Mini Lobster Roll Success

What a divine creation.  Simple & Light.

-Split Kings Hawaiian Roll toasted with honey/garlic/butter
-Special Mayo
-Lettuce & coleslaw mix
-Buttered Lobster Tail Shreds (Crab Boil)
-Boiled Shrimp Chunks (Crab Boil)
-Chives (garnish)

This was good.  I mean really good.  I would like to refine the special mayo portion of the recipe.  The special mayo must be super light to support the other elements...  Not to keep anyone in suspense by not releasing the 'special mayo' recipe that was used, but it needs to be ironed out on this end.

Put An Egg On It: Breakfast Edition

This is the stuff you make when you wake up bored on a Saturday when your PIC (partner-in-crime) is gone but you still wanna make breakfast for two.  (I ate both portions, but you should be a role model and not do that.)

Please to picture this with your mouth: 
-Half English Muffin
-Shredded Cheddar Shreds from the bag
-Browned Slices of Maple Sausage
-Herbed Ham Slices (Toss ham slices in a pan with a dash of butter, herbs and sugar just until warm)
-My Sunny Side Up Egg Pod (Its just a sunny-side-up egg folded)

It's enough to get you in the doghouse for not sharing and give you a heart attack in the same day.  Mr. Death-Plate says it all.

Mushroom & Sausage Risotto

This was dinner.  I sauteed mushrooms, browned some diced sausage and whipped up a quick risotto.  I also added umami paste to the risotto during cooking to see what would happen.  (It worked.)

Its topped off with the shavings of 3yr Gouda.
A super quick and simple flavor explosion that will dazzle. 

In hindsight, if you add some chopped shallots into the cooked risotto, that would be a fun touch.

Or if you add chopped shallots and some scrambled eggs to the risotto, you'd then have a 'Kick-A** Family Sized Fried Rice-otto'...  I'm thinking post holiday.  Nomz!

Lamb Bacon, Who Knew?

I was lucky to attend the ArtisinalLA show in Santa Monica, CA recently.  The show was immense and worth every penny of the $10-15 entry fee.  So much to do and buy and taste.

The people from Cast Iron Gourmet impressed me the most.  So many bacon flavors and bacon snacks.  And lamb bacon?  Yessss.  Aparently it is the seasoned belly of a lamb.  And it is tasty!!!