Cirque des Voix

Saturday afternoon we attended and loved the second annual edition of Cirque des Voix. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune calls it, "a uniquely Sarasota blockbuster." It combines the talents of Key Corale, Sarasota Young Voices, Circus Sarasota, and some guest performers from Sarasota's youth circus, the Sailor Circus.

Click here for a review of this year's show.

After the concert we had dinner at a favorite place, Primo Ristorante.

Later in the evening we went to the Showfolks Club of Sarasota and talked with lots of people. And we finally met Laray. Great evening.

Circus Party at Longboat Key

From Gainesville to Sarasota was an easy trip and we had lots of time to get cleaned up for the evening's event.

Bill Hall and his wife Carol host a party a day or two before the Circus Ring of Fame ceremony many years. This year it was at the Longboat Key Hilton, as it often is. Great food and drink and a glittering group of about 50 circus stars and legends. It was wonderful to be invited and, just like the last time we attended, two years ago, it was an evening to remember.

Off we go to Sarasota

Took the cats to the pet hotel and we were on our way east on Interstate 10 by 10:30 A.M. The weather was cool and sunny and the drive was uneventful.

Lunch in Chipley at Skins-N-Bubba's. We have eaten there before. The food is generally ok. This time it seemed saltier than usual. But hey, this is the South, and country, too. And salt is cheap.


Not much for scenery along I-10 but we always enjoy the musical highway sign.

Late afternoon we got to Gainesville and the Holiday Inn Express by the highway. Dinner at a nearby Chili's.

REBUILD Northwest Florida is finished with us

The final, final inspection is done. The inspector, Dale, took the construction permit and all the paperwork with him. He also removed the REBUILD lawn sign. He said to expect big savings on the insurance. Final paperwork will be mailed soon.

Almost the Final Inspection

An inspector from Escambia County came by this afternoon to sign off on the work done by the contractors who did the retro-fitting of our house. He says there will be one more inspection, but we can put things back in the attic now. Just one more step and the project will be done?

What's for Dinner Tonight? Part 11

Das Alpenhaus Menu (Mit Troll), Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, (mid-1970s)

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Ever since Saturday, January 27, 2007, I have kept a log listing nearly all of our evening meals. The intention is to help answer the daily questions:

(1) "What do you want to eat tonight?"
(2) "What haven't we had lately?"

Eventually the list became too long to navigate easily. So I broke it up into six-month segments:
January through June, 2007
July through December, 2007
January through June, 2008
July through December, 2008
January through June, 2009
July through December, 2009
January through June, 2010
July through December, 2010
January through June, 2011
July through December, 2011

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Sunday, January 1, 2012 -- take out Chinese food from Publix
Monday, January 2 -- chicken-fried pork, mashed potatoes, collard greens
Tuesday, January 3 -- Parmesan Chicken, Hoppin' John
Wednesday, January 4 -- French-dipped roast beef sandwiches, beef broth, potato salad
Thursday, January 5 -- Dinner at "one of America's great steakhouses," Pensacola's McGuire's Irish Pub
Friday, January 6 -- Thai take out from Siam Asian Diner

Saturday, January 7 -- Joan's birthday dinner at Maria and Bill's
Sunday, January 8, -- pork chops, rice, gravy, roasted acorn squash, applesauce
Monday, January 9 -- Publix fried chicken, rice, gravy, corn pones
Tuesday, January 10 -- Sandwiches and chips from Jersey Mike's Subs

Road trip to Sarasota for the weekend

Monday, January 16 -- back home from Sarasota, soup and sandwiches for supper
Tuesday, January 17 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans
Wednesday, January 18 -- black and green peppercorn-crusted filet steaks, mashed potatoes, peppercorn red wine reduction sauce
Thursday, January 19 -- French dipped roast beef sandwiches, au jus, coleslaw
Friday, January 20 -- Chicken Parmesan from Publix, rice and gravy

Sarurday, January 21 -- pork chaps, mashed sweet potatoes, spiced applesauce, hot biscuits
Sunday, January 22 -- shrimp cocktail, crabcakes, salad
Monday, January 23 -- Thai takeout from Siam Diner

