Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread cookies:  Sifted flour, confectioner's sugar, and a pinch of salt.  Clarified butter enriched with honey is added until the dough comes together.  Bake and dust with more confectioner's sugar.  Serve without crockery.

Black Beans in BBQ Sauce

The BBQ sauce is molasses, ketchup, cayenne, salt, vinegar, etc.  I coated the black beans with the sauce and heated the mixture through.  Quick and easy.

Spinach Salad

Fresh spinach salad with a warm strawberry balsamic vinaigrette.  Topped with sunflower seeds.

Simple Cereal

Cereal.  Lightly soaked rolled oats with cinnamon-sugar.

Black Bean Spread

Comfort Food:
Slow cooked black beans gently mashed into sauteed red and white onions, with secret spices.
Topped with parmesan and finished in the oven.  Served with toast.

'Butta'ry Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato.  Baked in foil, then halved and skinned.  Chiffonade the skin and use it as topping.    It's like butta.

A late night treat; Whole roasted sweet potato with a pinch of brown sugar and salt.

Pancakes with strawberry cream sauce.

Photo courtesy of Kelley.

A first for the blog, this beautiful photo was taken by a friend.  Brunch; pancakes with fresh whipped cream, strawberry reduction, and dark chocolate.  Bacon and eggs.

Pancakes with fresh whipped cream, strawberries, and coffee.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes topped with Over-Medium Eggs and a Strawberry.  
The taste lived up to what I wanted, but the presentation and photography are lacking.  Expect a second attempt.  Yes, that is a pat of butter melting out from under the eggs.  That's how I roll.

Fried rice with a turkey black bean burger.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

Red rice and greens with baby shrimp.

Bacon and egg on a bagel.

Spicy Greens, Sweet Potato.

Sliced apple.  The dipping sauce is cinnamon-honey peanut butter with almond chunks.

Sunday Fooday

Penne and peas with garlic and romano.

Turkey black bean burger with bacon, swiss, and habanero aioli.

Burger sliced

A simple snack, peanut butter with dark chocolate chips.

Homemade granola.

Granola:  Guaranteed to please mouth, belly, and soul.

Grilled cheese; hummus and swiss.

Chicken on greens with red rice and black beans.

Chicken on rice with greens.

The taste of nuts and honey!

Roasted pepper stuffed with black beans, rice, and chicken.

Vanilla froth.

Sausage, Eggs, and Bagel with Water.

Bacon and Eggs on Pumpernickel.

Bagel with Butter and coffee.

Nuts and Chocolate.

Stuffed pepper with sweet potatoes.

Roasted turkey tenders with veggies and marinara for dipping.

Uncle Jack's World Famous Secret Recipe Apple Dipping Sauce.

Vegetable Soup.

Veggie soup.  So wholesome it seems to levitate above the countertop.

Peanut butter banana froth with dark chocolate