GOREmet Mountain Picnic

During my recent visit to Colorado, Megan and I packed some yummy food and hiked up Meadow Mountain (in the GORE mountains......get it?). It was a lovely site, beautiful day, great company. A nice rose` wine, some fresh baked bread, good cheese. What more could you want?

Western Dining

Spent the last month on the west coast in my Nevada home where we pretty much ate the best food we could find ....at home. Still searching the Reno-Tahoe area for favorite restaurants but nothing to notable to report , except for Indian Curry and Brother Dave's house. Here's our home cooking; Grandmon's gnocchi's, Georgia's Italian Flag style antipasto platter, Papdam's Salad Niccola, and a platter from V. Sattui's Italian festival where Mama Rusty and I put on the feedbag and danced the night away.

Pastina ala Kimberly

Kimberly put together a delicious pastina dish, inspired by non other than papadon before his exit to the west side. Mixed with red and yellow tomatoes from the garden, garlic from the garden, and the perfect amount of Parmesan. And we washed it down with a wonderful greek salad, with the majority of produce coming from the garden as well. Words could not describe!

Curry-marinated Tempeh On Soba Noodles With Pea Sprouts

This was so good!

Tempeh Marinade:

Red Curry Paste, 1-2 tablespoons

Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce), to taste

Olive Oil, 2 tablespoons or thereabouts

I package of tempeh, cut into equal pieces and then sliced in half again to make 4 thin squares

marinated for about 15 minutes then fried on a hot griddle

Noodles:

Soba tossed in olive oil and Braggs

Add halved cherry tomatoes, about 1/2 a cup and a cup of pea shoots

Yum da Jum!

Raw Vegetable Salad

Before

After

Raw Vegetable Salad

There should be a better name for this salad... Any ideas?

It was super yummy. Healthy and refreshing.

Raw Vegetables:

sliced super-thin: Kale, Snap Peas, Yellow Green Beans, Yellow Squash, Raddish

minced: Ginger

Dressing: Brown Rice Vinegar, Braggs Liquid Aminos ("soy" sauce), Sesame Oil

After After

The next day it was even better! This would be a great salad to bring to a BBQ or potluck because you could make it the night before and let it sit in the fridge for a day and get even more delicious.

Summer Tacos

A slight variation on the raw zucchini salad from a few days ago.
Cherry tomatoes added
And then used as filling on a corn tortilla with melted jack cheese.
Avocado garnish & a little hot sauce... Perfetto!
(Accompanied by a dry Sauvignon Blanc, and some dry Salami Toscana)

Surefire Way To An Excellent Meal?

Excellent Ingredients.
These are my spoils from the farmer's market this morning.
Breakfast was a few handfuls of delicious berries, just by themselves. Sometimes it's impossible to improve upon what nature provides.
And dinner? Not exactly sure yet, but I'm excited!