Maine Moose

Time to play some catch-up (and hope that Blogger doesn't mess up publishing this post again). The trip to Maine was a lot of fun. After leaving Connecticut, we headed to Portland, where we stopped in Abacus Gallery, where Rich's cousin works. We had lunch at an independent, outdoor cafe, Mims Brasserie which has me hooked on focaccia, goat cheese, and tomato sandwiches. (I've discovered that I like tomatoes, but only when they are good and fresh, instead of just blah. I think the blah tomatoes turned me off of them to begin with.) In Maine, we had some scallops wrapped in bacon, and also a lobster dinner. We took some lobsters back to New Jersey with us, along with a lot of produce from the Boethel Berg farm.

We got back on Sunday afternoon and spent the day cleaning and cooking. I had people over to pre-celebrate my birthday. The menu was Lobster Dip, Stuffed Zuchini, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fresh Corn, Mac and Cheese (made from scratch!), and I made a Bannester Family Famous apple pie (my first pie). Everyone left very full.