some recent exploits

Posted by RF at 6:20pm Jul 26 '12
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so, we had a special function at work yesterday, so i decided to do some fancier stuff for it. i made about 20-25 lbs of mediterranean salad and decorated the egg salad bowl with a swan nesting on eggs. the salad came out awesome, got lots of compliments on. (was probably the tastiest thing there since i didnt make any of the other stuff. the pasta salad the other cook made was pretty bland. i touched up the leftovers today and put it out at lunch and it was gone in like 20 min.)

mediterranean salad:



green pepper, tomato, red onion, heart of palm and black olives. the dressing is olive oil, lots of fresh basil, a touch of oregano and marjoram, salt, pepper, garlic and balsamic vinegar. yum.


heres the egg salad:





this is another egg salad that i did another time:






then, for dinner last night i made quesadillas. came out awesome. my wife fully agreed with that, too. said it was the best kosher mexican she'd had.

i started with sun-dried tomato tortillas, since that was what i had on hand. then i smothered them with freshly grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese. on top of that i put pico de gallo, made with home-grown tomatoes and purple jalapenos. then i folded them over and put guacamole on top. YUM.

the pico de gallo:




the finished quesadillas:






tonight im gonna make quiche for dinner. hmmm, used up the cheddar last night, tho. oh well. recipe further back on the cooking board somewhere.