2003 Menu For Twenty Second Annual
Woman Lake Spring Trip

Thursday - May 16^th

I've been at the cabin for several days now. Mary left earlier in the day in preparation for Jack's and Lee's arrival in the late evening.

Evening Meal

Because it was only the three of us, I grilled brats and fixed some sauerkraut. To round out the meal, ice cream was offered, but none taken.

Friday - May 17^th

Pat Kelly was supposed to arrive today but didn't. Jack and lee helped me launch my boat (Mary doesn't like to help me because if something were to go wrong, I'd yell at her) as well as theirs and then went fishing for northerns in Lantern Bay and caught quite a few. I stayed at the cabin and puttered around the rest of the day - mostly getting the boat ready for walleyes. You say that I've been here nearly a week and haven't been walleye fishing?

Evening Meal

At the time of this writing, I can't remember what I prepared for Jack and Lee. At any rate it was nothing of note or I'd have remembered.

Saturday - May 18^th

Pat Kelly arrived in the late morning and we went fishing. Jack and lee went fishing for northerns again, but the cold got to them and they spent the rest of day watching westerns! Yes, I broke down and installed a satellite dish for those doldrums days. Juris picked up Peter Hunt at the airport and arrived late afternoon. No more were arriving today. Now we are six.

Evening Meal Appetizer: Cooked Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce Main Course: Succulent marinated beef tenderloin, slowly char-broiled over real charcoal until medium rare. Served with lightly floured sautéed sea scallops and mushrooms. No dessert since Boettcher was AOL.

Sunday - May 19^th

Hugh Perry arrived late afternoon. Now we were up to seven.

**Special Lunch Bonus**

Very Crunchy Hot Dogs (I forgot'em on the grill) (I can't do everything ya know)

Evening Meal

Spring Salad garnished with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Chicken Marsala, with capers, mushrooms and chopped scallions, garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed French cut
string beans topped with toasted almonds.

Monday - May 20^th

Pat Kelly left early afternoon and Rick Zieman arrived late afternoon.
Stayed at seven.

**Special Breakfast Bonus**

Evening Meal
Caesar Salad, tomatoes, garnished with
freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Spicy Seafood Marinara with shrimp, calamari, and sea scallops over Angel hair pasta and garlic bread.

Tuesday - May 21^st

Hugh Perry left to take Peter Hunt to the airport for his trip back to Texas, while Jack and Lee left because they got bored watching westerns. That leaves Zieman, Ozols and I. And I'm still without a walleye. HELP!

Evening Meal

Appetizer:
shrimp cocktail

Char-broiled New York style strip steaks. Served with a baby onion and pea medley and baked potato.

Wednesday - May 22^cd

Evening Meal

Appetizer:
shrimp cocktail

With only three of us left, including sous chef Zieman that considerably lighted my cooking load, and went back to simple and basic. I let them raid the refrigerator for whatever they could find.

Thursday - May 23^rd

Evening Meal
The Last Supper

Mixed greens salad with vine ripened tomatoes, Italian dressing. Slow roasted and succulent medium rare prime "ribless" roast with yorkshire pudding ("popovers") and lots of au jus to soak into the pudding - a pure joy.

Friday - May 24^th

Rick Zieman and Juris Ozols packed up and left after a last ditch effort to catch that last walleye failed. I remained skunked. On a brighter side, Mary was coming back up to the cabin along with my sons/wives/grand kids over Memorial weekend.