Dinner and Rain
I've always had a passion for cooking. In high school my cooking instructor, Mr. Henggeler, offered to write a letter of recommendation for culinary school. I seriously considered it, but fine art prevailed.
The other night I constructed a recipe that I thought deserved a profile on the blog.
Grilled Chicken and Avocado Salad
Step 1: I roasted some sliced red potatoes; very plain with salt, cracked black pepper, and ground cumin.
Step 2: I simply grilled chicken breast with lemon pepper seasoning. I use a George foreman press grill. It's known for it's..."Lean meat, fat reducing, grilling machine" It's great for healthy grilling when it's raining outside.
Step 3: This is what made the dish. My mother-in-law is visiting from California and brought out some avocados and lemons for everyone. That is one thing I truly miss, you can't beat California avocados and lemons!I made a lemon and rosemary vinaigrette dressing with salt, cracked black pepper, FRESH lemon juice, olive oil, and sour cream.
I cut the avocado into cubes and mixed them with the dressing, crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (small amount, Gorgonzola is very salty), minced red onion (natural sweetness), and minced jalapeno.
We are trying a new thing, low in calories, but big in flavor.
...Rain, Rain, go away, come again another day...
Marci and Kenny gave me these great votive candle holders for my birthday. They have black metal stacks that make them stick in the ground. They are beautiful and make my flower bed look great.
Today is the second day it has been raining with thunder and lightening this week. It started pouring like cats and dogs and with in minutes these candle holders filled up and started leaning. I went to go save them and thought to take a couple pictures.
