Three Course Meal

So, the other day I decided that I wanted to make a three course meal. This was inspired from watching "Come Dine with Me." A show that is aired in the UK, it puts four complete strangers together to host dinner parties for each other. It's totally ridiculous, but very addictive, and fun to watch.

Anyways, I knew I wanted to make a three course meal -- but I had no idea what I wanted to make. So I jumped online to get some ideas, and looked through some of my moms cook books. After over an hour of looking I had decided on my menu.

~Yam Fries with Spicy Mayo~ 

~Roast Chicken Thighs, with Creamed Spinach,

Bread Stuffing, Green Beans, and Onion gravy~

~Apple and Strawberry Crisp~

The meal turned out wonderfully, and my whole family loved every course!

Eggs with Bacon, Lentins, and Spinach

This is an easy and tasty dinner to make. Its really straightforward, and I love it. It's a awesome rendition of bacon and eggs.

Here is the recipe, as follows:

3/4 cup green lentils
5 cups washed spinach 
2 TBS butter
2 TBS olive oil
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
1 1/2 leeks
2 TBS apple cider vinegar 
10 slices of bacon
10 eggs
1 tsp tarragon
1/2 tsp savory
salt and pepper to taste 
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 

Wash lentils, and place them in a pot. Cover with water, and put a lid on the pot. Place on medium heat, and cook for 25 minutes or until tender.

While the lentils are cooking, wash and chop the veggies. Then cook them in a cast iron frying pan with the butter. Then add the apple cider vinegar. Season with tarragon, savory, salt and pepper. Mix in with the lentils, and set aside.

Wipe out the skillet, and cook the bacon. Discard the grease. Cut half of it into bite sized pieces, and mix in with the lentils. Put the rest of the bacon aside.

Then add the water and balsamic to the pan, to make a reduction.

In a clean skillet, heat the olive oil and fry the eggs in batches.

To serve: put a cup of spinach on each plate, a 5th of the lentils, two of the eggs, one slice of bacon, and a drizzle of the balsamic reduction.

Things I've Cooked!

I did a little bit of cooking before I left for my three week journey, and in the insanity of packing and spending time with friends, I completely forgot to post about the things I cooked.

So, almost a moth late (better late then never, right?) here are the things that I cooked before I left. 

#1) Grilled Salmon with three different sides, and a herb mayonnaise. 

The sides were: 

1.  Statued bok-choy

2. Peach and blueberry salsa

3. Statued edamame beans 

#2) I just cooked some plain chicken sausages, and served them with steamed green beens, and mixed grilled veggies. 

I must admit, since I cooked these so long ago I forgot what I put in them. Any normal person might, you know, write down the recipes as they went. But I'm not a normal person, so I neglected to write down the recipes. 

So pictures will have to suffice!