Batter dipped fish with mac and cheese last night.

 

We’re doin’ a spin on a low country boil. Boiled red skin potatoes and corn on the cob, cooked in a pot with garlic and dill. But for seafood we’re picking up boiled shrimp from the Freezer, those who know this area of Florida know how good they are.

 

Homemade veggie soup and biscuits. Wifey is to good to me.

 

Steak tacos

 

Beef slow cooked with carrots and onions in water
Then served with Yorkshire puddings roast potatoes
New potatoes, parsnips, green beans and cauliflower
Best gravy ever

 

A very lazy sheet pan meal. Roasted carrots and Brussels Sprouts and sliced kielbasa tossed in olive oil and a spice blend I make with smoked sugar, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and dried herbs from my garden.

 

Stuffed poke chops

 

Chicken quesadilla tonight. With my veggies on the side, of course. lol

 

If I told you what I’ve been eating I’d be accused of bragging. I’m travelling and the food’s been terrific.

But I wanted to share specifically what I had as an appetizer last night while out at an excellent Italian place - buffalo mozzarella.

Sweet fancy crackers that is some next level cheese. If you get the chance, have some.

 

Catfish in the airfryer and coconut cake.

 

Leftover steak from tacos and that I cooked in a skillet with leftover taco rice and cheese.

 

It’s yet ANOTHER chilly, damp, windy day, so there’s a big pot of stew on the stove, which we’ll have with biscuits & an herbed compound butter. I prepped the crust & filling for an apple pie… will put it in the oven closer to dinner time.
I made sure we have vanilla ice cream and whipping cream in the house. Learned THAT lesson long ago… just because I think it’s ridiculous to want ice cream on your pie when it’s so cold doesn’t mean that everyone else feels the same way!

 

Minted lamb grill, fried onions, mushy peas, few thick cut chips. Very nice it was too! Well done me! x

 

Most of us don't crave ice cream in the dead of winter. Unless you're from Iceland. They LOVE their ice cream year round.

"Icelanders have always loved their ice cream and eat it no matter the outside temperature,” said Íris Sveinsdottir, who teaches Icelandic cooking classes in Reykjavik with Traveling Spoon. “It's just as popular during the winter as in the summer.”

 

Chicken in a white wine sauce, along with leeks and peas in butter.

 

Tonight is a simple meatloaf, mashed potatoes and sweet peas.

 

Spaghetti in a Tono sauce with muscles in white wine, garlic and butter

 

Rigatoni with meat sauce

 

Another lazy meal because having two sick kids is the worst. Mushroom, onion, pepper, cheese, and bacon frittata, apple slices, and white chocolate chip pancakes. It was good though.

 

I’m at a fave Greek restaurant. The chef spotted me and said he’d like to try something to see what I thought, he’s thinking of adding a dish to the menu. I’m always game to try new things, why not? Surprise me.

After a Greek salad and some bread, he served me a monstrous beef short rib in a tangy tomato sauce, served over orecchiette. Feta crumbled over top. I already had a half-carafe of the best Pinot Grigio Canada has to offer.

Talk about a battle of regional and cultural flavours. I honestly didn’t want to like it, but I can’t deny it’s delicious. I can’t wait for him to come out to discuss it over coffee and baklava.

I think I’d lose the feta.