Dinner apart!

Sunday 25 Feb.
Holt had to go to Irvine, CA, to give a lecture. So we dined apart for the first time since we started this blog, in fact the first time in years. The folks there treated Holt to a bang up supper at The Beach House, which, as it turns out, overlooks the beach, Laguna Beach, to be precise. Fish was the obvious theme. Lovely giant shrimp, if that's not an oxymoron (and who you calling oxy?), with a creamy dijon sauce. Then a swordfish, grilled, with a garlic and cilantro chimichurri sauce.* Served over mashed potatoes flavored with wasabi, and some nice crispy batons of carrots. Yummy. A glass of Jordan chardonnay went well with the fish and the conversation--think globally, drink locally.
(That evening, Barbara made herself two hot dogs and sauerkraut.)

*A recipe for chimichurri, which is an Argentine staple:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
2 minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced herbs (coriander, basil, thyme or oregano
Salt and pepper
Let sit for a bit.