Updates

My husband made burgers and fries. I made my popular avocado dip. We've eaten out often lately and while I've intended to make a variety of things, not much has happened.

Saturday night my husband took me to CJT where I had general tso's scallops. Very yummy.

Last night we took the daughter to Pizza Hut where we ate the chocolate breadsticks. Those were, um, interesting. Very greasy and soft but also hot and chocolatey.

Ravioli with bacon sauce

My husband had to work late unexpectedly and child has her dance lessons tonight so I whipped up this ravioli (spinach-portabello mushroom-cheese) with bacon sauce and broccoli.

I dropped the ravioli into boiling water, started a big bag of premium broccoli in the steam in bag and started the sauce in a small pot.

The sauce was two tablespoons butter, melted on low, with three strips bacon broken into bits. I added about a teaspoon of garlic pepper and a teaspoon of Italian herb seasoning.

When the ravioli finished, I placed them in a big bowl and poured the bacon sauce on them and stirred to mix. Next I topped with the broccoli and drizzled the broccoli with extra virgin olive oil.

I stirred everything heartily together and sprinkled some Parmesan cheese. I added sliced calamata olives and served.

Delightful. Really delightful.

Today's salad

- arugula
- spring mix
- Annie's organic cowgirl ranch dressing
- Bulgarian feta
- calamata olives
- dried cherries
- sesame sticks

Roaster chicken

My daughter gutted a roaster chicken for me this morning. I was too squeamish to do it. This chicken was on sale for $5.

We prepared it with a rub of garlic powder, oregano, parsley, paprika, salt and four color pepper and dropped it into the crock pot with about a cup of water.

January fancy dinner

I went to two stores with a plan. First stop, Forks Mediterranean Deli. I wanted medjool dates to make more fruit protein snacks. Child wanted calamata olives.

I left with those, about a pound of Bulgarian feta, 2 packages of homemade zaatar bread, halawa, chocolate halawa, a block of homemade dark chocolate and 53 fluid ounces of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from Lebanon.

Then I stopped at Giant, for bread and something for dinner. Spent $40. Purchased:
- arugula
- spring mix
- personal watermelon
- fresh pineapple
- 4 avocados
- 2 baguettes
- salmon (for 3)
- a roaster chicken
- 3 croissants
- Pirate Booty veggie snack

So we came home at 4:45 and had a snack of zaatar bread, feta and olives.

Dinner became a four course affair.

Salmon with spinach-garlic cheddar sauce and a side salad of spring mix, arugula and carrot ribbons.

Brie and baguette.

Fresh pineapple oat crumble.

Dark chocolate and decaf coffee.

Happy bellies tonight.

Salmon with garlic cheddar spinach sauce

I took some butter, half and half, four color pepper and unsweetened soy milk. I added spinach, cooked slowly until bubbly hot and added about one-quarter pound garlic cheddar from Klein Farm.

Delightful sauce for our salmon filets.

Food so far...

Breakfast was bâtard with butter and local raw honey.

Lunch was a big bowl of Brussel sprouts sautéed in coconut oil with pumpkin seeds, almonds, bacon and cranberries.