Of Pirates, Pretty Food and Printed Materials - Vacation Recap from Tuesday, Aug. 10th

Tuesday was a stark contrast to the day before. Gone were the lovely sounds of bird chatter and waves hitting the shore. They were replaced with distant, rumbling thunder and hard rain striking the glass in the windows. It was an odd sensation to have low hung clouds and fog mixed with high heat. Stepping out of my air conditioned car was akin to stepping out of the shower. I would have to stand there for a few moments to wait for my glasses to unfog.

We shifted our plans accordingly and visited places indoors.

I visited some great galleries including Fine Line Designs.If I had the funds to buy a piece of serious art while in Door County, this is where I would have purchased it. It was a lovely experience and they were gracious.

Larr was thrilled to find hardback editions of his favorite translations of his favorite Greek plays. The funny thing is that the were bound upside down. He could have spent many more hours in W.M. Caxton's It is your iconic wonderful bookstore where a person can get easily lost amongst the bookshelves that are tightly packed to the ceiling and stacked nearly like sardines in a can. I think Larr could have spent all day there.

As much as I love bookstores, too. I was drawn over to The Savory Spoon, a place where one can by artisan cheeses, fun cooking gadgets and fresh, handmade chocolates.

We simply had to have some. We snacked on a turtle boat, a cashew caramel, a cherry caramel and a salted caramel. Yum!

Here's Kathy McCarthy, the chocolatier extraordinaire standing next to the list of cheese makers represented in their cases.

From their we visited the Gill's Rock Museum that featured lots of interesting maritime items and information. I spent a good bit of time looking over a book that chronicled the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. (This caused me to have that song stuck in my head the rest of the day.) They had recently added a fun box of costumes and were encouraging people to try them on. We struck up a conversation with the museum curator as we pet her dog, Christy. She needed to have some sample photos so we talked Ellie into playing along. Christy decided she would play along, too, if it earned her some treats. She was such a sweet little pup.



We finished up the evening with grilled salmon. Ethan put to use the lessons that Kevin (from Algoma) had given him. The meal was wonderful!


The final cap for the evening was a visit to The Ice Cream Factory. It was a fitting end to a hot, humid day.




Orange Herb Salmon

1-2 TBL Olive Oil
6 eight oz. Salmon, Red Snapper or Swordfish Fillets
¾ cup Orange Juice
¼ cup Balsamic Vinegar
2 TBL Olive Oil
2 TBL Fresh Basil, chopped or 1 tea Dried Basil
2 TBL Fresh Parsley, chopped or 1 tea Dried Parsley
2 TBL Fresh Mint, chopped or 1 tea Dried Mint
2 TBL Onions or Shallots, chopped
Springs of Fresh Parsley

Coat a 9”x13” pan with 1-2 TBL of olive oil. Heat to 400 degrees. Arrange the fish fillets in a single layer in the hot oil.
Combine orange juice, vinegar,2 TBL olive oil, basil, chopped parsley, mint and onion in a bowl and mix well. Pour over the fillets.
(Grill over hot coals until the fish flakes with a fork.)Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Broil for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned and crusty. Garnish with sprigs of parsley. Grill the fillets, if desired.

Serves 6