Lunch and dinner at Lola- Chef Michael Symon

Maine lobster appetizer with pickled onion and tarragon sauce, Beef cheek pierogi, mac and cheese with roasted chicken, goat cheese and rosemary, pork schnitzel, spinach, onion, mushroom and fingerling potatoes with bacon vinaigrette and smoked aioli. Pork chop with polenta. Dessert was apple crumble with baked apples, cheddar cheese streusel and cinnamon ice cream.

Fresh guacamole and enchiladas

Grilled steak enchiladas in tomatillo sour cream sauce

My birthday dinner at Plaza III

Prime rib and chocolate soufflé

Grilled salmon

General Tsos chicken

R's birthday dinner

My applewood grilled duck, snap peas and green beans in duck fat and "Robuchons potatoes"

Spicy cajun shrimp and grits with bacon

Fresh crab pasta

In Nashville

"Righteous Chicken" and Hasselback potatoes

This was my Moms recipe for chicken.. marinade in wine, garlic, olive oil, crushed red pepper, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, soy....

and Hasselback potatoes brushed with butter and cheese.

Sticky shrimp

In spicy honey glaze

Breakfast

Pork meatball Banh Mi

With my own pickled carrots and daikon slaw and spicy sriracha mayo. This was my first attempt to make Banh Mi and it was WONDERFUL!!

garlic beef

Dinner at Sidney Street Cafe

Trio of appetizers- veal dumpling with teriyaki and honey glaze, Lobster turnover with brandy reduction and Jonah crab cake

Lamb Wellington with roasted loin, with herbs, Merguez meatball ragout, crispy lamb sweatbreads, creamed kale, and pickled rhubarb and Wasabi steak with tempura veggies. Funnel cake dessert with tart cherries and vanilla cream.

Kentucky Hot Brown Bake

For breakfast with Mimosas..

This has turkey, swiss cheese and sliced tomatoes in it. YUM!

Shrimp and pasta

Olive oil, wine and herbs..

Veal Picatta

K's birthday dinner- Veal picatta with mushrooms, white wine and garlic- served with Gruyere potatoes

Dinner at Marcella Trattoria

Toasted ravioli, Chicken Spiedini and the special which was fresh halibut with a tomato sauce. Cheesecake for dessert.

Stir fry

Chicken scallopini

Beef tenderloin medallions in red wine reduction

Sauteed mushrooms

Kabobs going on the grill

Pinwheel steaks

Filled with provolone cheese and spinach