<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFS4aCp5YI/AAAAAAAAARM/f0aoBfjX2jo/s1600/dining+in+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFS4aCp5YI/AAAAAAAAARM/f0aoBfjX2jo/s320/dining+in+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481253350503212418" /></a><br />With meals like this at home, why on earth would I ever want to eat out?<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFSUHmwzFI/AAAAAAAAARE/5qjYHytg_sA/s1600/dining+in+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFSUHmwzFI/AAAAAAAAARE/5qjYHytg_sA/s320/dining+in+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481252727079095378" /></a><br /><br />"California" Shrimp Boil - decidedly Californian as a result of the addition of locally grown artichokes! Washed down with our favorite white, gruner veltliner, from Austria (ie the motherland!...do I hear, "Dad, grandma's from Chicago."?)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFS4x1Zu3I/AAAAAAAAARU/ra8f1D_s3cw/s1600/dining+in+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mNacsCO8PI/TBFS4x1Zu3I/AAAAAAAAARU/ra8f1D_s3cw/s320/dining+in+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481253356890078066" /></a><br /><br />And yet, another meal enjoyed on our glorious deck...this one was in the harsh light of midday, instead of a cool evening under the setting sun. We noshed on an egg sandwich, served between the layers of a sourdough bun I made myself and garnished with homegrown watercress and lettuce. With an additional nod to our Austrian relatives, we indulged in a <a href="http://www.trumer-international.com/trumer.php">Trumer Pils</a> - produced at the Berkeley extension of a Salzburg brewery that's been around for over 400 years. With lunch done, I think it's time for a nap...well, either that or more laundry.