Last Night's Dinner: Porco al Horno (and today's lunch and tonight's dinner)

Last night Femi made pork chops with red peppers, green peppers, tomatoes, onion, olive oil, and some lemon.  It is called "al horno" in Spanish which we thought was really funny.  We saw this dish on a menu in Barcelona and laughed about it because we have does dirty minds.  Does pollo al horno make you horno?  But today during my Spanish homework, I learned that "horno" means oven, so "al horno" means of the oven.  So pork chops of the oven.  Yum!  Buen appetito!

Last Night's Dinner: Ensalata

Last night I made a salad like the one below. I didn't use shallots or carrots. I added some cured ham and cucumbers. Instead of walnuts, I used peanuts and sunflower seeds (because I am on a budget and I had those things already). The best part of the salad was the dressing though. I used gargonzola instead of roquefert. I mashed it into the olive oil (like demonstrated in the video) and added some pepper. Who knew? I am not usually a fan of such a pungent strong cheese but mixed with olive oil it was delicioso!

I also made the dessert. Bananas, yogurt, honey but I used a little peanut butter instead of walnuts and I added a lil whipped cream. I love the banana peanut butter combo and I can't resist me some whipped cream. I think it is best condiment on the planet.



Bon appetit!

Last Night's Dinner: Lettuce Wraps

I forget where I found this recipe. I made this about a month ago because I am trying to not eat carbs during the week. It consists of beef, peanuts, chili paste, rice vinegar, peppers, onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts and is basically one big spicy delicious stir fry. Then you spoon it into lettuce leaves (romaine or iceberg work best). Last night Femi made it for us. His wasn't as spicy as mine was. It was sooo good! I highly recommend this dish for a healthy dinner (or lunch).