Smoked Duck Breast and fruit salad, Roasted Shrimp and Fennel, Grilled Zucchini and Tomatoes

Zola went to another important meeting, so we invited Sue for cocktails and a simple dinner. 

Custom Vodka Gimlets for the ladies, a Clyde Mays Manhatten for me. 

Small starters:  Trafe!

Smoked a duck breast earlier. 

Smoked Duck Breast salad with fresh figs and local strawberries. Barb made a light vinaigrette.

Excellent Pinot Noir I got online: a

Second label from Étude.  Always look for second labels from expensive wineries.  Usually great deals and generally taste as good a the first label.

Barb made the shrimp and fennel dish that I have previously posted. From the cookbook that Costco gave out the day after Thanksgiving.  Grilled some Zukes and grape tomatoes on foil.

Nice Sancerre from WTSO.com.

Also had some corn on the cob. No room for planned dessert of Grilled Nectarines  and Tellegio.