Chocolate Chip Cookies

We finally fixed our oven (the bottom coil has been out of commission for almost a month). To celebrate I baked cookies...








































Behold... the master cookie!
(made with the last 4 tablespoons of cookie dough and loaded with peanuts and extra chocolate chips)

Leftovers for Breakfast

Veggie Medley Scramble
red & yellow bell pepper, carrot, yellow onion, & sugarsnap peas (leftover from dinner the night before) scrambled with free range eggs

Warmed Corn Tortillas

Stumptown Coffee Roasters© "Hair Bender" espresso blend
Sometimes I really miss the coffee in Portland.
stumptowncoffee.com

Happy Valentines Day

Harris Ranch© Filet Mignon
marinated for 24 hours & broiled

Organic Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

Sauteed Organic Vegetable Medley
red & yellow bell pepper, carrot, yellow onion, sugarsnap peas

Cycles Gladiator© Pinot Noir

Tuna Meltdown

Grilled Tuna Melt

Tuna salad made w/ Dave's Gourmet© salted albacore, Organic Granny Smith apples, mayonnaise, & dijon mustard

Australian Cheddar

served on Sumano's© Healthy Grain

Anderson Valley Brewing Company© Winter Solstice Seasonal Ale

Freedom Toast!

Cinnamon French Toast made with Gayle's© rustic french loaf

served with butter, Coombs© organic grade B maple syrup, & organic powdered sugar

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© organic fair trade "Full City" blend

































































yum!

Another Delicious Day Off Day

Meyer lemon & blueberry pancakes
with butter and Coombs© organic grade B maple syrup

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© organic fair trade Full City Blend



more pictures...

Sopa de la Tortilla

Tortilla Soup

Mexican spiced tomato soup with black beans and corn

topped with grated cheddar cheese, avocado, lime juice, cilantro, hot sauce, and crushed tortilla chips













































Peabody loves avocados

Party Time

Pulled pork sandwich
Beelers© pork shoulder slow cooked for 13 hours w/ homemade BBQ sauce & served on homemade buns

Organic short grain white rice pilaf

Mayo-less coleslaw
made with savoy and red cabbages

Alexia© organic Oven Crinkles



It was a feast. Thanks to all the friends who helped. More pictures!




I started slow cooking a 4 lb. Beeler's© pork shoulder at 5:30 AM



















Lindsey made spanakopita












Kelly made rice















...and coleslaw















...and a blueberry pie













Time to eat!





Coming Soon... chile verde.

My Buns

It all started like this... I wanted to make pulled pork for sandwiches. Then I thought, "Why not make my own BBQ sauce?" So I did that. Then I thought, "Hey, Why not do this completely DIY and make my own buns too?" So I did that. I made my own hamburger buns. The yeast, the kneading, the rising, the baking, the whole thing. They're really good too. Next post... pulled pork party.











the mixing














the kneading


















the rising

















the end