Eating Well, baby sleeping...ahhh, life is good....


Mike has been amazing. Since I always seem to have a little one attached to me I can't cook as much as I used to. I miss it terribly but also LOVE the food that he has been making! He has now started doing our dinner in courses. It's usually 3-4 courses (small) and they are so great. He has also started making a new vinaigrette every night. He has done a lemon verbena/dill vin, a raspberry vin and a toasted sesame vin just to name a few. Tonight we had 4 small fabulous courses...It started off with a Capri Salad, tomatoes are so great right now. Next we had Clams in a white wine/tomato/basil broth with toasted baguette. 3rd course was a little mound of pasta with a prosciutto chevre sauce...ummm, am I lucky or what? Then last was a salad with local greens and a raspberry vin. OH, I guess it was 5 courses cause then he brought out a slice of melon with a little chunk of cambazola cheese on the side. Holy smokes, just reading this back I can't believe that this is how we eat!! He's great.

Last weekend I bought some giant figs at the farmer's market and we already had prosciutto and goat cheese so this picture is what we whipped up...Grilled prosciutto wrapped, chevre stuffed figs with balsamic vinegar drizzle. HEAVEN...pure and simple.

Yeah, he even garnishes our plates...he's having a lot of fun. That is a horseradish leaf from our garden and also borage which I was finally able to get to bloom.

Our next party is going to be a Dim Sum potluck...so all of you that are interested please let us know when you are available so we can plan it out. It just sounds good to us and I love appetizers!! And I have a bunch of things that I have been wanting to make so it should be pretty fun.

Also, I want to have a taste off. Anyone interested? Blindfolded...how does that sound? Just like on Hell's Kitchen. I want to know if I have a crappy palate or not. I kinda think I do.

Alrightie then, I better go check on the little girl. She has been sleeping in her crib for 1 hour and get this....45 minutes! We feel like we aren't needed anymore...she's an amazing baby.

Later!