Polenta Bruschetta with Rotisserie Chicken

what to make when it is 104 degrees in the shade?

dice some non-salmonella tainted tomatoes, marinate in balsamic vinegar and olive oil, with a little sea salt and basil, then spoon over pan griddled polenta. add some sliced rotisserie chicken breast, a sprinkle of parmesan on top, and dinner is served.

Thit Kho To

(vietnamese for "caramelized pork in clay pot")

made with pork belly.

the best, well, easiest and most accessible, being 3 minutes from my house, source for pork belly is H Mart, the Korean superstore of all superstores in Carrollton. too many types of kimchi to count, fresh fish, and pork belly for the taking.

the produce department rocks, low prices, fantastic variety, as evidenced by the extremely inexpensive bok choy-type cabbage i stir-fried up with the pork.

and just to add some gratuitous cuteness to this blog as there has been none for quite some time...

X-Files Easter Bunny

what happens when you leave a chocolate rabbit in the car all day long...

When Beagles Dream...at Christmas...

they dream of...

"steer pizzle"?!

(see ingredients under bar code)

free-range steer pizzle, no less!

look it up for yourself. i'm not explaining further.

WOOF.

First Knitting Project

I finished something I started! My "let's learn to knit" project is done--a blanket not too pastel shades that you can't really see in this photo--maybe I should learn how to take photographs instead...

Celebrate with me--I finished it! I can knit! (I can't purl, but that's another project!)

While the dogs are away...

...the kitties sleep on the dog bed!

does this fall under the old adage "what they don't know won't hurt them?"

This stoup rocks!

Chicken, Chorizo and Hominy Stoup

from Rachael Ray's Express Lane Meals

This soup ("stoup" in RR speak) has kale leaves in it...What a treat! I've never had kale before, and I've found a new leafy green for variety. This is a great combination, slightly spicy-hot. I served it with cheese-strewn garlic toast. (yes, I know, messy bowl sides--not a pretty presentation, but tough, it is my kitchen.)

Yum.