Various plates and random deliciousness....

Again, I'm guilt of neglecting you! My sincerest apologies. Life seems to go faster and faster as time goes on. I heard an interesting theory on this... I can't remember what it's called, but it could accurately be described as the Theory of Relative Aging. The older you are, the shorter time feels because its relative to your age. For example, when I was 20, 10 years felt like a long time because its half of my life. At 30, it won't feel as long because its only a third of my life. Same time period, different relative feel. Anyway, enough with the philososcience and on to the food.


I'm not going to post recipes, just some food porn, mostly because I can't really remember what I did. It's been too long since I made these dishes! If you see something you like, send me a message/leave a comment and I'll try to rationalize the recipe out for you. I am going to make better effort to update more regularly from now on.

Blueberry Salad and Hamburger topped with Goat Feta and Pesto

 This salad had spinach, cucumber, tomato, green onion and blueberries in it. I think I made a balsamic dressing for it. I love blueberries in salad! Definitely give it a try, it makes for a delicious, light summery salad. The hamburger was topped with some goat feta and a homemade pesto. Since Paul and I don't eat bread, we try to add some excitement and zest to plain old hamburger. You can't eat steak everyday.

Grilled Sweet Red Pepper stuffed with Chicken, Spinach, Camembert & Boursin Cheese

Paul made this for dinner last week. What a delicious meal to come home to! He sauteed up some spinach and mixed with grilled chicken breast, camembert and herb and garlic boursin cheese. We stuffed it into big red sweet peppers, wrapped the ends in tin foil to hold it all in and grilled them lightly on the BBQ. The peppers were tender and smoky, and the filling was cheesy and delicious. Really melted in my mouth! I can't wait to try this recipe again and experiment with different fillings.




Steak with Chimichurri and Boursin, Sauteed Kale and Beets with Roasted Yams

Steak is delicious. There are a lot of things you can put on steak, none of which compares to a good chimichurri sauce. Chimichurri is an Argentian sauce (I think) composed of cilantro, parsley, garlic, cumin, red pepper flakes and extra virgin olive oil. You blend it all up and let it sit for an hour or so... It's fresh and bright tasting, and adds a whole new level of savoury to your steak. The boursin melts a bit from the heat coming out of your steak, and mixes in with the chimichurri and... bang. It's a party in your mouth and everyone is invited.


Sauteed kale and roasted beets is a new veggie favourite around my house. I never knew a dark green leafy vegetable and a run of the mill red beet could taste so good. I absolutely hated beets growing up, but I only ever tried them pickled. Roasting them makes them into a whole new vegetable.