Road trip to Sarasota for the week

Friday, February 3 -- chicken salad, mixed greens

Saturday, February 4 -- beef and veggie kababs, rice and gravy
Sunday, February 5 -- filet steaks, baked potatoes
Monday, February 6 -- spicy chicken and rice, green peas
Tuesday, February 7 -- burgers and fries
Wednesday, February 8 -- ginger and coconut poached chicken, steamed rice
Thursday, February 9 -- Habashi steaks at Nobusei
Friday, February 10 -- seared tuna, poached salmon, rice, mango salsa

Saturday, February 11 -- French-dipped roast beef sandwiches, beef broth, fries, hot mustard
Sunday, February 12 -- General Tso's Chicken, steamed rice, green beans (The recipe is from the website, From Away, Cooking and Eating in Maine.)
Monday, February 13 -- beef stew and hot biscuits
Tuesday, February 14 -- pork chops, gravy, applesauce, cornbread stuffing

Tuesday, February 21 -- Court Bouillon, rice, salad, cake at the Billy Daughdrill's
Wednesday, February 22 -- fried chicken breast, gravy mashed potatoes, cornbread
Wednesday, February 23 -- Chicken Parmesan. mashed potatoes
Friday, February 24 -- burgers and fries

Saturday, February 25 -- lunch at Chow Tyme Chinese Buffet; snacks for supper
Sunday, February 26 -- charcoal grilled beef and veggie kababs
Monday, February 27 -- chicken fried steak
Tuesday, February 28 -- pork chops, noodles, applesauce, corn
Wednesday, February 29 -- Chicken Parmesan. rice, gravy
Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- roast beef hash (first try at homemade), poached eggs
Friday, March 2 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans

Saturday, March 3 -- scrambled eggs, bacon, grits, English muffins, butter and jam
Sunday, March 4 -- bacon-wrapped filet steaks, mashed potatoes
Monday, March 5 -- lemon chicken, rice, gravy
Tuesday, March 6 -- French dipped roast beef sandwiches
Wednesday, March 7 -- Burgers and fries
Thursday, March 8 -- lunch at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant; snacks for supper
Friday, March 9 -- Publix fried chicken, twice baked potatoes

Saturday, March 10 -- lunch was Oysters Rockefeller and shrimp gumbo at the Marina Oyster Barn; soup for supper
Sunday, March 11 -- NY Strip Steaks, peppercorn cream sauce, oven fried potatoes
Monday, March 12 --
Tuesday, March 13 --
Wednesday, March 14 -- Grillades and grits
Thursday, March 15 -- burgers and fries
Friday, March 16 -- leftover Grillades

Saturday, March 17 -- tenderloin steak and crab, roasted red potatoes
Sunday, March 18 --
Monday, March 19 -- pork chops, rice, gravy
Tuesday, March 20 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans
Wednesday, March 21 -- shrimps on a stick, deviled crabs
Thursday, March 22 -- N.Y. strip steak
Friday, March 23 --

Saturday, March 24 -- Publix's Chicken Parmesan, Noodles Alfredo
Sunday, March 25 -- French dipped roast beef sandwiches
Monday, March 26 -- Chicken a la King on waffles
Tuesday, March 27 -- lunch at Felix's in Spanish Fort
Wednesday, March 28 -- Ahi tuna, poached salmon, rice, mango salsa
Thursday, March 29 -- Creamed Beef on toast, carrots
Friday, March 30 -- Publix Chicken Parmesan, mashed potatoes

Saturday, March 30 -- peppercorn-crusted filet steak, roasted potatoes
Sunday, April 1, 2012 -- pork chops, rice and gravy
Monday, April 2 -- Thai takeout from Siam Diner
Tuesday, April 3 -- coconut shrimps, rice and gravy
Wednesday, April 4 -- Publix fried chicken, mashed potatoes, cole slaw
Thursday, April 5 -- burgers and fries
Friday, April 6 -- Beef and veggie kababs on the grill

Saturday, April 7 -- subs from Jersey Mike's
Sunday, April 8 -- Easter dinner at the Bill and Maria Daughdrill's
Monday, April 9 -- Chicken Parmesan
Tuesday, April 10 -- French dipped roast beef sandwiches
Wednesday, April 11 -- lunch at Time to Eat, Theodore, Alabama; dinner at the Boomtown Casino Steak House, Biloxi, Mississippi
Thursday, April 12 -- Publix fried chicken, rice and gravy
Friday, April 13 -- quesadillas, tortilla chips, beans and rice

