Blog Every Day in May - Day 14

Hello!

So far I'm doing quite well on the blog every day challenge!





Ten things that make you really happy

1) A good book
2) A nap
3) A Diet Coke on ice
4) Getting a great deal on something
5) Going camping or traveling to somewhere new
6) Make-up!
7) My cat
8) Fresh sheets on the bed
9) A sincere compliment
10) Relaxing by the seashore


And for the rosalilium.com challenge -



Share your favourite recipe. Talk about the best cocktail you've ever tasted. Or maybe share you fave restaurant experience. Lets talking about food!

My favorite "food" is anything grain based - cereal, bread, pastries, crackers.  I have a really "plain" palette.  I do enjoy food from around the world, but my favorite parts of much of it has to do with breads.  A freshly baked loaf of honey wheat bread is my favorite. 
 
As for cocktails - I don't drink very often.  It interferes with my medication and so I'm a total lightweight.  I go from one drink to puking drunk.  So no cocktails for me.
 
I will share on of my favorite recipes for dinner parties - it's an easy to make salad that everyone seems to love (and who Doesn't love caramelized pecans?)
 
Roquefort Pear Salad
 
1 head leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

 

3 pears - peeled, cored and chopped 

                       

5 ounces Roquefort cheese, crumbled (you could use feta instead, it's easier to find

                        

1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced                                            

                       

1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions  

                    

1/4 cup white sugar

                        

1/2 cup pecans 

                      

1/3 cup olive oil  

                       

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar               

                        

1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard                                                    

                      

1 clove garlic, chopped                                                    

                    

1/2 teaspoon salt                                  

                     

fresh ground black pepper to taste

 

 

In a skillet over medium heat, stir 1/4 cup of sugar together with the pecans. Continue stirring gently until sugar has melted and caramelized the pecans. Carefully transfer nuts onto waxed paper. Allow to cool, and break into pieces.

For the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, mustard, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper.
In a large serving bowl, layer lettuce, pears, blue cheese, avocado, and green onions. Pour dressing over salad, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.

I just love this! 

I don't have a fancy picture of it because - it's salad!  And I don't take pictures of my food, I eat it.

Jasmine