Michael came over for dinner tonight and this was the result. The bacon was scrumptious.

Delicious!

I’ll tell you one thing. I don’t like cooking in a rush. This evening, Michael and Elizabeth came over for dinner before the four of us went to see The Darjeeling Limited at the Moolah Theatre. I was generally pleased with how the dishes turned out, but was once again flailing [...]

Fall Fruity Couscous
Ingredients:

1 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup water
1 cup couscous

4 fresh chopped figs
1 green apple, chopped & cored
handful of walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup water
several shakes of cinnamon

In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup pomegranate juice and 1/2 cup of water to boil. Turn off heat and add 1 cup couscous. Cover. [...]

This is the last of the jar of fireweed jelly that Michael brought us from his summer in Fairbanks, AK. He harvested the fireweed and made the jelly himself while he was up north. This jar also had some jalapeño in it, so it had a fiery taste as well as color. [...]

Warm Pear Slices with Tangerines

4 pears
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon powdered cloves
4 tangerines peeled and segmented

Quarter, core, and slice the pears. (I don’t usually peel them unless I am uncertain about their derivation.) Heat in saucepot with the butter, sugar, and powdered cloves for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat [...]

Soaking the squid befor grilling
Michael brought over some squid tonight and we grilled them right up. Sort of tricky to keep them from falling through the grate of the grill, but they turned out pretty tasty.

Grilling the squid

Michael making friends with the squid before we cooked it

The final product – Grilled squid with tamarind [...]