I cooked a pasta thing with shrimp and tomatoes yesterday, and made a sauce with stock made by cooking the shrimp shells flavored with sherry, garlic, Old Bay, ginger, a pinch of nutmeg, an Italian herb mix (homemade) with extra basil and some lemon juice. I thickened it with a roux. It came out really good!
Grilled ribeye steaks with fresh corn on the cob (picked fresh) tonight, with a green salad and some nice red wine, maybe a Syrah (Shiraz in AU) or a merlot. A cabernet sauvignon is not one of spouse's favorites although I would enjoy one. I tend to like drier wines than she does. I haven't decided on a dessert yet. It's too late to bake something. Some pears poached in red wine might be nice, I could do that fairly quickly.
It's nice to have a little extra $ to buy a nice bottle or two. I'm gonna enjoy it while it lasts! ^_^
