Gifted daughter Lesley R. and her brilliant husband Massimo R. are in New York for a needed weekend of fun. So, HG/BSK are dog sitting–Toby, The Wonder Dog ,and Pip-(Gentle Genius)-at their Riverside, RI, home. With L. & M. gone, BSK explored their pantry and found a bag of Red Mill cornmeal (Red Mill is the best brand of natural grains, etc.) and picked up frozen shrimp at Shaw’s (local supermarket). BSK sauteed the shrimp in oil and garlic and served them over smooth and creamy polenta. The side dish was spinach. Perfect rainy night meal. Enhanced by Pike Road Pinot, a Sommelier BSK discovery. After dinner HG/BSK watched “Slow Horses”, an English TV spy series. HG sipped Larceny bourbon, another discovery by The Wonder Woman. Larceny is flavorful, inexpensive and better than Jim Beam. Meanwhile in New York, L. & M. dined at Shukette, and had an extraordinary meal, tasting more than a score of dishes. (They received special treatment because Shukette is one of HG daughter, Victoria Freeman and her husband, Marc Meyer’s group of very good Manhattan restaurants. The others are Cookshop, Shuka, Rosie’s and Vic’s.). A benefit of L & M.’s Riverside home is watching sunsets over Narragansett Bay and morning swan flotillas. And, just out on the deck are scores of birds enjoying the abundant bird feeder.
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