Adapted from a traditional recipe:

Michael’s Moroccan Chicken and Prunes

4 large, boned chicken breasts
1 lb high-quality, pitted prunes
~10 T extra virgin olive oil
~3-4 T clear, light honey
~ 2 T grated fresh ginger
~ 1-2 T chopped, salt-cured capers (brined fine, too)
~ 2 t ground cumin
1 small-medium red onion, diced
3 large cloves fresh garlic, minced
1.5 c good white […]

Really tasty buttery carrots with brown sugar and chiles. Sweet and spicy!

Michael made some really tasty ceviche using up about 2lb of halibut that he caught in Alaska. It was delicious.

Ingredients included:

Halibut
Lime juice
Grapefruit juice and pieces
Red and green chiles
Sea salt
Tomatillos
Cilantro
Garlic
Mint

Michael brought this tasty recipe tonight and cooked up a yummy feast!

Grab at the store:

1 lb brussels sprouts
1 lb bacon (yes, take the time to get it cut at the counter)
2 large granny smith apples
3 cloves garlic
1 lb pasta
3-6 T butter
a chunk of pecorino Romano
salt and pepper

Trim and quarter 1 lb brussels sprouts. […]

Michael came over and made baked pancakes that were spectacular
So tasty, cooked in a bed of golden melted butter in a well-seasoned iron skillet. Each one is baked for 13 minutes, and rises up over the edges of the pan. We made savory and sweet. Sweet didn’t have any additions to the […]

Today I made a delicious soup for lunch — a hearty rustic potato chowder.
Made from this recipe from 101 Cookbooks: Rustic Potato Chowder:

Rustic Potato Chowder

8 to 10 slices Smart Bacon (or real bacon if you’re not-veg)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 shallots, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 cups diced, unpeeled new potatoes, any color […]

Fun group effort working on dinner tonight.

An excellent evening with Eric, Dawn, Aeneas, Michael, Kevin, Kristin and myself. We made some tasty Persian beef soup.
Even Aeneas tried some food tonight too (some vanilla yogurt) but I’m not sure he liked it quite as much.