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If you have been reading my blog, you know that I am a fan of chicken, potatoes, carrots and asparagus. Well this simple dish is all of those traditional things...with a little twist.I decided to serve the carrot whole, after they had been boiled in thyme, butter and water. The asparagus was just blanched til soft, yet crispy and the chicken was sauteed normally. I served them over mashed potatoes, swimming in a little bit of broth I made out of chicken stock, white wine, bay leaf and lots and lots of garlic. The delicious broth was a nice little twist that gave a punch of fabulous flavor!
When I say this might be the BEST dish we have EVER made, I mean it!! I have to give Marty the credit for coming up with the dish and both of us the credit for the amazing outcome..blackberry Merlot sauce, served over a grilled pork tenderloin with a side of lemon-asparagus risotto. Need I say more?!
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
So we were watching Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives and it inspired us to make our own onion burgers with hand cut french fries. Those of you who know the TRUE me, know that I love burgers and fries :) DELISH!
We used the iron skillet to perfect this dish which served as the perfect tool to blacken the chicken, using our own homemade blackening seasoning. The chicken was served our an easy cream sauce mixed with fresh broccoli and LOTS of parmesan cheese.
Marty is responsible for this wonderful meal. The Guiness really brought out tasty flavors in the meat. Every bite literally fell right off the bone and melted in your mouth!
This was my first attempt to make home-made lasagna...and it turned out fabulous and delicious! It took some patience and time, but it was well worth the wait!
This meal was inspired by Rococo's Gangster Cookies. It is basically bruschetta topped with sausage. I made my own sausage mixture and topped it off with fresh mozerella and fresh basil.
Browned the bread in a non-stick saute pan in butter.
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Lauren Sisson came over and we had a girls cook night! We made steak with mac and cheese, mushrooms and asparagus. We had to admit that our meal was pretty damn good!
There is nothing better than crispy pancetta. This went on top of the mac.
Lauren decided to buy these large shells to use as the pasta...what a great idea!
Right out of the oven...soooo good.
Marty had the day off, so he decided to have Ina Garten's Beef Bourguignon ready when I got home from work! How lucky am I?! It was absolutely delicious! 
This was the Chianti he used in the stew and the Pinot Noir is what we had to drink.
Don't crowd the mushrooms, or they won't brown! hehe
He served it over mashed potatoes. Amazing.
So sorry that it has been so long since I have posted a blog! I have been doing a lot of cooking, but have sadly been too lazy to blog. haha.
My breading stations: breadcrumbs mixed with fresh oregano and parsley, eggs and flour.
Before....and....
After!
Let me start off by saying that I DO NOT have a green thumb!! I seriously kill almost every plant I touch, plant or just try to water. I definitely did not learn anything from my parents, who are amazing gardners (hence they made their yard magically beautiful for our wedding during a blizzard!). In addition, I almost failed botany in college and therefore know nothing about plants/flowers...
BUT, I decided to attempt gardening work and went and bought flowers and pots today! We are having a Mother's Day cook-out at our house Sunday afternoon, so I thought the yard should look pretty. Marty was wonderful and cleaned out all of the beds
Therefore, when looking at these pictures and you think to yourself, "Hmmm I don't believe these are the right flowers for potting..." just keep it to yourself (hahaha) and go along with me. :)
Finished product!