Pizzeria Regina

September 10, 2017 Sunday

7:21 AM Sassy
Good morning kid! What a sunrise!

8:17 AM Phil
Good morning! Pretty day!

7:39 PM Sassy
Italian supper at Regina Pizzeria in The Station Landing in Everett

Strawberry cream and raspberry Italian sodas, 
with the free bread and olive oil with peppers and parmesan
Tuscan Olive Plate – Assorted marinated olives 
with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and flatbread
Wedding soup in a wine and chickenbroth, mini meatballs, 
spinach, ditalini pasta and finished with egg
My penne with marinara sauce and sausages
Hubby’s crispy small Giambotto pizza – Pepperoni, 
Regina sausage, salami, mushrooms, peppers, onions 
and Mozzarella cheese with a side of anchovies
8:35 PM Sassy
First time at the new Trader Joe’s store in the Assembly Square Mall – it’s huge!  

Beautiful birthday at Oleana

September 8, 2017 Friday

5:21 PM Phil
Happy Birthday Sass!
Hope you have a beautiful day!

5:37 PM Sassy
Aww…thanks kid!

5:41 PM Phil
[graphic of a little girl with a birthday cake, balloons and a little kitty]

5:42 PM Sassy
Hee hee! Kitty!

10:25 PM Sassy
Sis took us out for a spectacular dinner – first time at Oleana in Cambridge!!

Hubby’s The Sortini cocktail – Citrus, Smoke & Spice / Sherry, 
Vermouth di Torino, Orange, and Sis’ The Nikalaihof – Blossom &
 Bubbles/ Nikalaihof Elderflower, Sparkling, Flowers, 
and my Hibiscus Iced Tea
Free bread and olive oil
Hubby’s Kalamata Olives w/ Carrots, Za’atar 
and the Deviled Eggs w/ Tuna, Black Olive
Hubby’s Sangria
My hibiscus iced tea. So refreshing and tasty!
Fatteh- Caramelized Onion, Romanesco, Crispy Mushrooms, Pinenuts, Yogurt
Swordfish special meze
Sultan’s Delight- Tamarind Beef, Smokey Eggplant Purée, Pinenuts
Hubby’s Beef Shish w/ Pepper Relish, Fried Green Tomato, 
Tomato Brown Butter, Yogurt
Lemon Chicken with Za’atar, Turkish Cheese Pancake
Softshell Crab – Crab, Saffron-Almond Skordalia, 
Heirloom Tomato, Couza Fries w/ Olive tapenade
After dinner coffee art for Sis!
Teas with dessert – my rooibos and Hubby’s flower Earl Gray
The magical patio at Oleana on a late summer evening
My first ever Baked Alaska – Coconut Ice Cream 
and Passion Fruit Caramel
Pistachio Ma’amoul w/ Lemon Verbena Peaches, Olive Oil Ice Cream
Sweet Corn Ice Cream w/ Blueberry Spoon Sweets, 
Corn Puff, Sumac Kettle Corn
The inside of my first ever Baked Alaska – Coconut Ice Cream 
and Passion Fruit Caramel at Oleana

Triple trouble

September 7, 2017 Thursday

5:28 PM Phil
[photo of Legal Sea Foods restaurant]

9:39 PM Sassy
Ooh! Did you eat there?

9:42 PM Phil
Just had a drink. Had Mexican for dinner

9:43 PM Sassy
Oooh…fish tacos?

I had paella.

9:34 PM Phil
burrito for me

9:42 PM Sassy
Venezuelan dinner at La Casa de Pedro in Watertown

The fanciful interior
Paella
9:43 PM Sassy
Yum
9:44 PM Phil
Paella was good?
9:45 PM Sassy
We went to a wake then took a gal out for Venezuelan
Not really and not worth the price
You watching football?
9:49 PM Phil
Yup!
I hate wakes
9:51 PM Sassy
They have an important function but…yeah. Tough, especially as family who have to stay for hours. We skipped it for both my parents… just funeral and collation
11:37 PM Sassy

So many storms!

 
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/triple-trouble-cat-5-irma-cat-3-jose-cat-1-katia


Triple Trouble: Cat 5 Irma, Cat 3 Jose, Cat 1 Katia


Blueberry blintzes

September 6, 2017 Wednesday

8:09 AM Sassy
Good morning!
Heading back to work. Whee.

8:35 AM Phil
Good morning!
Enjoy the day!

8:13 PM Sassy
Dinner at the S&S Deli in Inman Square Cambridge

Hubby’s French onion soup
Shrimp cocktail
Gazpacho
Hubby’s steak and eggs
Chicken pot pie
Pina colada
Blueberry blintzes

Lunch at Lobsta Land

September 5, 2017 Tuesday

8:40 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip!

8:58 AM Phil
Good morning!

1:41 PM Sassy
Making good use of my last day off – Lunch at Lobsta Land in Gloucester!

Lobster chowder
Iced tea for me
Sampler – coconut shrimp, calamari and crab cakes
Hubby’s mile high BLT
2:08 PM Sassy
Gloucester inlet on a warm day
The house boat!
Nichols Candy House – so much chocolate! 
3:35 PM Sassy
Stopped at Union Jack in Peabody, a British imports shop, for Jelly Babies!

