Archive for the ‘dinner’ Category

Farfalle with Smoked bacon and Yellow Grape Tomatoes

The title says it all, the dish also includes leeks, parsley and red bell pepper.

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Extra thick Pork Chop

An extra thick pork chop rubbed with Barbarian’s Steak Spice (I know it’s a pork chop) served with roasted root vegetables and yellow grape and vine ripen tomatoes with fresh basil.

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Spaghettini with Meatballs

One of my wife’s favourite dishes, includes a bonus meatball action shot. The tomato sauce is from fresh Roma tomatoes and finished with fresh basil and Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Grilled Veal Chop

A grilled veal chop with potato salad and cucumber and avocado salad.

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BBQ Chicken Leg with Inez’s BBQ Sauce

A chicken leg basted with my mother’s bbq sauce from the ribs in the previous post, served with potato salad and dirty rice.

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Inez’s BBQ Ribs with a Twist

This is my mother’s recipe, but instead of braising the ribs until they were completely cooked, I finished the ribs on the BBQ and basted them with the reduced sauce from the braising liquid. The dinner is also served with basmati rice and my mother in-laws cole slaw.

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New York Strip Loin

New York strip loin, mashed potatoes, carrots and a tabouli salad with grape tomatoes, yellow pepper, asparagus and a little bit of sour cream.

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Frittata with Fresh Basil

A frittata with fresh basil, tomatoes, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Mozzarella di Bufala and shallots. I forgot about the breakfast sausage on the grill hence their over doneness.

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BBQ Chicken Breast

BBQ chicken breast with you guessed it… Barbarian Steak Spice, if you haven’t guessed, I love this stuff. Dinner was accompanied with boiled carrots and couscous with asparagus, and of course the omni-present tomato salad.

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Marinated Lamb Tenderloin

Lamb tenderloin marinated in porto, shallots and rosemary, served with parsley roasted potatoes, peaches and cream corn, and simple tomato salad.

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