...this was from last summer...

...it just looked so delicious. Scallops over spinach and corn...sounds ordinary but it was very good!

 

In the beginning there was rhubarb...

yes, you heard me, there is such a thing! this was a delicious dessert with crushed ginersnaps and a heavenly flavored whipped cream...yummy!

 

These little critters...

hold our salt and pepper and were given to me by very dear friends...

 

The oil MUST be hot...

or your food will absorb more of the oil and will be very greasy....

 

turn something ordinary into...

...something extraordinary...special sauces, Nekije's was my favorite...dried cherries with mango and onion...in fact, I need to get that recipe. We also had lemony garlic and my boring hot sauce...

 

Teamwork...

...we work so well together! ...and what a colorful array of shirts!

 

Alton Brown!!!!

...we nicknamed him Rexx...

 

The Finished Product...or

...is Rexx just trying to hide something????

 

Mac and Cheese and Chicken Wings!

of all nights to cook something ordinary...Rexx's sister, Karen, and her friend Warden joined us... but, as usual, we had a great time...

 

Spicy Tomatillo Sauce..

...we served over corn flake encrusted dolphin... very delicious....

 

My Cooking Mascot...

...he watches everything we do and doesn't eat much! 

A mandoline...

is a must when slicing anything uniform and thin...

 

Rexx...

...just won a cooking debate!

 

we strongly debate our techniques...

...don't worry, Aimee does not have a knife!

 

Zucchini fritters...again

second try...better, but we're still working at it...

 

Nekije's Eggplant Parmesan

yummy....three cheeses...that's the difference!

 

Roasted garlic, goat cheese sauce...

...great dinner, GREAT friends, Kerri and Dwayne...and a very fun movie...Last Holiday about cooking, taking pictures of your results and meeting other chefs...thanks for the recommendation Ann, from Curves.

 

the terrific sauce...

...in the beginning...Kerri's making a paste out of roasted garlic and butter...sort of a new kind of rue...great base for any sauce...

 

Cilantro Chicken

over lemony rice noodles...lots of ginger and lots of garlic...

 

Indian food tonight!

Nekije is finishing the flatbread and Rexx just finished stripping....the chicken out of its marinade...I was surprised, I didn't think I would like Indian food!

 

...more Chihuly

these bowls were for sale...of course, not in my budget... but someday...after I buy my turtle, of course!

 

Chihuly @ Fairchild Gardens...

I know, what does this have to do with cooking...I was with two of my cooking buddies, Kerri and Rexx...we had a great time!