@jakedduck1

Oh my yes, smoked salmon on a bagel with cream cheese and a slice of red onion. One of my favorite lunches. It’s the only way I eat smoked salmon….I don’t like it by itself either. You need the cream cheese and can just put it on crackers or toast if you don’t have bagels.

Funny you should ask. I was at dinner last night with family at a northern Italian restaurant last night and had ….drumroll….grilled octopus appetizer to share. It was better than the octopus in my other favorite restaurant in Orlando…absolutely infused with flavor. They had a dipping oil for bread that had black olives in it and was the best I have ever tasted. Excellent bruschetta…almost like a crusty cake with heaps of tomatoes .

It wasn’t adventurous but I had short ribs and spaghetti with red sauce. Meat was tender and tasty…too much sauce on the pasta. My grandson taking leftovers to work.

Almost had the black ink squid pasta but they said the garlicky olive oil was spicy. Always wanted to try that but don’t like too much spice. Split a chocolate chip mint ice cream cone with my granddaughter at another place.

I am the only one in my family who loves sardines. I get them in cans with olive oil at Costco and just have them with crackers. Bought canned anchovies last time by mistake…similar taste and just as good. The sardines in the jar are awful…don’t know why. Have also tossed linguini with chopped up sardines…very good.

Smoked salmon is not cheap so don’t let it go to waste and it’s good for you. What have you been cooking? And I have told people about your business card “advice”.

FL Mary…feels like an Amazon swamp down here