Pork Chop with Mango Compote

We've been out of contact for a bit, but still numming it up. Check back for regular posts on recent meals home and abroad!

French Toast Chicago-Style

On a recent trip to Chicago, this french toast was so nummy my friend ordered two days in a row!

Fettucine with Ramps and Oyster Mushrooms

The farmer's market opened a few weeks ago and they've had ramps, ramps everywhere! Here we tossed them with oyster mushrooms in a little butter cream sauce over fettuccine.

Chicken Green Curry

We found this tasty curry paste at Woodman's of all places. We tried it out in a chicken curry with sweet potato, carrot, celery, and onion. Super!

Warm Lentil Salad

This tasty salad is topped with a sauté of lentils, red onions, garlic, cherry tomatoes, cumin, olive oil, lemon juice, and a little balsamic.

Double Chocolate Pudding Parfait

Parfait. Parfait. Parfait. What more can one say?

We tried this recipe from the "Quick" section of February's Gourmet Magazine for a small dinner party we had a few weeks ago. It was indeed a fast prep. We made the pudding ahead of time, but waited to whip the cream and invited our guest to help layer the parfait just before serving. We also added a tablespoon of Cointreau to the whipping cream. Thumbs up all around!

Seared Scallops with Bucatini

This past week we improvised a roasted onion cream sauce to go with this scallop dish. First we roasted small yellow onions (whole, skin on, one cut side down) and garlic cloves. After they were finished and cooled slightly, they were de-skinned and lightly chopped, and added to a medium-hot skillet with two tablespoons of butter. Then we added about one cup of white wine and cooked that a bit, then a small container of skim ricotta. We brought that to a low simmer, added a little water to thin and spiced with cayenne, nutmeg, parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper.