Born on the Fourth of July

Warmed Melba Toast with melted Havarti cheese and served with toasted pecans

Mixed green salad tossed with a garlic infused vinagrette. Pass the pepper.

Fresh basil pesto tossed with Barilla Campenelle and fresh shrimp. This was served with carrots vicchy, broccoli blanched then sauteed in butter and olive oil and also some sliced baguette rounds buttered then broiled.

Chocolate souffle with Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Although it sounds decadent, this dish is from Charlie Trotter's Spa Cuisine cookbook.

On Sunday, marinated pork tenderloin on the grill and leftovers. We ate all the shrimp on the Fourth so the pasta dish then became a pasta salad.

Not too bad.

Not too bad at all.

So is the "born" referring to U.S. independence, or was it your birthday, as well as a national holiday?

U.S. Independence. Plus the independence that comes with a day off.

Well, it sounds like you celebrated in style -- a feast worthy of the day.

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MrAndersen wrote:I clicked on your link and read with interest your entry on Port Hedland. Then I clicked on the Travel Discount link which took me to the OAT website. Excellent! I'll be perusing that site in the future. Thanks for the tip.

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