Happy Birthday, Roger

The birthday dinner yesterday consisted of

• Grilled asparagus
• Grilled shad
• Grilled shad roe with bacon
• Boiled potatoes
• Fresh strawberries with zabaglione
  

Wine was Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut (US Champagne to those of you who live elsewhere). A good time was had by both.

We have some smoked shad left over from a weekend party which I have been sharing with the cats. Anja likes it so much that she managed to jump into the refrigerator yesterday. It is a strictly seasonal dish; we'll all have to go without starting in a week or two.