Dad's 70th Birthday Dinner

Wagyu Beef from Belmont Butchery, Fingerling Potatoes with chimichurri, brussel sprouts

Homemade Pistachio Ice Cream

Carrot Cake--on fire with 70 candles!

Fresh greens with beets & balsamic, olive oil drizzle

Duck breast with blueberry/balsamic reduction with rice and

baby bok choy and mushrooms

Seared heart of romaine with lapsang souchong boiled eggs, bacon

Scallops with cream, vodka sauce with white asparagus and peppers

Bouillabaisse

caviar, creme fraieshe

Pork Pate from Belmont Butchery

shrimp wrapped in bacon with honey mustard glaze

fried wonton with lump crabmeat

fried oysters

Shrimp and Grits

Working with Mark

From a recent gig with Mark. My fav was the Romesceu sauce: roasted bell peppers, almonds and garlic.

Same brussel sprouts I served with the steak but here with beef braised in wine and stock. Jasmine rice on the side.

Location:Cassidy Ave,Lexington,United States

Winter Steak

Seared a NY strip and served with a parsley chimichurri sauce Brussel Sprouts were great. Seared then steamed in red wine and beef stock. Mashed garlic potatoes and parsley.

Location:Cassidy Ave,Lexington,United States

Summer Meal

A summer dinner I forgot to post.

Chicky Thighs

Ah, my poor neglected blog. We have here chicken thighs seared on high heat. Then a sauté of onion, garlic and kale. *Tip* chop the kale stems and put in first. Then all in the pot--I'm using my paella dish--with chicken stock. Added some sage. Thickened with corn starch. Necessary? Maybe not. Served with mashed potatoes is an Austrian fashion: boiled in chicken stock then added reduced stock to the mash.