Mushroom Risotto

Oh man I really got the technique down, this risotto came out perfectly. The rice was cooked well and there was a good amount of mushrooms to cheese to cream. The tomato is in there because I like it as a simple compliment to the risotto. It adds a good juicy texture to the rice that keeps things from getting overwhelming. I it makes me wonder about some type of tomato risotto?

Baked Lime Chicken with rosemary and creamed spinach

This was just a random put together whatever is in the fridge dinner. The other items listed are simply sliced avocado and mushrooms that were simmered in a chardonnay. The creamed spinach this time was pretty good except that I could have gone a little less on the cream, but it's getting there. The chicken actually turned out really good. I rubbed it down right before I put it in the oven with BBQ sauce, lime juice and threw some rosemary on it.

Baked Blue Cheese Chicken Roulade with Creamed Spinach & Tomato

I took the idea of the chicken roulade that I have been doing and figured out how to get the result that I have been looking for. I wanted to do a breaded chicken roulade however frying it in the pan turned out to be more of a hassle then I really wanted, and the result wasn't even there. But baking gives the perfect end result with none of the mess. I wasn't sure about the blue cheese with the chicken but figured I would try it anyway. The blue cheese that I have been getting here is different though from Point Reyes Blue cheese back in California. Their's is a lot stronger and at times or for some people is to strong. The blue cheese that I get here is mainly coming from Denmark. It is equally as tasty as the blue cheese from point reyes, but without the overwhelming strength. I have had two different blue cheeses from Denmark and both have been pleasantly surprising. They have a strong smell leading to an expected strong taste but instead giving a nice creamy taste, with a good finish. When rolled in the chicken it was also surprisingly good, the two paired quite well. i could see that if the cheese was to strong it would not pair well with the chicken but this blue was very nice. For the breading I couldn't support enough using crushed corn flakes. I think it makes a really good breading that is very easy. This particular breading I also added some paprika and kebab seasoning, which gave it a nice spice. The sliced tomato is something I have always been fond of no matter what I eat, I always like having a couple slices of tomato. The creamed spinach is coming along, I haven't quite figured out how much cheese to flour to cream to use but this time i definitely did not use enough spinach and to much flour. But it also went well with the chicken.

Chicken Roulade over Creamed Spinach and Paprika Potatoes

This was the main course of a 5 course meal that I prepared for a friend. To start off we had a simple cheese and crostini plate with Aged Pecorino cheese, Tomato/ Basil cheese and a Pesto cheese. Then for the first plate there was a green and red bell pepper tagliatelle cream pasta. For the main course was obviously what we see here in the picture. It is a rolled chicken breast stuffed with mozzarella, basil and tomato on top of some creamed spinach and some paprika potatoes. The potatoes were boiled then cooked the rest of the way in a sauce that I made out of butter, chicken stock and paprika. Great way to get the potatoes to take in the flavor. The dinner was finished off with a parfait of vanilla yogurt, honey, pineapple, pomegranate, banana, kiwi and granola. The entire meal was pleasantly paired with a bottle of 2008 Rueda wine from Spain.

SOOOOOOOOOOO good Breakfast Sandwich

It was a quickly put together sandwich because I didn't have much time and ended cutting my finger pretty bad, but it was all worth it. Fried egg, Spinach, sauteed onions, tomato, mustard & mayo and cheese. It was just to perfect.

Tiki Boat

I call this a tiki boat, because to me it looks like a little boat with people on it, some really cool, sophisticated, ornate paddle on the back, and the banana at the back of the boat that is holding the lingon berry is like the torch. The rest of the fruit I used was, obviously pineapple, kiwi and banana.

Jamaica's own twice Baked Potato and Creamed Spinach

This turned out amazing! Sooo incredibly good. The potato I put in red & green bell peppers with onion, garlic and chicken. Mixed it all around with the potato insides. The creamed spinach which turned out more like cheesy spinach , but still good. This was totally a perfect combination and a great meal. I couldn't say more. So good I had to put up two pictures. Yes, I know it looks like there is a lot of oil but it is mostly the juice from the spinach, so it's not bad.

Another cheese tastng

I saw these two cheeses at the cheese shop downtown and new they would be interesting to try. The red is a cows milk with tomato and garlic. Really great taste, I was surprised at how flavorful the cheese was. At first it seemed like it would be a bit waxy. But when I really tasted it, it was very thick with a great taste of tomato. The green one is a pesto cheese, basil cheese. This one was the same, very rich in flavor definitely not simple died with the colored water from the vegetables but really had great flavors to both of them.