Food.....

I am a chef-at-heart, I suppose you would say.  I rarely use a recipe (this will sound extremely conceited, and perhaps it is, but I am who I am), because I feel that I should be an inventor, not a follower.  Consequently, I will take a recipe, make a few twists and turns, and see where it goes.  I have tons of recipe books, and of course the internet is a banquet of recipes, but I rarely consult them.  This is for cooking, mind you, not baking.  I follow baking recipes "TO THE T" because I am horrible at baking.  Not patient enough, I suppose.  

Here are a few of my recent attempts at the culinary arts:  (Mind you, they taste better than these photos look!)

Balsalmic-marinated Sirloin with goat cheese and hollandaise, organic green beans, and polenta

Super-Easy Breeze Pineapple Angel-food Surprise

Grilled Asparagus- Yucky by itself, but so pretty-- and yummy with holladaise!

My version of Carrabba's Chicken Bryan (delicious lemon-wine sauce with sundried tomatoes, fresh basil, over goat cheese)