Second row left to right. Saturday market at the docks, the locals there and on other islands bring fish and various seafood, fruit, spices, clothing etc. Second row right, is me standing on the steps of the Casino. On the Dutch side of the island named St. Marteen they have gambling, on our French side they did not.
Last row, is my handsome hubby standing on Shoal Bay in Anguilla. Shoal Bay is voted one of the ten most beautiful beaches in the world. We concur, it pure white beaches are perfect and it is a leeward beach so the water is never rough it is just placid and the most incredible blue I have ever seen. Of course all the Caribbean sea is pretty much the same. The last photo bottom right is the catamaran we sailed on. It was a whole day trip with about 10 other folks with Imre and I and one other couple taking the side tour to the island of Anguilla. We anchored in the cat out where you see it. Then a Zodiak took us to shore and a van picked the four of us up and we toured the island. After returning to the boat we had a lovely lunch and then walked down the stairs that dropped from the catamaran into the ocean. We swam out of the water under the boat into the sunny sea it was heaven. Then the wind pushed us hard back to St. Martin, we went fast! Imre and I laid on the rope webbing at the front of the catamaran. Exhilarating is all I can say!
When I think about how calm my life has become the past ten years it quite amazes me. When I met my present husband he pushed me to do things I had never done, like climbing mountains, going on week long back pack vacations. Also running to Canada on a long weekend. Good grief for someone like me to be that spontaneous it is hard as it is not in my nature. He taught me to swim which alleviated my fear of water. He encouraged to climb up steep peaks and down into canyons with a heavy pack on my back and across rivers and creeks. He taught me how to be comfortable in a canoe(not easy) and to camp out of a raft in the wilderness area's. I am so thankful that I could do what I did especially as I did not start these ultra adventures until I was in my forties.
My hubby will be home about three today and that makes me happy as we have not had much time together this past couple of weeks.
I loved our dinner last night. The steak was cooked perfectly in the cast iron skillet. I let the skillet heat a while on med- high with no oil until it is smoking. Then I drizzle a small amount of canola oil in and toss the salt and peppered flat iron steak into the that hot skillet and let it sizzle. I turn down the heat just a notch and continue to turn and drizzle oil when needed around the steak. The steak gets a nice crust on each side and it was cooked a perfect med rare in the middle. Amazing. Then I put it on a bread board with a lip and put pats of butter on the top and covered with foil for eight minutes. Then slice against the grain thinly. Oh we are talking melt in your mouth goodness here.
Every kitchen needs a cast iron skillet. I have two and have had them for forty years. They are totally black and well seasoned. This is the way we cook steak in the winter. If you have not tried this you should. Any kind of steak will work, but the flat iron steaks are not that thick so they fry quickly which is a plus as you need to be attending it constantly. I loved the salad as I put artichokes in it. These are Trader Joe's canned artichokes not marinated ones. I slice them and scatter on top of the salad. The ranch dressing was delish also a perfect dip for my steak. I put a small sauce dish of the dressing to the side so I could dip my steak.
Well I need to get on with my day.
Have a great Friday as we go into Superbowl Sunday. GO SEAHAWKS!
No comments:
Post a Comment