Birthday Dinner in Davis.....31!

Ham and Cheddar Pretzel Bites with Jalapeno Honey Mustard
Slow Cooked Bourbon and Peach Jam Glazed Brisket
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
Honey Glazed Carrots
Buttered Green Beans
Grilled Watermelon Salad with Feta, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Pickled Radishes, Arugula with Honey Lime Dressing
Apricot Cream Tart....apricots fresh from Auntie Mary's tree!

Italian Feast for Chris and Esther

Fava Bean and Lemon Crostini with Mint
Homemade Fettucini with Crab, Peas and Chili 
Broiled Balsamic Marinated Radicchio with Fresh Ricotta
Asparagus, Cauliflower and Fennel Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing
Grilled Sausage Stuffed Squid with Lemon Grilled
Lamb Chops with Porcini Mustard

 

Dinner for Shar, Brett, Summer and Bay!

The gangs all here, and boy, they're gonna get some good food:

Slow Poached / Grilled Octopus on Kale, White Beans, Roasted Tomato and Elephant Garlic with Toasted Cumin Seed Vinaigrette
Pork Belly, roasted for 8 hours atop Poblano and Serrano Chiles and glazed with Agave Syrup, then grilled served with Grilled Pineapple.
Grilled Watermelon with Pea Sprouts, Pickled Radishes, Feta, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Honey Lime Vinaigrette
Four Layer Coconut Bourbon Cake

Thanks for visiting guys, and Bay, I hope you love octopus forever.....

Retreat in Inverness

Staying in West Marin for 10 glorious, quiet days.
Lots of good food:

Vietnamese Shaking Beef on Watercress
Shrimp Remoulade with Hearts of Palm and Avocado on Butter Lettuce
Breakfast Braid filled with Lemon Curd and Cream Cheese for Cowgirl Crew
Bacon, Onion and Goat Cheese Crostata with Cornmeal Crust for Krysta
Monkey Bread for Cowgirl Crew
Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard Gratin

Yumm-o!

Dinner for Michael and Dee

Parrot Cay Prep Dinner....Michael and Dee are back on the docks!

Baby Vegetables with Anchovy Butter
Green Eggs with Home Cured Salmon Roe
Agnolotti filled with Salt Cod, Potato and Garlic Cream in Beurre Blanc with Crispy Fried Artichoke Hearts
Bouillabaisse with Toasts and Rouille
Butter Lettuce Salad with Radishes and Lemon Parmigiano Dressing
White Coffee Ice Cream
Brown Butter Spoon Cookies with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

Bon Voyage!

Quail Hugging Pig

Special Valentine's Dinner for Four Lovely Ladies and One Very Lucky Brett in Seattle:
Welsh Rarebit
Kabocha Squash Roasted in Mustard Oil, Served with Radicchio, Frisee, Toasted Almonds, Soft Boiled Quail Eggs, and a Touch of Yogurt
Quail Marinated in Grappa and Juniper Berries, Stuffed with Chicken Livers, Wrapped in Pancetta, Roasted
Red Wine Lentils
3 Milk Cake with Blackberries and Cream

Love is in the air!!!