Jake's Salmon

When our friend Jake visited, he fixed...

Baked Salmon with Scallions and Capers
...with a lettuce, radish, and avocado salad dressed with lemon vinaigrette; sliced fresh Kalamata ciabatta bread.

Winter Vermont Pot Roast

It's freezing up here. Nothing warms the heart or the belly then a good pot roast simmering on the stove for 6 hours.

Cheese in Threes

"Grown-Up" Mac 'n' Cheese: Cavatappi pasta, Gruyere cheese, Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, jalapeño peppers, nutmeg, topped with Romano tomatoes and homemade bread crumbs.

Steamed Broccoli Florets with Gorgonzola cheese dressing.

Plus, a butter lettuce and tomato salad/garnish with a splash of pesto vinaigrette, and the obligatory St. Pauli Girl in a frosted mug.

Thanksgiving--NOT

From an undisclosed location out West: Buffalo Wings with Gorgonzola cheese dip/Autumn Vegetable Medley with Rosemary and Nutmeg/Butter Lettuce salad with Pesto Vinaigrette dressing.





First up, the pesto. Pine nuts, basil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, fresh ground pepper.









Next, the Veggies: carrots, butternut squash, fennel, parsnips, and of course the fresh rosemary and fresh ground nutmeg. Fantastic!













Gorgonzola cheese dip for the wings: gorgonzola, Worcestershire sauce, milk, mayo and sour cream.


On the table. Using the pesto, oil and lemon juice, I made a pesto vinaigrette dressing for the salad. St. Pauli Girl in a frosted mug. Mmmmmmm...

ThanksGIVing!

Let's see... well I was very pleased that there were so many vegetables! And they were delicious!

I made baked acorn squash stuffed with a rice/tofu/mushroom mixup - some may recall a similar dish from TG '04 

One of my favorite parts of the evening was when desert time rolled around. We made coffee and there was baileys... just like the X party... I was thinking of you all... xoxoxo