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. 

Simple Shrimp dish from Marco Island

Wednesday morning farm market on Marco Island offers lots of fresh and delicious ingredients.  Also lots of prepared foods like Paella, Jamaican Jerk dishes, Italian sausages, etc. last week we picked up a very few goodies and made a dinner u can put together anytime, anywhere.

A pound of pink fresh shrimp, easily shelled and deveined.

Fresh tomatoes (seasons started here and will move north). Seasoned and grilled.

Season and grill shrimp as well. Only takes a few minutes.

Buy some local corn, arugula, and basil.

Chop basil and sprinkle over grilled shrimp and tomatoes.  Nuke corn for 3 minutes.

Chow down and serve a nice bottle of vino.

A veritable cornucopia of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers from our son-in-laws garden, morning after frost.

Scott picked the remnants of his garden veggies this morning. Last night was first frost.  Hope they're edible.  Thinking fried green tomatoes or grilled marinated tomatoes.

Hoping there are some Panko crumbs in the house.