Breakfast Burrito

Italian Roast Beef Sandwich

Whole wheat bread (Toasted), white aged Cheddar, 4 oz. Italian Roast Beef, home grown Silver Fir Tree Tomatoes, Butter Lettuce, Mayo and a zesty dill on the side.

Garlicky Shrimp and Guacamole Fajitas

Dice a Shallot

Add minced Garlic and several ground Chipotles and a touch of Crushed Red Pepper.

Smash an Avacado into this mixture.


Fry 1 lb fresh veined and shelled Shrimp with Garlic and Kosher Salt and fresh cracked Pepper to taste.

Top Whole Wheat Tortillas with Garlic Guacamole, Garlic Shrimp and the cheese of your choice. I prefer the fat free sharp Cheddar.

Cookin' with Hansen Kids

No, the Hansen kids are not the ingredients... they're the chefs!
Now, it's not all home made entirely from scratch or anything but, it was a fun project as we mixed and matched toppings!
Cookin' with the kiddos was Chris' idea and it was a good one!

The kids started with personal sized ready-made crusts and slathered on some pizza sauce from a jar.

Then added fresh chopped up tomato (chopped by an adult :-).

Then they sprinkled on chopped cilantro and some grilled chicken breast. Josh bought skinless, boneless chicken breast and grilled it on the Forman seasoning with a little basil then chopped it up.

Then they sprinkled on finely shredded mozzarella and mild cheddar (it came in a "pizza blend" bag of shredded cheese).

Then came pineapple (from a can) and shredded up bacon we had just fried up fresh.

They cooked for just 8 minutes.

Yummy yummy!

The kids really enjoyed having a meal they made themselves.

They did a large portion of the preparing

and it was goooood!

Then it was mom and dad's turn.
Ours included BBQ sauce instead of pizza sauce, grilled chicken, bacon, same cheese, red onion, fresh chopped tomato and cilantro, pineapple on Brittany's and fresh sliced jalapeno on Josh's.

Josh's Pizza.

Brittany's Pizza.

Eve followed up the delicious meal with a dessert that included a small bowl of sliced strawberry and bananas with whole milk poured over and topped with a few drizzles of honey.

Josh thought it sounded "weird".

Eve gobbled it right up and loved every bit!

Miranda's Pizza Recipe

Matt, Miranda sent me this recipe last week when she couldn't find the recipe for BBQ'd Peaches.
I think this is what she's trying to say... ;)

Mix up some dough per her instructions.
(Thank God for mixers)

Let the dough rise... etc.

Once your dough is ready, slap it. Fling it.
Show that dough who's boss!

Pizza is, of course, usually cooked in the oven. However, with a setup like this, why not cook it on the grill?

Just brush the crust with olive oil before throwing it on the grill, then flip, brush again, and top the pizza.

The variety of toppings is endless.

Topping off our lunches.

A closer look.

BBQ Sauce, Pepperoni, Sausage, Jalapeno, Onion, Cilantro...
You get the idea.

Pizza Sauce, Pepperoni, Sausage, Onion, Black Olive, and Mushrooms.

BBQ Sauce, Genoa, Roasted Garlic, Fresh Basil, Cilantro, Fresh Tomato and Parmesan Cheese.
Delightful!

Midnight Nachos

The perfect pick me up after a long, hard, 4th of July in downtown Seattle.