Grilled Chicken and Zucchini

My husband made a wonderful dinner. He marinated Chicken Tenders in olive oil, lemon juice, fresh rosemary and parsley. The zucchini was marinated in olive oil, salt, pepper and parsley. They were then grilled to perfection. It was moist and flavorful and I did not have to cook!

Eggplant Rollatini

A request was made that the next time I make this use 2 eggplants. It was delicious.

I breaded the eggplant with mixture of Panko breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley after dipping them in beaten eggs. Baked the slices at 350 degrees for 10 minutes than turned the slices and baked for an additional 10 minutes.

Ricotta filling: Ricotta and parsley.

I placed slices of prosciutto onto the eggplant and then put a heaping tablespoon of the ricotta mixture. Rolled them up and placed them in a greased pan. Top with marinara sauce and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

The Perfect Frittata...

This was really good frittata. I read a frittata recipe made with potatoes and it said to boil the potatoes and then slice the them once they are cool. This something I have never done.

So I boiled the potatoes and then sliced them. The other ingredients were zucchini, onions and prosciutto. Eggs and Fontina, Parmesan and Ricotta cheeses.

We grilled the bread and it was good. The bread was crispy and the potatoes were crispy on the outside and cooked perfectly throughout. Even the zucchini was perfect, if I do say so myself.

Summer Corn Soup

So I still have a few ears of corn here. So I found this recipe for a Summer Corn Soup. It was easy to make and nice and light. It was suppose to be blended but honesty I did not want to wash the blender and I like my soup with stuff in it. My husband made a lovely salad and I picked up some italian bread.
As I posted the picture of dinner I just realized what an awful table I set. Placemats and napkins do not match and do we eat off of paper plates every night?

Grilled Pizza

Sunday August 2, 2009
Had a busy day so I pulled out some whole wheat pizza dough that was in the freezer and finally made grilled pizza. I have been wanting to do this since I read Carol Egbert's blog on the subject.
Of course my husband handled the grilling. We made two small pies. They looked really good. Did I take a photo before we tore into them, of course not. He topped them with some marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.
I made a Caprese Salad to go with it. The tomatoes were from our plant. They were very small but very tasty.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Really Good Corn

My husband made a Grilled Pork Tenderlion from a recipe by Paula Dean. Quite flavorful. I stopped at a road side stand today and picked up sweet corn that was so delicious. Also found a recipe for Cucumber Salad. Nice taste of the cucumber and salt and pepper.

Salsa All'amatriciana with Rigatoni

This recipe is from Giada De Laurentiis.

Ingredients
2 tbsp. olive oil
6 oz. pancetta, diced
pinch of crushed red pepper
28 oz. tomato puree
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup Romano Cheese

Heat oil over medium flame. Add Pancetta and onion, and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes.
Add red pepper flakes. Stir in Tomato Puree and salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Stir in the cheese and serve with you choice of pasta. We had rigatoni.

My husband actually made this meal. And he did a marvelous job. It was delicious and a little spicy but not a heavy sauce. Had the organic wine, Ladybug Red, with dinner.

Nothing like a home cooked meal or two.

Monday night was a welcome home meal. Beef Kebobs with the beef marinated in soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, mustard and oil. My husband picked up some Orzo Salad and I added some extra feta cheese and some stuffed grape leaves to it.

Now for this evening's dinner. The first night I posted a blog was when I had finished baking the Easter Meat Pies. Well I had put one of them in the freezer and tonight we had that with a garden salad. Having Meat Pie in July is one of the best reasons for baking.

Ketchup...

Okay not ketchup but still need to cover the rest of the trip. Saturday was a day of shopping at the Towne Center at Boca Raton, a very nice mall. For lunch we ate at Bloomingdale's Petrossian Rendez-vous Cafe. I had a chicken salad with poached pears and candied walnuts (I love those!). The salad was served with a strawberry vinaigrette.

For a late dinner we had brushettta with the topping that my niece had made. We picked up some cheese and crackers and a bottle of Little Black Dress wine, seemed like a nice choice after a day of shopping. Nice chocolate and cherry aroma.

Sunday night, was dinner at South Port Raw Bar. A neighborhood type restaurant. Good apps, Bimini Loaf and Conch Fritters. Dinner was a delicious grilled white fish.

I love being on vacation...

So I was in Ft. Lauderdale visiting my niece, who has become quite the foodie. On Friday we had lunch at her house. The description is in the last entry. Here are the accompanying photos.

Friday night was dinner at Taverna opa. What a fun meal.
We started with drinks. I had a Cosmo, my niece had the Mojito and my sister had the Vodka Gimlet. For appetizers we tried the Stuffed Grape Leaves, the Spanikopita and Fried Smelts. I had not had Smelts since the last Christmas Eve dinner my mom made in the early 90's. For dinner I had the Red Snapper with Citrus White Wine Vinaigrette. What a delicious meal. I didn't even mention the belly dancer...

To be continued...