Black Bean and Pepper Jack Burgers (p17 Fine Cooking June & July 2012)

So this was a surprise.  This was simple, came together easily, and didn't fall apart while cooking.  Though the spices were a bit weak, I'm going to play with it a bit, but for a vegetarian (had egg, so not vegan) dish, it was a winner.  Going on the menu for next week, going to play with the spices.

Honey Jalapeno Chicken Tenders (Splendid Table's Weeknight Kitchen, and The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food)

So I reduced the jalapenoes, because I thought they might be a bit too spicy for Shannon.  Even with doing this it came up with a nice, spicy dish.  It came together well, even though I wasn't going to grill them (no grill), the broiler worked out very well.

Open-Face Brie, Apple and Arugula Sandwiches

So I headed over to the Cheese Shop to pick up some Brie, and after tasting the Lomo I thought it'd add an extra bit to the sandwich.  And it did.  Though I supposed I could've used better bread, with the fresh arugula from Cleverly Farms, it made for a very good, simple and quick dinner.

Brie, La Quercia Lomo Berkshire, apple, arugula open faced sandwhiches

Butterfield Pork chops with rainbow carrots and baby fennel

Pork chop from Crooked Gap Farm, rainbow carrots and baby fennel from Cleverly Farms (corn from freezer).  So I gave the pork a nice color, then when the pork was resting, I quick sated (in the rendered fat) the corn, fennel and carrots.  It was a pretty good combination.  I though about adding fennel or 5 spice powder to the pork, but decided since this was, I think, my first butterflied pork chop from them, that it'd be better to use use salt and pepper.

Pork chop with sauted corn, rainbow carrots and baby fennel