This house is now a home. Fredrik came back from Sweden with a few new recipes under his belt and he's not holding back. Lars is thrilled to still be here! The Chili Marinated Grilled Salmon was spectacular and the New Potatoes the perfect side. The Tomato, Caper, Red Onion Relish and the Wasabi Yogurt Sauce tied everything together. Gourmet all the way. 
Fredrik is back for good! Summer is in full swing and home feels complete again. Our stove is temporarily out of commission, but it's too hot to cook inside, anyway. So, the grill is uncovered and we're going to put it to good use. A simple lunch on a beautiful afternoon. I'm very happy.
Hanover Farms is our local farmer's market produce stand. It's across the street from Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel and about a 10 minute walk from my house. It's not that big, but from April to November it provides a bounty of local goods. Spring is for Flowers, Tomatoes, Avocados and all sorts of Root Vegetables and Greens. Also, through every season they have everything from the best and surprisingly inexpensive Dairy to the richest Honey's, Maple Syrup and Preserves. What an inspiration!
So, we had just enough things in the house to have a Big Breakfast. My favorite! Dinner, however, was the problem. The power was out in Boiceville, so the market was closed. Our only hope was the convenient store in Phoenicia. It's a dusty, trashy little place that had little more than a gas station mini mart. We were determined to avoid all the prefab packaged food. So, we ended up with Boar's Head Bacon, Kraft 100% Real Grated Parmesan, an Onion and Luigi Vitelli Semolina Pasta to make a poor man's version of Spaghetti Carbonara. Keeps meat on our bones for this long Winter.
The great thing about having our store is that we can make friends in an instant. Last minute we invited Donald DiMartini and Scott Huber to our house for our First Annual Golden Globes Party. Jason and Jeff came too. It was truly a special event for all since we live here full time and therefore have cable. Don and Scott brought over what they already had planned for dinner... Cheese Ravioli, Meat Balls and Sausages. I prepared Nachos, Chicken Tacos and Spanish Rice. Everything turned out great, so it was food, fun, more food and lot's of yelling at the TV. Viva Italia! Viva México!
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