The dinner menu at the Saltmarsh Inn changes daily and features one fixed set of dishes. This keeps things interesting for both the customers, chef and also allows us to serve wonderful food with our small kitchen and staff. Given our style and limitations, we offer no vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten-free or no-salt menu items. For those on such diets, the closest options available are in Newburyport or Ipswich, short scenic rides either north or south.
Dinner is served from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, seven days a week. Breakfast, from 6:00 to 8:00 am, consists of: coffee/tea, toasted blueberry or corn muffins with butter and fresh fruit salad. We don't do lunch.
A recipe from the day or comment is included after each menu. Some go into detail, others are simply a list of ingredients with the preparation: braise, saute, ceviche, salad, etc., noted. Clearly, this won't suit some cooks. It should, however, be sufficient for professional or advanced home cooks. Some comments are simply links (with credit line) to the best recipes that we've discovered online. Bon appetit!
September 1 ... Dolmas, grape leaves stuffed with roasted lamb, savory grilled vegetables and rice, Kourtaki retsina, baklava.
Retsina ... This Greek pine resin infused white, or sometimes rose, wine is admittedly an acquired taste and definitely not for solitary drinking. But it pairs brilliantly with foods. Sometimes, depending on your mood and taste for, well, turpentine infused plonk.
September 2 ... Veal marsala over egg noodles, field greens salad, apple strudel, Rhine wine.
Veal Marsala. Courtesy: Gourmet Magazine, March 2002.
September 3 ... Oysters & dirty rice stuffed peppers, stewed hearty garden greens, cherry bell pepper & crab deviled eggs, Moscato d/Asti.
Dirty rice ... Courtesy: 'Real Cajun' by Donald Link. Epicurious, December 2009.
September 5 ... Codfish & cauliflower chowder, sliced heirloom tomato salad w/infused tarragon & cherry bell pepper vinaigrette, white miso & sesame marinated grilled zucchini, Comte & chestnut cornbread sticks, spiced Burgundy poached pears.
Tomato salad ... When you have freshly picked vine ripened garden tomatoes, you've pretty much got it all and there's not much you should or could do to improve your luck. Sliced with good EVO and vinegar (maybe infused) perhaps chopped parsley, basil or oregano, some garlic. Who could want more?
September 6 ... Creole beef Bourginon. Leaf lettuce salad w/citrus vinaigrette. Anadama crostini. Stuffed celery. Maple pecan pie.
Stuffed celery ... Blend together blue and cream cheeses, fold in minced garlic, capers and finely chopped parsley. Stuff celery, cut into three sections per stalk.
September 7 ... Grilled lamb chops. English mint sauce. Rice pilaf with zaatar and toasted pine nuts. Peaches with preserved lemons. Retsina.
Peaches ... Peel the peaches, slice fruit from the stone, toss with chopped strips of preserved lemon. Serve topped with vanilla ice cream.
September 8 ... Spanikopita. Tomato, caper, shallots, herbs and steamed green bean salad. Maple syrup fig jam slushies.
Spanikopita ... This is a 4 star, canonical version of the Greek classic with spinach and feta cheese baked in phyllo pastry. The comments offering variations are excellent - pine nuts, onion, garlic, parsley, lemon, egg, etc. Courtesy of: Gourmet, November 2002.
September 9 ... Steak and kidney pie. Corn on the cob. Harvard beets. Lemon meringue pie.
Harvard beets ... Courtesy: Yankee Magazine.
September 10 ... Saltmarsh Inn 9/10/14 ... Crabmeat, artichoke and avocado salad over chopped arugula and sorrel. Fresh pasta with Parmesan. Charcuterie. Apple strudel.
Salad ... Inspect for and remove shells from lump crabmeat. Break apart into bite-sized pieces, but do not shred (it is precious lump crabmeat after all). Boil artichokes, chop hearts coarsely, reserving leaves for a meal tomorrow (or used canned hearts). Chop avocado coarsely. Slice celery and chop onions. Combine all in a salad bowl. Season with Creole vinaigrette. Serve over mixed chopped arugula and sorrel.
September 11 ... Mussels marinara over linguine with Parmesan. Summer squash soup. Lemony fruit salad.
Squash soup ... Grilled yellow straight neck summer squash, EVO, S&P, butter, shallots, thyme, chicken stock, tahini, Greek yogurt, light miso.
September 12 ... Gruyere cheese souffle, curried shrimp salad, tapenade stuffed mushrooms, lemon frosted poppy seed carrot cake.
Curried shrimp ... Serve over mesclun. Courtesy: Self, May 2008.
