Hodge Podge

Brian and I had a hodge podge weekend.

On Friday night we went to one of our favorite places in Tacoma, down on the Foss Waterway - Katie Downs. Boy they sure make a good hamburger! Check out the sailboat that cruised past.

On Saturday, we checked out our 2nd Farmer's Market of the season on Proctor Street near Old Town Tacoma. Cool little neighborhood market that reminded me of a small Beaverton Market. Once again, not a lot of fresh produce; however they did have a vendor selling some wonderful goat cheese - one selling some organic lamb and pork and another selling some nice varieties of salmon. We'll check back again!

Brian and I decided on our Saturday dinner - a nice New York steak we picked up a Tacoma Boys and Brian had an idea to marinate the steak in a nice Cabernet and then make a mushroom, shallot reduction sauce. Great idea! Served on the side was some fresh asparagus we picked up on Proctor Street and some roasted Yukon Gold potatoes.

In the afternoon, we walked down to Titlow and had an afternoon libation at "The Beach" tavern at Titlow Beach. It's just a local hangout, with tons of character (and characters), but it was fun to walk down and back (and good exercise).

We enjoyed a bit of sun on the back patio and fired up the BBQ. Even the local raccoon thought the BBQ smelled wonderful!
Our dinner turned out good - despite some "creative bickering" about BBQ cooking styles and my inability to step down from being a "head chef" - but all in all a good Saturday.

Enjoy!

Stacy