Rasta Mon

Windows open and Fans on high, with a background noise of coughs - yup, we're making Jerk Chicken.  The chicken marinated overnight and man was it... Jerky.  Accompanied with Tumeric flavored Rice, and Black Beans with Bell Peppers and Onions.  Goes great with a Pacifico and fresh squeeze of a lime.  Appetizer today was stuffed Bella Mushrooms aka Champignons Farcis - Julia Child sure knows what she is doing.  Dessert was your choice of Coffee or Chocolate Ice Cream, and if you are like me, add some Hershey's Syrup!

Grandma's Know Best

While in Kiawah Island on our Christmas Break, my mom and I got to talk my Grandma Joan, who is a fabulous and knowledgeable chef in her own kitchen, about how to make a complete meal.  She use to be in a Gourmet Club for about 10 years with a few other couples.  How it worked is one couple would host, as well as pick out a menu for the other couples to make.  She gave us all her file folders of the menus and recipes! Today we made White Bread fresh from the Bread Flour Recipe,  Fruit Stuffed Pork with Gravy, Sweet and Sour Broccoli and Mashed Potatoes.  6 People Ate, 6 People Satisfied.

Since we've been gone...

It's been almost 3 years since our last post... And since then, we have still been cooking, participating in classes, learning (note the picture of us blanching our own almonds), trying new styles, and enjoying our delicious food.  We are back, and this year our intention is to make meals that compliment each other!  Enjoy some of our pictures from when we left off in 2012 until now!