CATEGORY: FOOD: Yum, Slurp, Etc.

I received the latest issue of Gourmet in the mail yesterday, and I wanted to eat the cover. It's the September issue so they are spotlighting typical fall food: corn, apples, pomegranates, eggplant, tomatoes, etc. The cover uses muted shades of red and green and it's just absolutely beautiful. In fact, it's so nice that I wanted to put it here, but it's not online yet. I'll add it when it is.

I've been cooking somewhat lately. When it's this damn hot I'm less motivated, but I crank out some nice things every now and then. Last week I made two pizzas: One was the typical cheese/ham pizza (except I added garlic to the dough and used turkey ham to be healthier) and the other was sans tomato sauce - the toppings were caramelized onions, fresh mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes. That was delicious. Last night, I made honey-lime marinated pork chops with two kinds of sweet potatoes: mashed and sweet potato fries. Very nice - tangy and spicy and kind of summery. I'm cooking again tonight, but haven't decided what yet.

Speaking of food, I'm hatching plans to use the delectable Icelandic leg of lamb that's hiding in my freezer. I have visions of a big barcecue grill, garlic cloves, and some brown gravy. Baked potatoes... corn on the cob... yum. I think this will be a good way to say goodbye to summer. Now who will be lucky enough to score an invite to this fiesta??

(I would be remiss if I didn't mention the tastilicious variation on Kung Pow Chicken that SD whipped up this weekend. Who needs takeout when you have someone like that on Chinese food patrol?)