Friday Fiesta!

Fresh Guacamole
Salsa
Chips
Margarita on the rocks with salt

Beef Fajitas (beef, peppers, onion)
Corn Tortillas

*I just mashed up fresh avocados and threw in several spoonfuls of Rafe's salsa that I just made and added a little bit of kosher salt to taste. Margarita is Kirkland's Gold from Costco and SO delicious.
*For corn tortillas I used hand made ones from the store, a little bit thicker but so delicious.
*Rafe had his made into a quesadilla with cheese.  Said next time no peppers for him.  He's not a big pepper fan.

Roast Beef and Gorgonzola Sandwich

Pretzel Bread Roll
Raspberry Current Jam
Thinly shaved red onion
Crumbled gorgonzola
Shaved Rare Roast Beef

Cut roll in half and toast under broiler.
Lay shaved roast beef over both halves of roll.
Spread with a thin layer of jam on top of both halves of roast beef.
Top the jam with crumbles of gorgonzola.
Top cheese with shaved red onion.
Broil till cheese is melted. 


Big lunch hit with Rafe.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned Beef Brisket
Yellow Gold "B" Potatoes
Green Cabbage
Onions & Carrots\
Whole Grain Mustard
Watermelon Chunks

• Rinse beef and put fat cap up in large,  heavy pot (ie Le Creuset) that can also cook in the oven.  Cover with water until just below the fat cap and bring pot to a boil on the stove.  As soon as it's boiling, put in preheated 300 degree oven with the lid off; and cook for at least 3 hours. 
• During the last hour, put the potatoes, onions and carrots (could also use celery but I was out) in the cooking liquid.  In the last 15 minutes, add in the cabbage. 
• Serve on a platter with all the ingredients in nice neat little piles.  And some good grain mustard to accompany.
• No crazy talk from the crazy spouses. 

Oxtail

Oxtail (onions, carrots, garlic cloves, turnips, rosemary sprigs, garlic pepper, stock)
Spicy Roasted Root Vegetables (rutabaga, leek, celery, sweet potato, parsnips, blackened seasoning, tomato/basil seasoning, kosher salt)
Fresh Asparagus (butter, kosher salt)

Soup on Chilly Night

Plaza III Soup (addition of spinach)
Crusty French Bread
Oranges

Thank you to Mom

Avocado and Leaf Lettuce Salad with Italian Vinaigrette
Grilled Tbone steak
Salt encrusted baked potato, butter, yogurt
Fresh buttered asparagus

Bought some sale meat

Beef Roast with Jus
Blade steak, Montreal steak seasoning, iron skillet
Seared onions, carrots and celery; fresh rosemary and thyme; red wine; beef bouillon; water

Mom's Salad (vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, sugar, onions, leaf lettuce)

Strawberries

Lunch at a friend's

Tonkatsu Salad (mesclun greens, dill, dressing recipe)
Crispy Springrolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
Asian BBQ Chicken Drummettes
Bulgogi stirfried with broccoli, carrot and onion; sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy, salt and pepper
Chicken Thigh and Tofu stirfried with garlic, scallion and same seasoning

Tiramisu cake

Sent home with fresh cranberry bagels, peanut bread, and loaf of fresh bread

Braised Oxtail

Baked Gorgonzola stuffed Dates with a small glass of port (appetizer)

Braised Oxtail with Jus
Oven Roasted Root Vegetables (celery root, turnip, celery, onion, carrot, parsnip, thyme)
Crusty French Bread