The SO's granddaughter and her boyfriend stopped by here this past Saturday. He is a marine biologist and they had been deep sea fishing over Spring Break. He caught a big ling and had frozen steaks in their car. He gave us some, much to the dismay of my SO, who believed that he did not like grilled fish of any kind, no way, no how.
Well, we thawed the fish out and I made a marinade of garlic, butter, fresh-squeezed lemon, and coarse-ground pepper. SO built a fire in our barrel pit, and cooked the steaks for 10 minutes on each side. They were thick steaks, maybe two inches thick. While they were grilling, I came in and made dilled carrots and steamed some broccoli, fixed garlic bread and poured two glasses of a tart Australian white wine. It was an absolutely delicious meal. The fish was delectable, firm and white, mild-flavored, and just excellent. My SO has changed his mind entirely about grilled fish, and is already planning ways he will adjust his fire the next time we try it. I'm sure ling from a fish market would not be as fresh tasting as this was, but we know of several fish markets on the Coast where we spend a lot of weekends, and we'll try to find some more ling cod when we're down there next.
Today, it was a bluebird day. Aside from cooking out, we also drained and cleaned the hot tub. While it was draining, I stepped up some of the veggies in the greenhouse. I'm focused on growing flowers now and would really like to get the vegetables out of there. We paid a visit to our friend who had open-heart surgery, and I took three tomato plants to him. I had just put them in 1-gallon containers so he shouldn't have to DO anything to them for a few weeks. He's always had a large garden, and last summer kept us in more peppers and cherry tomatoes than we were able to eat. Hopefully, he can container farm these plants I took today, and they'll provide him with a bounty and with something to keep him occupied that doesn't require any physical exertion.
My SO will be leaving for a few days on Sunday, and I'm already feeling the need for a lot of together time before he goes. I'll be joining him after a few days, but the few we'll be apart will be lonely ones. But I've been working on an article I hope to find a home for about backyard greenhouses and I'll use the apart time to whip it into shape. Need to write a compelling query, too. I have an idea of where I'm going to submit it, and they're very specific in their guidelines about querying.
Onward ....
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