Labor Day Dim Sum

September 4, 2017 Monday LABOR DAY

5:30 AM Sassy
Happy Labor Day from a union worker!

10:46 AM Phil
[photo of a smoker machine in his driveway]
Happy Labor Day!

Breaking in my little smoker, tri tip and ribs today

10:47 AM Sassy
Oooh… that sounds delicious!

I’m off to dim sum brunch with my older sister and her beau

11:28 AM Phil
Enjoy!

12:46 PM Sassy
Lucious Chinese lunch at Mary Chung’s in Central Square and I paid with a credit card!!

Suan la chow show – my favorite food 
Peking ravioli
Dry-cooked sliced beef
Velvet chicken and mapa tofu
1:08 PM Sassy
Another Brit royal baby on the way!

Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child



9:59 PM Sassy
Texas Roadhouse time!
Hubby’s Hurricane margarita and my raspberry lemonade
Hubby’s sirloin with onions and steak fries
Shrimp sidekick
My Half slab of ribs and corn
10:19PM Phil
Verizon Cloud file share
10:21 PM Sassy
What’s that? (Can’t open it)
10:23 PM Phil
Music – recording of that church chorus I sang with
10:24 PM Sassy
Wow! From your era?
10:24 PM Phil
I can hear my voice on one piece
That’s off the album I sang on.
10:25 PM Sassy
That’s so cool!
10:25 PM Phil
It’s the first song.
The rest are a mix across the spectrum
Yeah, neat to hear it again
10:27 PM Sassy
Thanks for sharing – very special!
10:28 PM Phil
Made me smile
10:30 PM Sassy
Your meat come out tasty?
I had the ribs tonight because of you.
10:32 PM Phil
[photo of a church music group from the 1970s]
My meat is always tasty! 😉
They came out delicious!
Can you find your favorite kid?
10:33 PM Sassy
Yup.  I adored that kid! 
Are they still going?
10:33 PM Phil
With the helmet hair
They are indeed
10:34 PM Sassy
And the sexy smile
10:34 PM Phi
Ha! I don’t know about that but it’s me
10:40 PM Sassy
Can you name those kids?
I’m surprised I can recall about half
10:54 PM Phil
Most of them
10:55 PM Sassy
You’re FB friends with several, right?
10:56 Phil
I am, some are dead

Step up extra high

September 3, 2017 Sunday

9:05 AM Sassy
Good morning! Hope you have a superb Sunday!

10:13 AM Phil
Good morning! You too!

10:16 AM Sassy
Off to brunch with some project folks – his dad died Friday. Try to help

10:19 AM Phil
Just finished church, doing some running around now. It’s good to be surrounded by friends when something like that happens.

10:27 AM Sassy
His wife was so good to me when I was in cancer treatment, worked at MGH and got me in there. Gotta step up extra high for her.   Took them enough food for a week.

10:30 AM Phil
Good girl

10:31 AM Sassy
Church good today?

I miss it… especially the singing.

11:22 AM Phil
It’s always good!

2:07 PM Sassy
First time at the Loading Dock in Belmont – delicious brunch and prepared Mediterranean food for later!

The deli 
The bakery
Lovely dining room 
Loaded Bloody Mary 
with celery, shrimp and bacon
White sangria
My Mediterranean eggs Benedict (Green Eggs and ham) 
with Sweet pea Hollandaise
Perfect side of crispy bacon
Hubby’s Western omelette
Chicken on a waffle
8:35 PM Sassy
Delightful dinner at Article 24 in Brighton
Deviled eggs w/ harissa and bacon
Pork dumplings
Hog wings – pork Lollichops pork with spicy house hoisin sauce
My Paella – mussels, shrimp, white fish, chorizo, chicken, 
peas, red bell peppers & saffron risotto
Hubby’s steak frites w/ parmesan fries, 
house steak sauce, chimichurri
Crispy Chicken BKT – bacon, shredded kale, 
tomato, caesar aioli with waffle fries
Ice cream waffle sandwich
Triple chocolate cake

Happy September Argentinian style!

September 1, 2017 Friday

7:35 AM Sassy
Happy Friday!  Happy September!

8:49 AM Phil
Happy Friday before a long weekend!

9:32 AM Sassy
I have today and Tuesday off so it’s super sweet! Five days!
You going away?

11:47 AM Phil
Nope. May do a drive to the countryside or something

11:58 AM Sassy
Nice

7:24 PM Sassy
Dinner at Tango in Arlington. It is spectacularly delicious!

The place
Hubby’s passion fruit margarita and my iced tea
Free warm rolls with chimichurri dipping sauce
Gazpacho
Polenta with Malbec mushroom sauce – one 
of the best dishes I’ve had in a long time
Lamb lollipops
Hubby’s churrasco sirloin with creamy peppercorn sauce
My mile high pork chop with rice and 
mashed sweet potatoes and butternut squash

More Street Corn

August 30, 2017 Wednesday

7:13 AM Sassy
Good morning Philip!
9:22 AM Phil
Good morning!
9:29 AM Sassy
Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!
9:30 AM Phil
Thanks! You too! 
Better than yesterday
9:31 AM Sassy
Hooray!

6:16 PM Sassy
More street corn at Lone Star Taco Bar!  I could eat this dish every night!