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.

Greek Style Steaks with misc. Grilled Veggies and Herbed Goat Cheese

Slice assorted summer veg into 1/4 inch thick slabs for the grill.

Baste with a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and minced garlic using a sprig of fresh Rosemary as your brush, topping with a sprinkle of kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper as they cook.

Remove from grill and allow to cool.

Rub steaks with a mix of 1/3 cup Oregano, 2 tbsp Dill, 1/3 cup Salt, 1/3 cup cracked Pepper and 2 tbsp olive oil. this makes enough for 8-10 lbs meat. save what you dont use in a jar in the fridge.

Grill.

Allow meat to rest.

Slice Baguette.

Spread Goat Cheeseinside Baguette.

Stuff Baguette with misc. grilled summer veg.

Allow veg juices to soak into bread.

Squeeze fresh lemon on top.

Serve with Greek style steak

Goat Cheese and Lemon wedges.

Black & Blue Berry Pie

My favorite type of pie is Black & Blue Berry Pie. And the blackberries are ripe now; you should all try it!

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups fresh blackberries
3 cups fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter

Mix sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Stir in berries to coat. Turn filling into pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle with lemon juice, dot with butter. Cover with top crust; cut slits. Seal and Flute. Bake at 425 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Cover edges with foil to prevent burning before baking, and remove them for the last 12 minutes of baking.



First you make up your pie crust.



Then you make up your filling.


Then you assemble and cook it.

Then you eat! (with or without ice cream)

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!

Marinated Sweet Onions and Tomatoes

Get some good sweet onions.
I chose Walla Walla's.

Slice your onions up. I like the greens too, that's just my preference.

The view from the countertop.

Arrange your onions in a shallow dish so you can dump the marinade over them.

The marinade is:
1 cup mild olive oil
¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Combine all of the marinade ingredients in a blender...

Blend all of the marinade ingredients for 30 seconds in a blender, or beat well with a wire whisk.
It'll look like this.

Dump the marinade over the onions and chill for 1-2 Hours.

To serve, arrange some tomato wedges in a salad bowl. Layer the onions on top and pour extra marinade over. Easy enough. Goes good with Mozzarella too.

Simple Ful Medames

Ful is the Egyptian word for fava beans, and medames is a Coptic word meaning "buried". I guess they would bury a pot of beans and top it with coals or some such thing.

So, this is how it goes, drown your beans overnight or 4-8 hours, drain, rinse, etc. Drop in minature hot tub bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until they are tender. Add Garlic and Cumin to taste. Place desired amount on a plate or in a bowl. Drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh squeezed Lemon juice and some Kosher Salt(better texture). Top with Fried Eggs and serve with a warm Whole Wheat Pita.

Indian Dinner

Marinate some Shrimp This had Lemon juice, Brown Sugar, Salt, Cilantro, Garlic, Olive Oil and Chili powder If I remember correctly...

Fry some cumin seeds and cloves in oil til seeds start to sputter. Add 1 large sliced onion and 1 large cubed potato, fry some more. Add some turmeric and salt with rinsed basmati rice and rinsed red lentils, fry some more. Add water, bring to boil and simmer. (Oh yeah, soak rice first, 15 minutes or so, or it will be crunchy since it doesn't cook as fast as the dhal)

Grill Shrimp on a bed of sliced Onions, sliced Tomatoes and sliced Peppers. (all I could find were Seranos, not quite the same but nice heat...) Basting every so often with marinade


Serve it up with a nice herb and mixed green salad and the beverage of your choice.