Grilled Cheddar Cheese w/ Chevre, Bacon and Pickled Jalapenos

Added bacon. Much better with bacon. I did think about adding the Acorn Prosciutto, that I had meant to take to Cedar Rapids in our last trip, but forgot. I used the thick cut bacon from Ethan / Story City. It worked out really well.

Orange Chicken with Scallions

Less burny, more tasty, though I think I do need a 12" non-stick pan (have a 8", 10" in nonstick and an 8", 10" (2), and 12" in normal). It would be handy to have, but 12" pans (good ones) are often expensive. Maybe I'll add it to the list of things I need. Anyways, good stuffs.

Black Bean and Pepper Jack Burgers

I really need to make a run down to All Spice. I'm almost out of salt, a number of my spices are nearing empty. I had to swap out cumin for cayenne (not a bad swap, but still). I mean I suppose I could've ground the cumin seed I had. Maybe it's time for a kitchen deep clean and purge.

Anyways. These turned out well. I remember how much I like this recipe, but I think Shannon maybe right, in a couple of weeks a side by side? We'll see.

Southwestern Layered Beef Casserole

Ehhh...not really worth the effort. Not bad, pretty good actually, but just to much of a mess and too many steps for what it turned into.

Sirloin Burgers Au Poivre

Not bad, not bad at all. Lots of extra sauce (halved the meat for us two, but had the sauce at the same level). Pretty easy to put together. I did swap things around so I could use the oven for fries instead of cooking the burger, but even so...