Summer Saturday night at home. Easy, delicious dinner.

Stayed home to save a couple bucks.  Doesn't mean we had to eat a nothing meal.  Inspired by what's in our garden and what's available at the farm markets.  Everything's in season!

Cold cucumber and dill soup. No cooking, just blending.  This months Food and Wine mag.

Salad Caprese with heirloom tomatoes and homemade pesto. Grilled wheat bread from Costco.

Barb, of course, went lighter with a tomato and tarragon salad. Still tasty.  

Repeat of last years Mussels with chopped tomatoes, tarragon, and Sriracha sauce. Recipe from Tom Colicchio (last summer).  5 lbs of mussels  bagged that day at Costco.  

Cline Viognier ($9) is always great with spicy seafood.  Nice flowers and peach. Don't drink it too cold.

Took our time prepping, cooking and eating on the deck.  Could have spent $100 or more on this meal at a restaurant, been rushed through it and had to drive home.  Enjoyed this more for under $25. 

Ninja Sushi and Hibachi

Tried a new sushi restaurant last night with friends, Irene and Buddy.

Ninja is in far Northeast Philly at Bustleton  and Philmont. They advertise 1/2 priced sushi.  It's a common play in Northeast sushi places. Nonetheless, the sushi was very fresh, nicely presented and quite inexpensive.  I highly recommend this new byob.

Started with Yellowtail belly, Uni and Salmon.  All sashimi

Next we shared a lettuce wrap with chicken.  (More Chinese than sushi).

Our next dish was Crunchy Spicy Salmon Tartar, hold the mayo.  Well  made.  Could have been a bit spicier.

Next plate had Octopus sashimi, Eel on Eel roll, Spicy crunchy Salmon roll with brown rice, Japan One Roll, and Tuna Sashimi. 

Naruto roll.  Salmon wrapped in cucumber with lighter sauce.

Finished with an encore of Uni (fresh, firm and delicious).  Also Quail egg and Salmon egg sushi, Yellowtail sashimi, and White tuna sashimi.

Had some nice cold Sake, excellent Pinot Noir and a Roussanne from the Languedoc.  

Price with tax before tip:  $112.  Very reasonable.  As an old friend would say:

"Oy, vat a deal!"

Croissants

Pardon my French, but

Un croissant, s'il vous plait.

Et un croissant chocolat.

Both by Desserts by Design in Richboro, PA.  Excellent bakery.