Saturday, April 14 -- lunch at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant; sandwiches for supper
Sunday, April 15 -- Panko and Dujon mustard-crusted pork chops, collard greens, cornbread & pecan stuffing, applesauce
Monday, April 16 -- peppercorn-crusted filet steak, twice-baked potatoes
Tuesday, April 17 -- Beef stroganoff
Wednesday, April 18 -- Lunch at Chow Tyme Chinese Buffet; snacks for supper
Thursday, April 19 -- Chicken Parmesan from Publix, rice and gravy
Friday, April 20 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans

Saturday, April 21 -- charcoal grilled beef and veggie kababs
Sunday, April 22 -- fried chicken
Monday, April 23 -- burgers
Tuesday, April 24 --
Wednesday, April 25 -- lunch at Southern Buffet
Thursday, April 26 -- Teriyaki ground beef and noodles, spring rolls
Friday, April 27 -- Grilled Ahi tuna, mango salsa, steamed rice

Monday, May 21 -- Chicken parmesan, green peas, rice, gravy
Tuesday, May 22 -- filet steaks, twice-baked potatoes
Wednesday, May 23 -- lunch at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, snacks for supper
Thursday, May 24 -- Joan and Billy's 60th Anniversary dinner
Friday, May 25 -- chicken, collards, rice, gravy

Saturday, May 26 -- chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, skillet corn, country gravy
Sunday, May 27 -- sauteed scamp, mango salsa, salad
Monday, May 28 -- French dipped sandwiches, fries
Tuesday, May 29 -- grilled pork chops, steamed rice, black beans, spiced applesauce
Wednesday, May 30 -- Chicken parmesan, green beans with ham, mashed potatoes, gravy
Thursday, May 31 -- charcoal grilled beef and veggie kababs, steamed rice
Friday, June 1, 2012 -- citrus marinated shrimp and avocado salad

Saturday, June 2 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans
Sunday, June 3 -- chicken sandwiches (from Hardees), with shrimp cocktails
Monday, June 4 -- fried chicken, green peas, rice, gravy
Tuesday, June 5 -- steak and potatoes
Wednesday, June 6 -- burgers, corn on the cob, potato salad (same as June 6, 2009)
Thursday, June 7 -- Chinese take out from the new Panda Express
Friday, June 8 -- tamales from Santa Fe, White Acre Peas with ham, rice

Saturday, June 9 -- Chicken Parmesan, rice and gravy
Sunday, June 10 -- baked pork chops and rice, corn
Monnday, June 11 -- charcoal grilled steaks, twice baked potatoes
Tuesday, June 12 -- Vichyssoise, sandwiches from Jersey Mike's
Wednesday, June 13 -- chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, collard greens with ham, country gravy
Thursday, June 14 -- chicken fingers, Outback dipping sauce, rice & gravy, green peas
Friday, June 15 -- birthday lunch at The Fish House

Saturday, June 16 -- Kung Pao Chicken, steamed rice, green onions, peanuts, crispy noodles, green beans
Sunday, June 17 -- peppered filet steak, baked potato, creamed spinach
Monday, June 18 -- lunch at La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant; snacks for supper
Tuesday, June 19 -- Chicken Parmesan, rice and gravy
Wednesday, June 20 -- burgers and homemade buns
Thursday, June 21 -- take out from Panda Express
Friday, June 22 -- fried chicken and garden salad

Saturday, June 23 -- Jack's and Ken's birthday BBQ and cake at Kim's
Sunday, June 24 -- chicken fried steak, country gravy, mashed potatoes, skillet corn
Monday, June 25 -- pork chops, rice and gravy, applesauce, carrots
Tuesday, June 26 -- Jack's Birthday lunch at Rodizio's
Wednesday, June 27 -- Chicken Parmesan, rice and gravy
Thursday, June 28 -- beef kababs with grilled veggies and steamed rice
Friday, June 29 -- fried chicken with rice, black beans and red onions

Saturday, June 30 -- pizza and salad from The New Yorker Deli

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Please leave me a comment and tell me what you are eating tonight.

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