September 13 ... Fried clams with lemon coriander aioli. Insalata Caprese. Dirty rice. Concord grape clafouti.
Clafouti ... Courtesy: Epicurious, November 2013.
September 14 ... Grilled marinated flank steaks. Dauphine potatoes. Grilled Caesar salad. Grilled peach melba.
September 15 ... Cioppino, an Italian-American fish stew originating in San Fransisco's North Beach by fishermen from Genoa during the late 1800's. Sourdough bread crostini. Wilted spinach and sorrel salad. Wild strawberry granita.
September 16 ... Seafood cataplana (Portugese seafood stew). Crostini. Grape and grappa granita.
September 17 ... West Indies codfish cakes with curried lemon aioli. Chopped radicchio, sorrel and endive salad with honey/Dijon vinaigrette. Cheddar cornbread sticks. Lobster tomalli deviled eggs. Orange, Cointreau and coconut salad.
September 18 ... Lobster bisque. Cornbread sticks. Chopped salad. Maple sugar flan. Rose sangria.
September 19 ... Applewood grilled sea bream (porgies). Braised artichoke hearts over creamed spinach. Panelle (chickpea fritters). Warm caramel apple monkey bread with bourbon hard sauce.
September 20 ... Grilled wild boar sausages. Pennsylvania Dutch potato salad. Zucchini patties. Lobster stuffed mushrooms. Mint and mocha granita. Verdicchio.
September 21Bitter greens ... Salad: shredded endive, sorrel, celery root, broccoli raab, chicory. Vinaigrette: extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, maple syrup, thyme, Dijon mustard, garlic.
September 22, 2014 ... Wild boar and bison hunter's stew. Grilled summer squash steaks with melted buffalo mozzarella. Curried scampi deviled eggs. Limoncello fruit salad.
September 23 ... Porter-braised pork shanks with pistachio gremolata. Potato gnocchi. French onion soup. Leaf lettuce salad. Apple fritters with maple/bourbon syrup.
September 24 ... . Grilled shrimp and sausage skewers with smoky paprika glaze. Couscous. Fattoush salad. Grapefruit and lime red sangria.
September 25 ... Shellfish and sausage gumbo served over Lake Pontchartrain dirty rice. Mirliton ceviche. Jalapeno deviled eggs. Apple cider beignets. Hurricanes (Roy Rogers and Shirley Temple versions available for boys and girls).
September 26 ... Pork stuffed collards in cherry bell pepper tomato sauce. Cheddar cornbread sticks. Oysters on the half shell with preserved lemon jam. Prune and orange clafouti. Calvados and freshly-pressed cider cocktails.
September 27 ... Havana moon chili over butter beans and basmati rice. Baked cucumber and sauteed sprouts salad with lemon-pecan vinaigrette. Key lime pie. Cuba libres.
September 28 ... Polish pierogis: potato and cheddar, pork and sauerkraut, spinach and feta, beef and broccoli, salt cod and egg, wild mushroom and onion. Borscht. Grilled shrimp stuffed jalapenos.
September 30 ... Roast beef. Yorkshire pudding. Cauliflower mousse. Roasted potatoes. Chopped salad. 2009 Domaine Galevan Cotes du Rhone L'Esprit Devin.
Cioppino ... Courtesy: Gourmet, March 2002.
Seafood cataplana with saffron, vermouth and sorrel ... Courtesy: Gourmet, October 1998.
Codfish cakes ... Courtesy: Sue Lau, Food.com (Home of the Home Cook), August 19, 2004.
Cornbread sticks ... Courtesy: Pat Neely, Food Network Magazine.
Panelle ... Courtesy: Gourmet, May 2005.
Zucchini patties ... Courtesy: Chef Einat Admony of Bar Bolonat, New York. Bon Appetit, September 2014.
Fruit salad ... Cantaloupe, oranges, grated fresh coconut, mint, limoncello.
Hurricanes ... Courtesy: Emeril Lagasse, 2001. Rating: 4/4. Quick, easy and dangerous.
No hurricane party - a get together in the coastal South to ride out a hurricane with good company on higher grounds - would be complete without Hurricanes, a sweet and potent rum relative of the Daiquiri invented in 1940's served in special hurricane lamp-shaped stemware. It is, of course, the signature drink of the French Quarter in New Orleans where it's also served in plastic cups for rambling with up and down Bourbon Street. The password for getting one is "storm's brewin'.
Jam ... Preserved lemon peel, limoncello, grated lemon zest, ginger preserves.
Pierogis ... Courtesy: Gourmet, February 2001.
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