Fresh garden grown tomatoes, basil from the farmer’s market, olive oil, basalmic vinegar, fresh rosemary, sea salt, pepper. Quite tasty.
And here’s the whole salad, marinating in deliciousness.

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. […]

We’ll have to try this recipe for bacon chocolate chip cookies sometime.

Then we started talking about what bacon has successfully been added to, and the thought of the maple bacon bar donut at Voodoo donut back home, and Vosages bacon chocolate bar made me wonder..
Could I make a cookie with bacon? How about a chocolate […]

Michael was always threatening to make our beloved cats (Stanley and Stella) into meatloaf. For his birthday, Kristin made him some cat-shaped meatloafs out of bison meat and they were delicious.
You could call this a “LOL loaf”

Kristin’s LOL Loaf Recipe

2 pounds lean ground beef (or bison)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 eggs, lightly […]

In case you’d heard the rumors about the existence of an actual “bacon of the month” club, I’ve found it. It’s real, and, if anyone ever wanted to make Gabriel and Kristin happy for any reason, it would be a fun present. Only $150 for a year’s worth of bacon, too. Hint, hint. […]

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 […]

Tonight I made a dish that confirmed for me that sometimes mashed potatoes can be transcendent.Here is my recipe for “Mashed Potatoes of Heavenly Temptation”:

Gabriel’s Mashed Potatoes of Heavenly Temptation

6-8 medium sized potatoes
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 stick of unsalted butter
1/4 cup white onion, diced
1/4 cup yellow pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh […]