Our room had a beautiful view of the Fall River. It also had a kitchenette and an outdoor grill. Everything we needed so Jean and I didn’t need to eat out for every meal. After the previous day’s dinner at Cafe de Pho Thai, we stopped at Safeway. Salmon sounded appealing, so we made a simple menu around grilling fillets. Added baked potatoes and Caesar salad kit to complete dinner. For dessert, an assortment of cheesecake. There was no wine at Safeway, only beer. While Jean checked out, I went to the liquor store and got wine.

Our tastes in wine are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Jean likes grape-juice sweet wines and I like dry bold reds. I asked for suggestions. The clerk at the liquor store first suggested a bottle of Chardonnay for the salmon. I would be happy, but not Jean. We considered some other wines, then he said “wait here.” He came back with two four-packs of single-serving wine bottles. One was a Chardonnay for me, the other pack was a Pinot Grigio for her. Perfect.

We grilled the second night at Aspen Winds and it went perfect. Well, except the grill I thought was heating up, was slightly warm when I came out with the Mediterranean Salmon Skewers. Not sure what happened, but when I pressed the ignition button, a small explosion went up. The burners were on again. Closed the lid and waited another ten minutes for the grill to heat up. Then there was the Romaine lettuce that was placed too close to the freezer compartment. The Caesar salad was crunchy and not just from the croutons. The baked potatoes Jean cooked in the microwave were perfect.

Theo