2015 Aug 30-Sept 2 Yummy!

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This was a good week for food in our home.  Just a regular week (second week of the school year), but the food always makes the week better...and I can't wait to come home and kiss the cook!
The tools ready to cook, the right knife (sharpened by dad), a solid cutting board and some Bourbon to sip.

time to sauté a bag of onions


But Papa Murphy's Cowboy pizza for dinner.  My favorite take out pizza.

Crab cakes in the making and our usual salad.


sipping bourbon with orange twists

the Sautéed onion cooling off and headed to the freezer

Scott's crab cakes. Nice and crispy but tender inside.  I loved them...but they didn't meet Scott's standard.  



had pilaf left over as a perfect side, with Scott's sauce for the cakes


a little pork belly 

mushrooms and fixins for Marriage Chili!



spices

tender pork loin

chili cut beef

nice and browned

fresh cilantro

hot hatch chilies

crispy pork belly

frozen sautéed onion

tossed in a little masa


ready to simmer


libations to sip

favorite everything crackers from MS

just a little sweetness




leftovers!!!! Dad, dinner is ready!

garlic roasted potatoes inspired by Ina

look at all that garlic!

all the other little taters were out of stock at the store...so Scott got these purple gems

scooping out the last bit of garlic from the bowl

olive oil and butter

chix stock

white wine

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tilapia dusted in blackening spice and then in panko

yummy

topped with basil butter wine sauce

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