Caramelized French Toast with Cinnamon and Berries (p44 June 2010 Bon Appétit)

This did not work out at all like I thought it would.  The idea seemed good, but something about cooking with a sugar butter mixture seemed to lead to burnt sugar.  I think perhaps the ratio of butter to brown sugar was a bit off.  Like maybe if it was 7:3 tablespoons each or 7:2 rather than what the recipe says 7:6.  But that's just me.  Though it was a good use of the strawberries that I had bought from the Farmer's Market.

Duck Egg Omelettes with Reichert's Dairy Chive Blossom Feta

The thing here that was interesting was because the duck eggs have such big yolks the omelettes became super fluffy. But the addition of a bit of pepper and the chive blossom feta really came together quite nicely.  A quick preparation, a bit of toast on the side and a quick dinner...

Dilled White Bean and Grape Tomato Salad (p86 June 2010 Bon Appétit) (on the side of bratwurst)

 I liked the way that this came together.  Though when shopping at Hy-Vee the regular grape tomatoes they had looked like they were well past their prime (I ended up buying the organic ones, which looked good).  It made for a good side.  It was fairly quick to make, and was more of a tasty side then the super-bland Dahl's sides or the semi-bland Hy-Vee sides.  Plus I know all the stuff that went in there.  I ended up using this a a side for the hot dogs and chicken as well.

Muffuletta Hot Dogs (p47 June 2010 Bon Appétit)

Apparently my head was not in the right place and I forgot the cheese.  But even so, I guess we turned these into hot dog sandwiches.  It worked out.  I used some kosher beef hot dogs and fried them up in a pan.

Roast Fox Hollow Farm Chicken (probably based on Thomas Keller's Recipie)

So simple.  Salt, pepper, a bit of butcher's twine to tie the chicken together some time in the oven...Just delicious.  So simple, not over powering but just a delicious chicken.  Is all fresh chicken light this?  After I cut off the breast meat for myself and Shannon, I ended up picking off the rest of the meat, which I'll use for a chicken salad.  The rest of the bones and some meat, I put in a freezer bag and put into a freezer.  When I get another whole chicken carcass, I'll be making some chicken stock of my own stock, like I did before.  I will definately be buying more chicken from Fox Hollow Farm.