My little sister made a turtle cake, complete with hibiscus flower, for mom’s birthday!

We’re doing a seafood class hosted at BBQ Island! On the menu: freshly caught Alaskan Halibut on the grill, salt block seared scallops with ginger and orange and shrimp skewers with who-knows-what on them (they have so many great spice rubs to play with!). Rounding out the meal will be jalapeno & cheddar grits, watermelon guacamole, smoked tomato salsa and all the fixin’s for fish tacos- even beer! To go just a little too far we’ll be finishing off the evening with chocolate & banana quesadillas! And more beer!

Also, please take a look at the Seafood Watch guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium for information about choosing the best seafood.

The pigs are in the smoke. About one more hour and we have bacon!