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.