Pretty good day - food pics

Pretty good Saturday, really.

I put-together a couple pretty neat dishes - First I call...uh...Peppers and Saffron and Rice. 

Brown rice
1/2 Tsp Saffron (hard to measure, just wing it)
Chopped cilantro (tablespoon or whatever...I didn't pay attention)
Zest of 3/4-ish of a medium-sized Lemon
Chopped fine 3" red chili pepper
Chopped fine 3" Jalapeno
Chopped Green pepper (about 1/4 cup or so, wasn't watching)
Chopped fine onion
Diced Yellow Squash - a solid cup's worth.  Probably more.

Get the rice cooked and pan-fry the other stuff.  As it gets close to done, add about 1/4 cup of diced or chopped 'maters.


Today's Menu

Mix it all up.  Salt/Pepper to taste.  It's pretty good.  I made my very hot  - left a very burning mouth after.  Oh! Yeah...squeeze a little lemon back on it before serving - might be good.


For dinner I built a grilled-cheese variation.


I cut a couple rounds from a medium zucchini and pan fried them along with 1/4 of a 3" jalapeno, about 1/8th cup onions, and fresh chopped basil.

As things caramelized I picked up the veggies, applied to thin Rye bread and placed back in the pan.  Before topping, I added 1oz of sliced Tillimook Cheddar.  I cooked till toasty.

My 'side' was Campbell's Heart Healthy chicken soup stuff.  I used a cleaned Jam jar for a soup container; makes the soup easy to transport (can use the lid), and easy to drink the broth when finished.

The H3 happens starting in about 30 mins. 



Random photo:  October 2005ish; my RX8, driven by me at Pacific Raceways, Kent WA.