Saturday at the Seaside

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh I do like to be beside the seeeeeeea! 

Ahem.  On Saturday, we decided to make the most of the sunny weather and went day-tripping to the coast.  I love being by the sea.  The sound of the waves, the tang of salt in the air, dangerous seagulls everywhere you turn....I love it all, but most of all I love the food.  Of course. 

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We bought a large crab for lunch:

Salut monsieur.  I like your parsley hat!

B has many culinary skills, but one of the best is his ability to take apart a crab.  He takes it very seriously, and can spend hours carefully picking out all the delicious meat from every nook and cranny.

My contribution is to set the table.  And to eat the crab, of course. 

We had a huge green salad with the crab, freshly baked bread, and a potato salad stuffed full of mint, chives, and parsley picked from the garden. 

For dinner, we smothered the lemon sole with a chive and parsley butter, then grilled them for about 5 or 6 minutes per side.  The butter kept the fish moist and it was deliciously flaky (bony too, though.  Lots of bones). 

We kept the sides simple and just had a watercress and spinach salad with cherry tomatoes.  Perfect for a summer's evening.