Pure Class

Dirty Martini
Made with Bombay Sapphire Gin and Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
Shaken with ice and garnished with an olive

What to do with leftover steak?

Sorry for the delay in between postings. I've been moving and haven't had much access to the internet lately. I live in the mountains again. It's awesome.


Steak & Eggs
Harris Ranch© Premium Top Sirloin and Farm Fresh Eggs

Toast
with Organic Strawberry Jam from Swanton Berry Farm©

Country Fried Potatoes
with Fresh Rosemary

Tecate© Mexican Lager

Boeuf

Top Sirloin Steak
Harris Ranch© Premium Beef rubbed with Spices & Fresh Herbs, Pan-Seared then Broiled

Mashed Potatoes
with Roasted Garlic

Lacinato Kale
Sauteed in Bacon Fat with Onions, Garlic, & Frank's Red Hot© Cayenne Pepper Sauce

Bonny Doon Vineyard© Ca' del Solo Sangiovese


































































Pan-Seared...
















...then Broiled.


















Perfect!

Which Came First?

To celebrate the acquisition of a brand new non-stick pan...


Chicken & Cheese Omelette
Made with Smart© Chicken, Australian Cheddar, Farm Fresh Eggs, & Frank's Red Hot© Cayenne Pepper Sauce

Toast
Smeared with Swanton Berry Farm© Organic Strawberry Jam

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© Santa Cruz Dark Blend

Salsiccia

Sausage & Peppers & Chard
made with Fra'mani© Spicy Italian Sausage, Organic Rainbow Chard, and Organic Green, Yellow, & Red Peppers. Served on a bed of Organic Short Grain White Rice

Horchata

Happy Happy Birthday

Rhiannon had a birthday. I made her a cake. It was awesome. She loved it.


Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting and a Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

Pork Choppy

I was vegetarian for 3 years (and vegan for 1 1/2 of those 3 years). Then I started eating meat again about a year ago. At the time I wasn't as 'into' food as I am now (and I had almost zero cooking skills!) but I wanted to cook something meaty and delicious. Orange Glazed Pork Chops were my first real encounter with cooking a meat entree. You could say it was the trigger that set into motion this whole cooking obsession of mine. To celebrate this momentous occasion I decided to make Orange Glazed Pork Chops once again. I got the recipe out the Better Homes & Gardens Meat Cook Book published in 1965.


Orange Glazed Pork Chops
made with Beeler's© Center Cut Pork Chops

Mashed Potatoes

Organic Steamed Broccoli

Clover Stornetta© Orange Juice





























































Eating these pork chops feels like being punched in the face by the 1960's.

My Dumps

I'd never eaten chicken & dumplings before but it has always sounded like something that I would probably love. So, I decided to give it a shot even though I have no point of reference as to what constitutes "good" or "bad" chicken & dumplings. Guess what? I loved it.


Chicken & Dumplings
Made with All Natural Smart Chicken© & all Organic Vegetables

Bonny Doon Vineyard© 2006 Ca Del Solo Sangiovese

Homemade Junk Food Volume III: Oreos Again

I made Oreos again. I think they turned out even better than the Peppermint Oreos I made...


Homemade Oreos with Peanut Butter Creme Filling

Massive Breakfast

There's no better way to celebrate a day off day.


Two Farm Fresh Eggs fried Over Medium

Country Fried Red Potatoes with Crimini Mushrooms, Yellow Onions, & Fresh Dill

Niman Ranch© Dry-Cured Applewood Smoked Bacon

Toast made with Vital Vittles© 9-Grain bread and smeared with Homemade Fig/Pinot jam

Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting© "Full City" Blend

































































































It all gone.