I Can Show You the World...

Well, not really. But I have been trying to open Pat's eyes to the wonders of fresh foods and vegetables.
We don't have the money to go out to eat anyway, but I have started to really enjoy cooking and trying out different recipes.
This past week, Pat was on night watch-12am to 8am- so I was cooking for myself (which makes things a little easier since I am on a diet) I made a DELICIOUS salad of spinach and then baked a DELICIOUS lemon pepper chicken breast and sliced it and put it on top. Also, I made up a "recipe" for fresh asparagus. By preheating the oven to 400 degrees, laying the asparagus in a single layer in a baking dish and then sprinkling olive oil and McCormik's Lemon Pepper seasoning on it (it doesn't take much) and baking it until it is tender---SOOOOOO GOOD!

Call me a fatty, but I ended up eating the entirety of that Pyrex dish of asparagus-I figured it's a vegetable so it would be okay.
Tonight, I made a London Broil (simple enough) and a salad. I don't know if anyone has tried this but J Alexander's has an AMAZING grilled artichoke, so I thought I would try and find a recipe for one. I ended up baking it with olive oil, lemon juice, fresh garlic and sprinkled with sea salt. Though it was good, it needed J's sauce. I have one artichoke left so the next time, I am going to try grilling it and making a dipping sauce...Here are pictures from tonights dinner.