Scallops

Cooked the most amazing scallops this evening along with a tomato and cucumber salsa. I just need to get some better plates.

Is this turning into a food blog?

A Walk In The Park

Today I went to Dana Peak State Park for a hike. Here are the pictures from my walk in the park.

Danger, lake ahead, slow down!

The flowers are in bloom but there are fewer then I thought there would be. I did get to see the cacti in bloom; that was interesting.

I love black and white pictures; I miss working in the darkroom.

Overall my hike produced some good photos but, I went for exercise and I think I stopped to much to call it exercise.

Swiss Chard!

I have decided to walk into the grocery store and pick some vegetables that I've never eaten before, then bring them home and cook them. This week I chose Swiss Chard.

Swiss Chard, pictured above (yes I took the pictures,) is a spinach like plant but with red stems. I cut the stems out because I didn't think I would like the texture.

I sautéed some onion in a very small amount of olive oil and then added the chard much like I would cook spinach. I tasted it before I added my apple cider vinegar and it was good! With a small splash of the vinegar it was even better.

Don't make fun of my 50 cent plate! And don't make fun of the ribeye, I cut it down on the advice of my wife who recommends, "a serving size of meat should only be about the size of a deck of playing cards." See honey, I do listen.