Orlando!

I was in Orlando a few weeks back for the ASSA National - a great opportunity to spend time with friends I rarely see, see lovely dogs...and eat! I chose to hang out with some awesome people that know great food, and one particularly awesome friend found a fantastic restaurant called The Ravenous Pig.

They've got "truffle fries" on their menu, and honestly, they were the tastiest fries I've ever had. I can't really think about them, because then I might do something stupid like buy a plane ticket to Orlando...

Also on their menu is a wonderful salad made of greens, avocado, radish, pickled beets, goat cheese, pistachios, and an herb vinaigrette. My rendition was pretty yummy, though it wasn't quite the same!

I brought home some oranges (duh!) and today, made fresh squeezed orange juice. Mike enjoyed the process, too. :)

summer is here :)

A few yummy things I've been eating lately...

Tomato & mozzarella sandwiches

...with lots of freshly ground black pepper :)

Strawberry Spritzer

5-6 ripe strawberries

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 lemon, juiced

splash of white grape juice

sparkling water

Muddle the strawberries and add the rest of the ingredients...mmmm!

I found this link today: 101 Simple Salads for the Season - there are so many great ideas here. I want to try tons of them!

why do wine glasses make everything taste better?

It's Friday! I headed into work for a bit this morning, which wasn't all bad because it at least got me up and moving early. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home to get some fresh veggies and spent the afternoon in the kitchen.

Kitchen accomplishments:

• homemade tomato vinaigrette
• dinner was chicken I marinated in some Garlic Expressions, served with some sauteed yellow squash and zucchini, and some spinach with my tomato vinaigrette!

• some fresh cut up veggies and a quick light dip
• perhaps the tastiest! - San Pellegrino and Simply Grapefruit juice, which I'm now definitely addicted to. Served in a wine glass, of course, because everything tastes better out of a wine glass. :)

xo, Lindsay