his iPhone X with his license and credit cards in the wallet part of his phone case in the basket of his shopping cart. When he realized and went back, it was still sitting there. Someone had opened it and looked for cash, but nothing else was touched (no cash in there). Uber as such does not exist on Bermuda. There's a different app you can download, HITCH, which is kind of like Uber. There are not always drivers available though. You can always call a cab, the drivers are wonderfully nice.

Some other Bermuda meals. Frog and Onion pub at the Royal Naval Dockyard. Folks wanted to go here because they brew their own beer. Beer tasting Drinks for some others (all deemed too sweet). Note that my wise butt niece insisted on her water being included in the photo. Soft pretzels with dipping sauces for the allergy nephew since he could not have anything fried here Onion rings Cheesesteak for the allergy nephew Most other got fish and chips, made with grouper Husband went for the snapper sandwich with spicy sauce Some vegetable samosas. There's a large Indian and Pakistani population on Bermuda so most restaurants offer at least a few Indian style dishes The kids got dessert, sticky toffee pudding Another night we went into the capital city of Hamilton to attend Harbor Nights, which is an arts and food festival. It was not as interesting as I remembered from some years ago. Not very many artists, and most of the food was junky. There was one stand with island cuisine but the line was really long. The teens got ice cream but it was melting too fast to take a picture. Another day we went back to the dockyard for a an early dinner at Bone Fish Grill (no relation to the US chain) Niece wanted avocado fries And tuna tartar Adults shared some wahoo bites Nephew got spaghetti and meatballs Most others got fish and chips, this time made with snapper I got chicken milanese, which I did not enjoy. The salad was good though My sister scored best with the rockfish prepared Bermuda style, which is with a rum cream sauce and bananas. Sounds weird tastes good The kids had dessert...berry panna cotta Triple chocolate mousse Yesterday we went to St. George's and ate at the Wahoo Cafe. Adults shared some conch fritters. Very good and filled with tender chunks of conch Niece wanted mozzarella sticks Nephew could not have anything on the appetizer list so contented himself with the bread basket. Wahoo burger Cheeseburger Honey fried chicken Wahoo bites Smoked wahoo pate-this was awesome Wahoo tacos Wahoo three ways: burger, bites and grilled with curry tomato chutney, rice and peas and slaw Grilled rockfish with rice and peas and plantains Np plans to eat out for the next few days. We've moved to a new house which is waterfront and has a pool so plan on just hanging out here and grilling. Here's a picture of lovely Tobacco Bay

still on vacation so keeping the cooking simple, made BELTs with Nesuke's bacon that I precooked and brought down frozen and the local delicious Bermuda tomatoes and onions. I had to poach the eggs since I was making eight sandwiches at once--worked out well.

My personal pick would be The Reefs https://www.thereefs.com It has a beautiful private beach and is adjacent to some excellent snorkeling and close to the beautiful South Shore beaches. Multiple restaurants including beachfront dining, and it has a charming "old Bermuda" feel. That said, my husband and I have been staying at the Fairmont Southhampton lately because they run a sale each year offering 50% off their rates which is a great deal, and we have always been given an upgraded room despite paying the discounted rate. It's walkable to the Reefs and the South Shore beaches.

Green bell peppers give me horrible indigestion. All other kinds of peppers are fine, and I enjoy them very much, but GBP are the enemy. Last night, burgers and hot dogs. Simple food as we are on vacation and the kitchen amenities are quite lacking. Typical for a rental house. Burger and dog platter Plated beef burger and hot dog Salmon burgers for the non-red meat eaters

So I am back in Bermuda for the next couple of weeks, with my family. We've rented a big old house and so will be cooking more than eating out, but I'll share my restaurant experiences here again. Yesterday we went to Breezes at Cambridge Beaches, a casual beachside restaurant that is a two minute walk from the house we are staying at this week. Drinks. Left to right, a Pims No. 1, a Kamikaze, a Mai Tai, and a Dark and Stormy. My nephew with the shellfish allergy chose a club sandwich Most people got a fish sandwich on raisin bread with mango chutney and slaw. My brother in law chose a fish wrap And my brother chose the pan seared snapper. The teens got dessert, a brownie with ice cream and a coconut-passionfruit panna cotta Sunset from the beach at the house

I have heard good things about Marcus, but have not been. Barracuda is good, right in Hamilton. If you like Indian food there's a really good one in Hamltion...I'll try to think of the name. Mickey's for beachfront dining. Art Mel's Spicy Dicey for fish sandwiches. Miles Market for gourmet beach snacks and wine for the room.