Charlie's birthday dinner

Gin and tonic while we compose this post...

Prosciutto and melon
Cava

Fresh native black bass chowder
substituting bonita flake broth for clam broth
(Brenda: "I was climbing around in the pantry looking for the Clam broth powder and I came across some bonita flakes with directions for fish broth instead!"
Charlie: "This is a very non-traditional fish chowder. No cod, no clam broth."
Brenda: "The tradition is what's fresh at the market, these beautiful bass were what was fresh!")
Mersault 2005

Strawberry and backyard rhubarb pie
w/butter crust
we're out of dessert wine :(