to pea, or not to pea

to pea, or not to pea, that was the question:
whether 'tis better in the mind to serve plain
the salt and pepper of small proportions,
or to take a bolder approach against the ease of the microwave
and by nuking end them.  to fry-to keep,
no more; and by keep to say we eat
the heart-ache and the thousand taste buds
that taste is spreading to: 'tis consumption
surely to be happening. to fry, to keep;
to keep, not in this world - ay, there's the spread:


the menu (10may10):

• pea and parmesan spread on bruschetta
• pan-seared parmesan breaded chicken with wilted spinach and lemon-thyme dressing

bruschetta

pea and parmesan spread on bruschetta with ricotta

pan-seared parmesan chicken with wilted spinach and lemon-thyme dressing

and somewhere in the background i can hear chopsticks yelling, "peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

a whole new wrap

chopsticks has got the rap blaring in the other room (her new music of choice and certainly one i can't complain about) while i'm attempting another lettuce wrap with this week's bibb lettuce.  i just can't, however, bring myself to venture into the world of chicken wraps after the last experiment.   even the faux-pf chang recipes out there can't even come remotely close to persuading me.

so, i'm thinking shrimp.  perfect day outside to skewer some shrimp and throw them on the grill.  trip to the grocery also produced some lobster tails, an addition my now rapping chopsticks surely won't mind.

the menu (09may10): 

• grilled lobster tails
• citrus sesame marinated shrimp wraps
• pineapple basil salsa
• able to use one of the texas "sweet" onions here
• roasted red potato "chips"

i got 99 problems...  but this meal definitely wasn't one...

this message has been mother approved:  happy mother's day everyone!!

week 3: spoon takes an awful photo, gets scolded

again with the surprise?!  well, why ruin a good thing, right?

clockwise from top left:  strawberries, texas "sweet" onions, english/garden peas (in pods, under the onions), cucumbers, red potatoes (under the cucumber), great harvest cinnamon bread sampler, radishes (hidden below the massive onions... sense a theme?), another cucumber, bibb lettuce

and, i promise, better pictures from here on out.  i have learned my lesson, promise....