A couple of weeks ago Scott and I took a night away from children and enjoyed downtown Minneapolis. On Saturday afternoon we had lunch at Zelos. I had a wonderful seafood stew, and I could hardly wait to put my own meal together. I started by purchasing a seafood blend of shrimp, scallops and calamari from Trader Joes. I then bought a large fennel bulb, three leeks, and some seafood stock. I sautéed in olive oil six cloves of chopped garlic, fennel and leeks. I then added 1/2 cup of white wine, fresh cracked pepper, fresh thyme and salt, cooked for a few minutes and added four cups seafood stock, three cups chicken stock, a can of whole tomatoes and some saffron threads. This needed to blend a bit and then I added the seafood to the bubbling mixture. I made some Albert's egg noodles and ladled the steaming stew over. Yummy yes, Zelos no. I will continue to work on this one, because that meal is forever etched on my mind and palate. Could it be that it was so wonderful because of the circumstances surrounding the meal, a weekend away with my wonderful husband? Maybe, but I will continue to pursue....
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