Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

Over the long weekend, I had a chance to spend some quality time with friends, in addition to enjoying really good meals. Dan brought over a few items and made a scrumptious dinner just because! He marinated some skirt steak with a dry rub, paired with Chimichurrii sauce with a few vegetables on the side. We enjoyed this with a nice glass of Malbec red wine.

Dan let me keep all the ingredients, including another 2 pounds of steak that he marinated, which was melt-in-your-mouth delicious! All I did was add a few ingredients to make it into a “fix-it-yourself” fajita bar.

I got greedy and tried to get manipulate Dan into watching Never Say Never with me. it didn’t work. Oh well. You win some, you lose some. In any case, thanks for the yummy dinner, Dan!

(more…)

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.

Let me begin by apologizing for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been running around like a headless chicken, and when that happens, blogging falls to the wayside. But alas, here I am, ready to share another one of my culinary adventures.

Here’s what I made for dinner last week:

While it’s nice to go out for a fancy meal, there’s something alluring about taking the time to cook a nice meal at home. Yes, it takes effort, but this meal definitely does not take hours!

I was excited to get Cippolini onions in my CSA share last week, along with some Savoy cabbage. I’ve been meaning to try this great recipe from Cathy from Not Eating Out In New York. It was delicious!

(more…)

I’m super excited to report that I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with FeistyFoodie!  You sign up in advance to receive a share of vegetables from local farmers every week for a season. The contents vary from week so you don’t really know what you’ll get. More importantly, I love supporting local farmers and getting fresh produce!

I’m sure I will come across some vegetables that I’ll have no idea what to do with. Will you help me figure it out? Please say you will!

But before I get to being crazy about how to prepare vegetables, let’s explore how to prepare a steak. Balance is necessary in life, don’t you think?

(more…)