Tuesday, September 7, 2010

LDW | West Dennis Beach

Despite the harsh weather reports of Hurricane Earls path towards Cape Cod and his warning from Gretchen's email: It could be bad - water under the house, 80 MPH winds, no power, roof flying off, 2 feet of water in the driveway and road, the adventurous spirits (or just the crazy one's in our group of friends) Gretchen, Derek, Colucci and I loaded up the car and headed straight for West Dennis Beach. The picturesque beach cottage built by Gretchen's grandfather sits just a few hundred feet back from Nantucket Sound. With an evacuation plan in place (My Mom's house 10 minutes up the road) and plenty of food and booze, not even warnings of a category 3 Hurricane could keep us between our 3rd Annual Labor Day Weekend long bash. We kept a loose eye on the weather and a tight fist on our beers as the hurricane was reduced to a category 2, then eventually a 1 and by the time it hit us that evening, a mere rain and heavy windstorm. Lisa drove down late Friday night just in time for a hurricane swim, while Adam and Douglas ventured down early Saturday morning, just as the sun came out to play. DeMane, Holly and Reuter - friends whose travel plans were disrupted by Earl were missed but not forgotten. (We got to act them out in a drunken game of Celebrity ,which is a more fun version of charades!)
This stack of blueberry pancakes and bacon pancakes kicked off a weekend of great eats.
The neighbors boarded up their house.
We took a beach walk.
We ate lunch, drank some beers, went for a swim, and G and I attempted a puzzle while the boys flew kites. Make your own paninis with ham, turkey, cheese, roasted zucchini and tomato.
Black and white puzzles are impossibly hard.
Colucci made a Tom Collins mix: fresh squeezed lemons, limes, simple syrup, lots of gin and a little club soda.
A bruschetta appetizer was just as tasty as it looks.
Dinner night 1: Seafood Lasagna with Tomato Basil Bechamel and Caesar salad. I might have forgotten about this salad if I hadn't taken pictures. Not that it didn't taste incredible with crusty croutons, diced hard boiled egg and fresh grated parmesan cheese - but the Seafood Lasagna out-shined not only the salad, but any other lasagna I've ever tasted. Fresh lobster, scallops and shrimp with ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan in a creamy Bechamel, SO GOOD. Antics ensued. We made it through the storm alive.

The Beach day 2:
The view out my bedroom slider door at the early hours of 9 am. Looks promising today!
Breakfast: ham, egg, cheese & tomato on a homemade biscuit.
My better half and Cappy arrived. Just in time....

22 comments:

  1. All that food! The pancakes and bacon. I haven't had proper bacon in forever. Every country seems to have their own version and none as good as the greasy strips you have pictured.

    Looks like you guys had a fabulous time.

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  2. Seriously I'm in love with this post and am bummed you didn't invite me! Especially for those breakfast biscuit sandwiches! Glad you had fun (and escaped Earl!)

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  3. I have always been a fan of "all good things start with the letter B" Beer, BBQ's, Beaches, Boating...and the list goes on and on. I was glad I got to be a part of the fun for a day!

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  4. i miss the cape!! i haven't been since 2005. LOVE THAT MUG! how cute. love your yellow toe nail polish!! jealous of the biscuit!! is there a recipe?!

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  5. The food and the places you write about are just so awesome. I love reading about it and seeing the pics!

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  6. Your vacations always look SO fun!! And the food always looks amazing!! Those biscuits?? OMG want now!

    Sues

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  7. Wow, it looks like such a fabulous weekend! Also, I completely love the little cameo of a box of Andre in one of those pictures.

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  8. This has got to be one of the best post I've ever read. I love it. It's filled with so many pictures of food and the beach, two things that I absolutely love!

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  9. Amamzing food, photos and story. You truly have a give for photography.

    Living in Miami we know all about dealing with the hurricanes. Not fun.

    Glad you had a fun time.

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  10. It looks like a fun weekend! I'm glad Earl didn't ruin your fun. What was up with people on the news all mad that he didn't blow their house down?

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  11. OMG! I don't know which dish looks the best, they are all looking so good. What a fun weekend you had :) I love the beach house, it looks like from a movie or something.

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  12. wow, your weekend looks like it was so much fun!

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  13. WOW! Looks like you guys all had a great weekend! Love the house and location!!!!

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  14. The rain we had this morning did more damage than "hurricane" Earl. Geesh Gov. Patrick, with all your scarin' and such! LOL.

    I'm so glad you had and incredible weekend. I love little New England towns, and the beach, and yummy food! =)

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  15. It looks like you had a fabulous weekend! I'm having a tough time getting back into blogging since vacation but hopefully I'll get motivated soon!

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  16. Wonderful post for a wonderful weekend! I promise to put all the recipes up soon. Can't wait to read about the rest of it :)

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  17. Fun pics! Omg that seafood pasta dish looks heavenly!

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  18. another B word for you...BEAUTIFUL

    so happy earl decided not to crash the party! :)

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  19. MM that food looks tasty! Thanks for your lovely comment on my guest post today over at Oh My Darling. It was very sweet and put a smile on my face. Your blog is quite lovely!

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  20. That is definitely the perfect Cape weekend, Earl and all. The food looks fabulous!

    Can't wait to see you in an hour or so!

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  21. I love the pictures of the stormy beach :) I'm glad the weather was better on the second day. Wonderful food especially those pancakes!

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  22. Daisy, love the pictures...really enjoyed going through them...so nice :-)

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