And the Winner is

Just wanted to apologize for taking so long to post this. I ran into to problems--1st restaurant week-- we were pretty busy(and I'm really thankful for that) 2nd I keep all the pictures and info for the blog on my mac and it had a bug.

But everything is fixed now and the winner is!

Congrats to Sandra, I chose her dinner for two reasons--interesting combination and her use of sea salt.

I'll do this again this summer, with a bbq theme. So get ready with those pictures.

Dinner for 2 Contest Entrants

I wanted to thank everyone who entered the contest. I regret that I can't post all the great photos but here are a few that I really liked.

Please come back on Friday for the winner.

1.  "I consider myself pretty good in the kitchen and I better be because I love to eat! lol  I like simple, but flavorful food and I love seafood, so I whipped up a quick but tastey meal ...I sauteed the biggest shrimp I could find in olive oil and cajun seasoning, and roasted some cubed butternut squash with a little olive oil, sea salt, garlic powder and black pepper...simmered shrimp and bake squash for 20 minutes (made a salad while that was cooking). Voila! Dinner in a flash! lol  I finished that off with a dessert of my famous Butter Rum cake:-)"----Sandra

 

#2--"I love to cook, and for the last year have been posting photos of dinner on Facebook. Thanks for this opportunity!-Deb."

"On Sunday, we made this pot of Manhattan clam chowder for dinner. We like really hearty soups with lots of flavor, but we pay attention to fat and calories so we decided to try a barley clam chowder recipe this time. We use vegetable stock and no bacon. For this pot, we used some root veggies - carrot, turnip and rutabaga, along with celery, Roma tomatoes, green beans, onion and garlic. We seasoned with oregano, a little basil, cayenne and black pepper, and finished with fresh chopped parsley. I like crusty bread, my Sweetie is more disciplined. It was good for dinner that night and we’ll enjoy it as a part of the meal for the rest of the week.  Thanks, Charlie"

"It’s a garlic, corn and cheese chile relleno.  On the side is brown rice with black bean and corn, and guacamole." 

Brian

Win dinner for 2--What I had for Dinner Contest

One of the most common questions I get is--"what do you have for dinner?"

Well most of the time it's a sandwich, bowl of soup or just basic pasta and sauce. But there are times I just want to cook something nice. Mari and I don't get to go out for dinner very often, and I like to sit down for dinner rather then just eat to fill my belly. So when the urge to "dine" grabs me I make something nice.

Tonight I made-Scallops-brown butter/potato/red pepper/micro greens and enjoyed a nice malbec with it. Then had-

one of the last pieces of Chocolate Brownie- sweet potato/bittersweet chocolate/citrus.

Was it good?

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

So how do you get to win dinner for 2-- tell me about your dinner. It doesn't have to be fancy, just cooked from scratch, by you. Submit a picture and description of your dinner to the comment section or by e-mail to me directly and I'll post it for you. The most appealing wins dinner-- it's just that simple.

Dead Line--March 31st