What I've been eating

I would love to show you pictures of some of the fantastic food I've been making for the past couple weeks or so.  I really would.  I can't.


My phone has been having fits and wouldn't take the upgrade and then finally took the upgrade which fixed some problems only now my gmail won't update and all my pictures are gone.  Yep.  All my pretty pictures of yummy food.  (Plus some important pictures that I might really need but foolishly hadn't gotten around to backing up yet.  Oops.)


I am annoyed.


To make matters worse, it is too freaking hot to cook anything yummy and comforting.  


So I could talk about the sesame noodles with sauteed seitan, the jalepeno shrimp with cheesy grits, the homemade Italian faux sausages on hoagie buns with peppers, the roasted garlic cauliflower, the grilled plums with homemade sweetened ricotta, the fresh berries with more homemade sweetened ricotta, the curried quinoa salad with toasted chickpeas, the homemade ricotta... or any of the other things I can't even remember off the top of my head.  I've been cooking quite a bit and was excited to share.


Now my heart isn't in it.  


Maybe when the temperature outside is under a hundred degrees.  And maybe when I'm done with my pity party.

Pear Gorgonzola Salad

Yes.  I am well aware it has been a month since I have posted.  I have a good excuse... I was moving.  Moving is nearly the worst thing in the world.  Ever.  On the other hand, I now get to spend every day and eat all my meals with this really great guy.  Unless he his playing two back to back tennis matches and comes home really late for dinner.  In which case, I made myself this salad.  And left a little for him when he got home.

Ingredients-- I'm not listing any quantities because I don't know how much you want to make or if you like some ingredients more than others.

1.  Greens- I used Broccoli slaw because it is what we had in the house and it is nice and crunchy.  You could also use coleslaw, just cabbage, or, if you had to, your favorite mixed greens.
2.  Pear- I like Bosc for this
3.  Gorgonzola Cheese- Crumbled
4.  Candied Walnuts
5.  A little lemon juice; a little olive oil

Chop up your pear.  I julienned my pear to better match the slaw.  Put this in a bowl.  Add as much greens as you feel appropriate.  Sprinkle Gorgonzola and Candied Walnuts over the top.  Mix.  Drizzle the tiniest amount of olive oil and lemon juice (or orange juice) over the top (no seriously, less than you think); mix again.  Eat.

I like the salty/sweet/crunchy/creamy/bright thing this combination of ingredients has.