July 4th Lobster Dinner

Brigham found out that Market Street was going to sell whole, live lobsters during the 4th weekend for $10 each--so he and Emma, Josh and Erin and Rebecca and Geoff combined forces to provide us with a lovely dinner.

For the non-lobster eaters there was also steak--plus sourdough bread, potatoes, corn on the cob etc.

B.J.'s training at Red Lobster came in handy to prepare lobster meat for those who couldn't quite handle dealing with a whole one.

Thanks to Rebecca for these photos. Another post should be devoted to the flag cake and fireworks later in the evening.

Boston and Strawberries

Strawberry Country Cake

We made this Barefoot Contessa recipe for our Strawberry Challenge. The cake part of it is the best cake I've ever tasted in conjuction with strawberries. The sour cream, lemon and orange zest, and cornstarch really give it something EXTRA. Plus, the recipe makes 2 9-inch round cakes, and you only use one per dessert, so you can save the other for another dessert night.

We thought that the recipe could use a few more strawberries, and more whipped cream. Logan made the cake, took the pictures, and decorated the cake with zest for the photo.

Click above to get the whole recipe.