October 26, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Fusion Taste

Saturday October 28 (continued)

8:32pm

Had a delicious dinner at Fusion Taste.

Rock shrimp tempura

Chinese hot & sour soup

12:09am

What did you eat? Amazing night at the Hubby’s event – big, responsive crowd! Sleep well, sweet man.

October 24, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Water sculpture

Wednesday, October 26

8:17am

Good morning! 48 drizzling brrrr… have a wicked good Wednesday!

11:06 am
Did you see this Japanese water sculpture? Wicked cool. I don’t know what Zen is, but this might be close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gusJeslMbLc

11:21am

Something about the autumn rain… has a peaceful beauty – falling leaves, gentle drizzle… makes me want to curl up in front of a fireplace with a handsome man and listen to him breathe as he sleeps.

3:51pm

Finally quieter at work… writing another story. About a baseball game. And a man and a woman.

11:12pm

Full of German food – wurst, schnitzel, bavarian stew and sorbets! Yum. Hope you had a good day. Sleep well, sweet man.

October 20, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Upstander

Saturday, October 22

10:12am

Good morning!

12:02pm Phil
Morning. Been to the gym and now heading to the kids Halloween party, party tonight and hopefully a stop at the Highwood pumpkin fest!

12:15pm

Heard a new phrase re: bullying. Be an upstander – not a bystander. Don’t stand by, stand up and say something. Have you heard that? Might be good tag line?

12:17pm

My sister took us out for a delicious Argentinian dinner last night at Tango. Yummy pork chops!

1:51pm

Mom heard about my trip to Singing Beach yesterday and decided she wanted to go! So we had an adventure today with lunch in Manchester by the sea and then a drive around. The restaurant looked fancy online but turned out to be a bar by the train station! Not my mom’s sort of place, but the chowder was yummy!

Classic clam chowder at Nicholas Seafood, Manchester by the sea

October 19, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Lobster lunch

October 21, 2011 (continued)

2:45pm

Another amazing meal at Lobsta Land. So wish you could have been with me!

Super cheesy French onion soup

Classic clam chowder

Scallops satay

My lazy man lobster, rice pilaf, butternut squash, and Hubby’s Black Angus Beef teriyaki steak tips

October 15, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Russell House Tavern

October 17, 2011 (continued)

8:20 pm
Co-worker I had not seen in five years took me out for supper! We tried a trendy new place called the Russell House Tavern. Tasty dishes of unusual combinations. I was very glad he was paying!

Warm Verrill Farms Pumpkin with Cremont Cheese, Spicy Holliston Honey, Toasted Walnuts

Deviled Local Farm Eggs with Chilled Shrimp, Avocado, Sweet Cantaloupe, Chili oil & Verrill Farms Micro Greens

Flatbread pizza with House Made Cotechino Sausage, Linny’s Tomato Gravy, House Made Ricotta

Crispy Pigs Head Cake with a Soft Poached Egg, Ginger-Maple Aioli

Foie Gras and Laphroig Terrine with Smoked Almonds, Cherry Gelee

October 13, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Social Saturday

October 15, 2011 Saturday

11:37am

Good morning! Sunny 60s. How was the formal? Heading to lunch with Mom and then housewarming at a co-worker’s apt. Hope you’re having an easy day!

1:21pm

Mom and I had a great pizza lunch and visit to the farm. They were having a Harvest Festival!

Great Wall of Pumpkins, Wilson Farm, Lexington

Meatzza Pizza, Andrina’s

5:05pm

Housewarming is so fun! Totally surprised my co-worker. Hee hee…. People brought amazing desserts!

Pumpkin pecan cheesecake

October 11, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Cake

WEEK 9

Thursday, October 13

7:40am Phil
Sounds like fun. A new rainy day starting. Got done at 8:30 last night. I was flat worn out. Feeling refreshed and ready to go today. Have a great day!

8:24am

Good morning! Pouring, 60. Good thing I got a sunny smile from you! makes my day! Waiting for house cleaner, chatting w/ sis on Yahoo IM. But it’ll be fine. Oop – they’re here. Have a super day!

5:09pm

Good thing I have Evelyn’s Drive-in on a quiet lake to think about when work gets nutty. My boss got misquoted in the newspaper – it said he’s resigning (he’s not). He blew a gasket, so I called in staff from home to help him get a retraction, and change the web and keep him from having a coronary… earned my money! Did you get a new secretary? Wish I could do it… I am a kick-ass assistant! Off to drinks w/co-workers for some bonding. Have a great evening!

6:46pm

Had a great time with co-workers. Nine of us! and a very special dessert. It tasted almost as sweet as you do! 😉

Casablanca’s flourless chocolate cake

October 8, 2012 by Sassy Girl

Marblehead Meal

October 10, 2011 Columbus Day (continued)

We went into Marblehead – the colonial homes and shops are lovely. No one was around. It was as if they’d rolled up the sidewalk at 5 pm. We ended up at The Landing Restaurant, right on the water. It has a fun pub, an elegant dining room with windows on three sides, and a deck. We sat in the dining room right next to the deck.

We shared an incredible meal gazing out over the harbor at sunset!

special clam/corn chowder

scallops wrapped in bacon with maple dipping sauce

peking ravioli with ginger slaw

a caesar salad

My Baked Stuffed Shrimp Mediterranean (stuffed with a spinach, feta and pignoli-nut filling, wrapped in bacon, in a pool of red pepper coulis with sweet potato gnocchi and steamed asparagus)

Hubby’s Asian red snapper encrusted with sesame seeds on top of pad thai

choco-tini: dark chocolate mousse and iced brownie slices

We made it home in less than an hour by 9 pm. There was so little traffic I wondered if life had been called off and no one told us? It is so odd to come down Rte 1 in Lynn and be the only car on either side of the road!