Stuffed Tomatoe Salad With Smoked Salmon

Slice Tomatoe almost all the way through but stop just short.

Slice fresh Mozzarella and insert into slices in the Tomatoes.

Insert Fresh Basil leaves and Parmigiano-Reggiano shavings also.

Top with a dressing of Balsamic and Extra Virgin Olive Oil with a small amount of brown sugar for sweetness and to balance the acidity. Salt and Pepper to taste.

Let sit 20 or so minutes to achieve flavor meld.

Add some Smoked Salmon.

Consume with wild abandon.

Oh yeah, Garlic bread goes well on the side.

Falafel

Tabbouleh


Fixins


Put it all together Butter Lettuce, Red Onion, Cucumbers, Fresh Dill and Falafel topped with a yogurt sauce (yogurt, Lemon Juice, minced Garlic, diced cucumbers, chopped fresh Dill) with the Tabbouleh on the side. Yumm Yumm.

Spicy crab cake, Ginger Almond Buckwheat Soba and Sesame Chard with mushroom

Yum Yum!

Marinated Chicken Kabobs

We decided to marinate a little chicken and make kabobs for dinner. Here I'm grating ginger while making Miranda's Ginger Glazed Chicken marinade.

1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 sesame oil
1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1.5 Tbsp of minced garlic
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp black pepper

Marinating Away.

And since that marinade we made last night for the beef was pretty good, we whipped some of that up too to see how it goes with chicken.

And Mojitos!

Marinating.
Us and/or the meat.

Teamwork in action while making the Kabobs.

Looks pretty good!

David, grill master extraordinaire.

Ah, the ambiance.

It all turned out great.

Beautiful.

Chris' Flavor Saver
(for Matt)

And see!
Miranda does it too!

Marinated Sirloin Steaks

Aight. First thing you need is a couple of dudes with a passion for well made food, and who're willing to cook.

Next you're going to need a little something for a marinade.

Measure out the liquid bits of your marinade. We used -
.5 cup fresh lemon juice,
a third cup evoo,
a quarter cup red wine vinegar,
and two Tablespoons of soy sauce

Then we minced up about a quarter cup of shallots. Added them to the marinade...

We also threw in two Tablespoons of fresh minced rosemary.

Place your steak in the marinade and turn to coat. Then cover and marinate.

And marinate... have a beer... it going to be at least a half an hour...

Then grill your steaks to your desired doneness.

For a side, we also grilled up some corn. It turned out excellent.

Miranda and David also have a garden overflowing with salad greens, so we plucked some and served it up.

Ummmm. Steak.
It's what's for dinner.

Can't beat that!

It was so good... Miranda caught me going in for seconds!