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third course: oysters (and an interested puppy--we may have fed her a few shrimp tails) - IMG_7104.jpg
second course: razor clams - IMG_7103.jpg
first course: jumbo prawns - IMG_7102.jpg
We start our three-course grilled lunch-dinner - IMG_7101.jpg
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Saturdays like this make me think we're crazy to consider leaving California. - IMG_7097.jpg
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Apricot check: bigger - IMG_7094.jpg
Our rose bushes are going crazy. - IMG_7093.jpg
Bryan installs a drip irrigation system. Why not? - IMG_7092.jpg
Garden 2: Week 4 - now with bell peppers, eggplant, basil, zucchini, and more lettuce. - IMG_7091.jpg
Garden: week 9 (the spinach in the top left came out just after this photo and was replaced with Kentucky wonder beans) - IMG_7090.jpg
completed bread pudding (recipe link), with homemade vanilla ice cream - IMG_7087.jpg
eating! - IMG_7085.jpg
completed seafood gumbo (recipe link) - IMG_7083.jpg
setting the table - IMG_7082.jpg
bread pudding: check - IMG_7081.jpg
next gumbo step: the flavor - IMG_7080.jpg
apple blossom - IMG_7076.jpg
and plentiful - IMG_7075.jpg
Sous finds a new rug to lounge on. - IMG_7074.jpg
components of rum caramel banana bread pudding - IMG_7073.jpg
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seafood stock in progress - IMG_7069.jpg
The roux gets chocolaty. The whisk: a blur! - IMG_7066.jpg
It becomes exactly the same color as the caramel sauce Leslie is making. - IMG_7065.jpg
cooking... - IMG_7064.jpg
cooking... - IMG_7062.jpg
cooking... - IMG_7059.jpg
Bryan whips up some roux for Easter gumbo.