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We had pan roasted halibut with butter poached lobster tails for dinner tonight. I went to buy halibut but they also had raw lobster tails out of the shell. Couldn't resist. Served with a lovely wine - Estate Series Bacchus - from the Black Market Wine Co. A winery in our beautiful Okanagan Valley. Was the perfect accompaniment to the halibut and butter poached lobster.

Moe's breakfast. Grilled a Sterling Silver top sirloin steak this morning. Not a steak I usually buy. But Moe really enjoyed it. Tender and full of flavour. Just like the Top Sirloin roasts we like. Served with roasted potatoes and just sliced tomatoes.

Hard shell tacos for dinner last night.

This looks so good. Yesterday's breakfast. Tomato Omelette with toasted baguette.

Last night's dinner. Diner food - Hot chicken sandwich with homemade fries.

Made Moe a pot of ham and bean soup and he had buttered baguette , baked this morning with a bowl of soup for breakfast.

Started two 500g batches of dough last night and left out on the counter overnight. Both had 1g of yeast, 15g of salt, at 63%. Baked both this morning. Eight baguettes. Sliced one for Moe's breakfast while still slightly warm.

I started a same day "Pizza Dough" early this morning at 5:00 AM. Left out on the counter all day while I was at work and was ready to use by the time I got home at 5:30. Divided the dough into three pieces. One that was 450g for Matt and two at 235g each for Moe and I. Made two individual pizzas. About once every couple of years I make Moe a pineapple and ham pizza. I had a pineapple and leftover ham from last night's dinner so tonight was the night. I made a Margherita pizza for me. Baked in the Ooni. The dough was 500g of flour, 1g of yeast, 15g of salt and 340g of water. Autolyze Stretch and Fold Method.

I've been using 1g in 500g batches and 2g in 1000g batches. Lately I have been making a yeast levain to start bread dough and use 1g of yeast in the levain which gets added to 1000g of flour with 30 of salt and 1g of yeast. If I make a sourdough levain, I don't add any yeast.

Ham dinner with Moe's favourite potato gratin made with chicken broth, seasoned with caramelized onions and fresh thyme. baked squash and steamed broccoli. It was a small ham so I won't be stuck with a lot of leftovers. Enough for a couple of ham sandwiches and the bone will go into a pot of navy bean soup and I might even make Moe a pineapple ham pizza. I'm happy to make him one as long as I don't have to eat it. It is called an act of LOVE!!!

WOW!! now that is a feast. Last night's dinner. Roast Beef with Yorkshire Puddings. Moe loves this simple roast beef dinner and is happy to eat it at least once a month.

Yesterday's breakfast. Moe's. Poached eggs.

@PatrickT You make much more interesting breads than I do. I've never tried that method. I really love the colour of this loaf. The dough matches your granite counter top. I started this batch of dough last Wednesday April 19th with a yeast levain and pulled it out of the fridge on Monday April 24th early in the day and baked late afternoon. Netted two medium size batards, two small batards, and one baguette.

Pizza tonight. Dough was made on Wednesday and had been in the fridge until noon today. Dough was ready to use by the time I got home from work at 6:00 PM tonight. Seasoned some ground pork to make some bulk Italian sausage. Fried some up and topped the pizza with the sausage and sliced mushrooms. Baked in the Ooni.

Love the idea of those potatoes, but it is the blender that really interests me, with all those attachments. So many wonder meals. @Kim Shook, I would have ordered this too. Except I do like mine more rare. @liamsaunt, I don't care for scallops, but Moe loves them. Next time I cook scallops for Moe, I'm going to copy your dish for him. Great photo. Makes me want a roast chicken/turkey dinner just for the mashed potatoes and gravy. Pulled some rhubarb yesterday morning and made the first rhubarb pie of the season. Dinner was a simple pasta with grilled chicken breast and rhubarb pie for dessert.

Baked red currant scones this morning for an early morning treat.

@PatrickT, that does look like a wonderful sandwich bread. Yesterday's bake. Started two yeast levains Tuesday morning. They doubled quickly so I made two batches of dough, each with 1000g of flour, 1g of yeast, 30g of salt and 630 g of water. The hydration is probably more like 65% by the time I dip my hand in water for each of the stretch and folds. Both doughs went into the fridge. I woke up at 1:00 AM yesterday morning and got up and took one batch out and left if on the counter until after 6:00 AM. The other batch is still in the fridge and will probably get baked sometime over the next three days. Baked 8 baguettes. Sliced.

I had two presalted lamb shanks in the fridge that had been intended for Tuesday night dinner. That didn't happen so I cooked them Wednesday for lunch. I looked for a recipe that also included eggplant and found one. Braised Eggplant Lamb Stew. A Lebanese recipe served with rice with vermicelli. Was pleasantly surprised at how good this dish was. I found the recipe on Cosette's Kitchen.

I had planned on cooking lamb shanks last night. But we both decided we weren't hungry enough to do the lamb shanks justice. So while we were out I stopped into Thrifty's Seafood/Fish counter and picked up fresh halibut again. I think Moe would have been happy with just the halibut but the plate needed something else so I roasted potatoes. Probably should have added something green. Seared and finished in the oven. So moist and tender. Nothing is better than fresh halibut. The lamb shanks will be on the menu tonight.

I hadn't made fudge in a while so yesterday I made my favourite Maple Cream Walnut fudge and Matt asked me to make the chocolate version too, but without nuts.

I don't know if you can call a pizza pretty, but I think this little 9" Margherita pizza I baked on the Ooni is the prettiest pizza I have ever made. The dough had been in the fridge since Monday.

@weinoo, I haven't made coq au vin in a while. Yours looks so good with all those pearl onions. Picked up fresh halibut for dinner last night. Pan roasted served with a lemon dill brown butter sauce. Beautiful big white moist flakes.

Moe's breakfast - Steak and Eggs. Had planned to grill this steak last night for dinner dinner and didn't so made it for breakfast instead.

Moe's breakfast. Meatball sandwich on a sandwich size ciabatta baked this morning.

Baked Ciabatta loaves early this morning. Three big and two sandwich size.