we decided to grill the pineapple next time to carmelize the sugar and give the sweetness more depth....

leave the shrimp coated in the seasoning for awhile...it will deepen the flavor....

this recipe is a keeper!...sweet pineapple, creamy avocado and very spicy shrimp......

I'm into sandwiches lately...grilled cheese with bacon and tomato....real comfort food!

Panini dinner

we had roast beef panini and chicken panini sandwiches with a wonderful corn soup....good wine, good friends and good food!

the Aimster and I...

...wanted to keep it simple...yeah right....ciabatta bread with fresh roasted turkey breast, fontina, arugula, bacon and avocado...and mayo, of course...the recipe had us grill the sandwich...we shouldn't have. Without the grilling it was a great sandwich!

Kiko...

...at six months...isn't he handsome??

...this is half of the Saturday morning swimming club....so manyclubs...so little time!

these tasted better than the photo....endive filled with apple, apricot stilton, celery, light mayo, a bit of fresh ginger sprinkled with toasted pine nuts and almonds....sort of healthy

These horns...

were pretty impressive looking and all we did was wrap sugar ice cream cones in tin foil and wrap strips of pasty dough around them and bake and fill...please don't tell anyone how easy this was!

..Kari, very carefully surrounds the flan with water, a bain marie....they would not cook evenly without this addition.

I know, I know, the shrimp look awfully crowded in this pan...but it made for a great base when we deglazed the pan for the sauce...

Spicy Shrimp (buy them de-veined, at least, not worth the time even if they are on sale) over a savory flan flavored with corn and feta cheese.

Horns...

...these were fun to make but I think we must work on the filling...

Binxx getting ready for pool time!

Kiko's best friend, Binxx....he taught him how to swim last week.

look at how big my little boy is getting....he's almost six months old now...

Aimie and I had never cooked with celery root before...we peeled the damn thing...what a chore...shredded and made a garlic aioli with it...suprisingly good!....maybe not quite worth the effort though...

this did not look as good as it tasted...we can't get our crab cakes to stay together...back to the drawing board....

The seasoned scallops are sauteed in a grill pan....with a bear foot in the corner!

Assembling Sean's creation....

...Spicy scallops over Spanish yellow rice topped with Bearnaise sauce and scallions.

Kiko and Binxx LOVE running laps around my house...

...but when I'm told I should take pictures, this is as good as it gets!