Seared Ahi Tuna Sliders

All I can say is - yummy!!!

Seared Ahi Sliders !

Ingredients:

• Sushi grade fresh Ahi Tuna
• Small Buns
• Arugula
• Onion
• Tomato
• Garlic
• Olive Oil
• Truffle Oil
• Parsley
• Sesame Seeds
• Soy Sauce 
• Sesame Oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Lemon
• Chile Pepper

Start:

A lot of the ingredients for flavor are optional - but I love them! 

1. Marinade Ahi Tuna in soy Sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, parsley, pepper, lemon, garlic, onion, and some chili pepper - set aside
2. Saute onions with garlic and olive oil in a pan
3. Grill Ahi Tuna 45-60 seconds each side or to taste 
4. Toast mini slider buns lightly
5. Slice tomato thinly 
6. Pile on sauteed onions, tomato, and arugula on slider with Ahi Tuna
7. Drizzle olive oil and truffle oil
8. Sprinkle some more salt

Yum Yum Yum!!! 

I am still obsessed with how good that meal was!

Add a side of fries or sauteed veggies of your choosing... :)

Braised Short Ribs!

BRAISED SHORT RIBS!

One morning I woke up and said, "take out the crock pot! I will whip up dinner in 10 minutes! ...but it will be ready in 7 hours..."

So - this is what I made! 

Ingredients:

• beef short ribs - 2-3 pounds in this case
• chicken broth
• one bottle/can of beer
• one onion
• brown sugar
• cinnamon 
• oregano
• parsley
• salt & pepper

Start:

1. Place the short ribs in the Crock Pot.
2. Pour (in this case) 2 cans of chicken broth and one bottle of beer over the meet. Make sure all the meet is cover by liquid so it can fully cook in the crock pot.
3. Chop up one onion in scatter it throughout.
4. Sprinkle a big handful of brown sugar over everything. 
5. Shake a good amount of cinnamon over it as well. (Be generous)
6. Season with oregano, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. 
7. Cook on low for 7 hours!

*Come home to the best and most unique Short Rib dinner!

I cooked green beans on the side and put the onions from the crock pot with them for flavor! 

Just an idea! 

Surf & Turf Burger !

SURF & TURF BURGER !!!

You guys! This is the best burger I have EVER had! So good! I am freaking out right now!

Ingredients: 

• ground beed
• sesame seed bun
• fresh shrimp
• pesto (homemade is preferred) 
• tomato
• onion
• red leaf lettuce
• truffle oil
• brown sugar
• salt

Start :

1. Make pesto - http://mycookingisamazing.blogspot.com/2013/05/pesto.html
2. Slow cook onions in pan with brown sugar, olive oil, salt
3. Cut shrimp the long way to make them skinnier and place in a pan with the pesto (set aside - they will cook fast)
4. Thinly slice tomatos
5. Start grilling the meat
6. Toast bun in a pan on the stove with some oil
7. Spread pesto on one side of the bun
8. Build your burger
9. Drizzle truffle oil over the shrimp or beef
10. Top off with lots of lettuce

YUMM YUMM YUMM !!!! 

Split Pea Soup !

Split Pea Soup!!
Vegan or Vegetarian - depending one what ingredients you use! :) (Isn't that always the case?)

Ingredients:

• split peas - one pound bag
• 3 cans of chicken or vegetable broth
• 1/2 Onion
• 1 large or 2 medium Carrots
• 2 large stalks of celery
• fresh garlic
• bay leaf
• oregano
• parsley 
• salt and pepper to taste
• Ham or bacon (optional)

1. Start by rinsing the peas, then place in a pot with one can of broth 
2. Chop up all veggies including the garlic and boil them separately in another can of broth
3. Once both are half way cooked, join the two, keep on low
4. Add all the seasonings 
5. Cook for another 20-30 minutes
6. Peas are done when they dissolve into the the soup and becomes a green broth
7. You can serve as is - or - add in real pieces of ham and or bacon! That's my favorite!