Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Weekends

The comic strip writer, Bill Watterson, once said, "Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something pointless."  And as much as I would like to spend the weekends doing just fun things, most   weekends around here are a combination. You know, the dry cleaner, the post office, the gas station and dinner with friends.

This past weekend none of the usual suspects was around to play; but fear not, a couple married as long as we had no trouble finding something to do.  Friday evening the skies cleared and we were able to enjoy martinis on the deck before dinner.

I took a piece of tuna, briefly marinated it in a lightened teryiaki-type sauce, then pressed some toasted sesame seeds onto the suface. After the grill had heated to HOT, we barely seared it for a couple of minutes, then sliced it thinly on the diagonal and served it with some soy sauce combined with lime juice and a splash of sesame oil for dipping. Delicious with or without a martini.



  
For dinner we shared a nicely marbled rib eye steak (blurry photo below) and a Greek salad.



Saturday's weather forecast was promising, so we blew off our errands and went to  the beach. When we returned and were ready for dinner, I prepped some wild sockeye salmon for the grill, cut some farmstand corn off the cob standing ready to be sauteed in sweet butter and topped with a chiffonnade of basil. And figs for dessert.







By Sunday dinner  all we could manage was a farro salad and a bunch of grapes!





Not too bad for an old couple left to their own devices. Let's see what next weekend brings.

7 comments:

  1. Well, for a supposedly old couple, you know how to live. Do you take weekend guests?

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  2. I'm with Kath!

    Sounds perfect, really. Wish you were our neighbors.

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  3. Kath: If you are ever in the States, get in touch. We'd love to have you for the weekend.

    Tracy: Thanks, Tracy. I'd love to be your neighbor.

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  4. Beautiful Summer Foods. Brava, Michele!

    I forget about farro, and it is a nice change to use for a healthy whole grain salad---must remember to pick some up next shopping trip.

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  5. Nancy--Thank you. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to cook farro. It is my new favorite grain.

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  6. Not bad at all. You two know how to eat well.

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