Winter feasts

We headed to the grocery store in advance of our first storm of the season in search of inspiration. We found lamb chops, which we grilled and served with roasted brussel sprouts and creamy goat cheese polenta. It wasn't quite my dinner at Tonto, but it was pretty close, at a small fraction of the price.

Then we pulled some whole wheat pizza dough out of the freezer and topped it with our favorites: roasted sweet potato, caramelized onions, cranberries and goat cheese. We used herbed goat cheese, rather than spending a fortune on fresh herbs. It worked great.

Comfort food

Chicken roasted on the grill:


With cornbread and brussel sprouts:


Then tossed with pasta and broccoli rabe:


Followed by my should-be-award-winning chili:

Labor Day Cook-Out

With local corn and tomatoes:

Simple summer suppers

Rubbed with love boneless pork chops, with sauteed brussel sprouts.

Rubbed with love wild salmon, local salad greens.

Rubbed with Love

Last summer on Orcas, Mom and Dad introduced us to Tom Douglas' Rub with Love salmon rub. We brought some home and have used it on salmon but especially love it on pork. We also recently used it on chicken. This year, we bought more salmon rub but also added pork rub to our collection, which we used on chicken tonight:



I had leftover grape tomatoes, goat cheese, and citrus dressing from "Bad-ass Pasta Primavera," so I made a salad by adding local organic romaine and not-so-local avocado. We topped it with the grilled chicken:

By the way, sometimes I am not nearly as bright as I look. I literally just now, while composing this post, realized that Tom Douglas of Rub with Love and Tom Douglas of Dahlia Lounge were the same. Duh!