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Three Ways to Use One Red Pepper in One Night

1. Finely chop one-third of the red pepper. Sprinkle over one avocado that has been sliced and arranged on a plate.  Drizzle whole affair with olive oil and lime juice, and add just a dash of black pepper.

2. Coarsely chop one-third of the red pepper.  Toss into chicken broth liberally flavored with garlic and a bit of smoked bacon.   Add coarsely chopped oyster mushrooms, scallions and fresh ginger.  A few chopped shrimp and some basil added just before the soup was dished up didn’t hurt either.

3. Chop remaining third of the red pepper.  Saute in sesame chili oil with a chopped baby zucchini.  Serve over white rice.

The End 😉

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My simple pleasures include fresh peas sauteed with mild green garlic.

Served over lightly buttered rice.

Cherries for dessert (or maybe strawberries).

And to wash it all down? A fizzy drink cooled with frozen orange slices.

Yes, I do love spring in New England. 😉

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Of late when I have had an abundance of creative energy, I have found myself playing with paper and scissors.  Steve, on the other hand, with his abundance of energy this past weekend, went to work in the kitchen.  As we sat to eat each of his culinary creations (and in fact as happens when we sit to eat most meals), this fellow pointed out how lucky we were to have such food before us.  Early in our relationship when I first heard him utter similar words, I’d smile, nod and keep reaching for whatever deliciousness he’d prepared.

Hindsight is 20-20, so I now know that back then I didn’t really appreciate fully what he was saying.  Intellectually I did, but in the intervening years as I work more closely with people who have so little, now I more fully feel what he means.  Whether its cheese on a cracker or a more wonderfully complex concoction, I have never been more grateful for the food I am able to eat and, yes, on occasion photograph as well.  Mostly I am grateful that there’s someone in my life who gently reminds me to appreciate such bounty each day. 😉 His menus are below along with a few pics.  Hope you’re having a good and tasty day.

Saturday Evening

4 Fried Oysters

6 Scallops

White Beans Seasoned with Sausage, Cuban Oregano and Rosemary

Sauteed Broccoli

Toasted French Bread Rubbed with  Garlic

Sunday Morning

Eggs Over Easy

Bacon

Blueberry Pancakes with Maple Syrup

Coffee

Sunday Evening

“A Casserole in the Direction of a Cassoulet”

Homemade Cheesy Bread

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