Seafood is A+ Food

We had a celebration of the sea this weekend with leisure-filled overtones. We started out Friday at Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery, Maine. Maine is very close to where we are, and Kittery is locally know for it's outlet shopping. At Bob's, I had the fried clam strip roll as recommended by the Phantom Gourmet. Jon had the famous fish and chips. Little more than a roadside stand, Bob's serves up some of the best fried seafood in the region.

We tried to outlet shop. We really did, but we're just not into brands and couldn't figure our where we wanted to go or what we wanted. The only store we really enjoyed was the Trading Post that is a lot like a Bass Pro Shop that features a huge Maine section with all things Maine for sale. We came back to Dover in time to hear a few songs at the Cocheco Arts Festival Summer Concert Series. Friday was the United States Air Force band accompanied by the American Belles, three singers from New York.

The real highlight of the weekend was our Saturday night date at Jumpin' Jay's in Portsmouth. We started the meal with the house specialty Steamed PEI Mussels with jalapeños, tomatoes, and garlic in a ginger saffron creme. I'll include a photo.

For the main course, Jon went with a house specialty again in the Haddock Picatta baked in breadcrumbs with a lemon, white wine butter sauce. I had a special of the night, Parmesan and Crab encrusted Blue Trout. All entrees come with lightly steamed green beans, vegetables, and lemon grass rice.
For dessert, "Portsmouth's Best Key Lime Pie," with fresh whipped cream and blueberries. It made for the perfect ending to a great meal.

After dinner we took in a local band with a New Orleans, blues sound that was playing as a part of the Portsmouth summer music series.

It was a wonderful evening.