Hello followers. Another week, another round of food.  Not much else going on. Hopefully getting the subaru fixed today because there is a lot of snow coming our way.  Also passes and snowboarding coming soon for real this time! We get a semi-break between now and mid February.  We had a fish-etarian stay with us for 10 days which was a fun challenge (no sarcasm intended), so there are more veg friendly meals than usual. 

Meal One

Vegetarian egg rolls and cream cheese wontons

Sesame tofu (chicken for non-veg) with vegetable lo mein and braised baby bok choy

Roasted asian pear with green tea ice cream drizzled with coconut milk

Meal Two

Cheesy artichoke bruschetta 

Action shot of cutting fig stuffed pork loin

Fig stuffed pork loin (roasted tofu for veg) with garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed french green beans finished with a sherry cream sauce

Chocolate creme brulee topped with raspberry sugar

Meal Three

Caprese salad on mini skewers 

Pan seared salmon with saffron rice and sauteed vegetables

Making bananas foster

Bananas Foster

Meal Four

Minestrone soup

mmmm.... risotto 

Chicken Piccata (mock chicken for veg) with parmesan risotto and steamed broccoli 

Tiramisu

Meal Five

Grilled romaine and radicchio salad with poached egg, grape tomatoes, anchovy oil and parmesan cheese

Strip roast (marinated mushroom for veg) with roast accordion potato, sauteed asparagus and  jus

(Dessert was baked Alaska)

Meal Six

Vegetarian Samosa (potato, peas, cilantro, and seasonings deep fried in filo dough) with a goat cheese quenelle

Shrimp coconut curry with basmati rice and egg plant chips

Opening marshmallow creme at 10,000 ft

Fruit kabob with a yogurt marshmallow cardamom dipping sauce

Meal Seven

Pear, apple, gorgonzola and candied pecan salad on belgian endive topped with red onion and honey

Mahi Mahi en papillote with mashed sweet potato and carrot, melon salsa and Midori cream sauce

(Dessert was a gorgeous mini cheesecake topped with blackberries that we forgot to take a picture of. Will do again) 

 Meal Eight

Antipasto platter

Stuffed pasta shells florentine with mushroom cream sauce and spaghetti squash

Bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and sherry glaze