Jay Ducote and Food Network Star

One of my favorite food shows is definitely Food Networks "Food Network Star" and it's going to be even better this year knowing someone in the show!

Jay Ducote from our Virtual Potluck group is a finalist in the show and I can't wait for it to start this Sunday, June 7th 2015. Jay has a huge, fun personality and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he makes it all the way through. He's from Louisiana and creates some pretty amazing southern food that makes me miss the time that we lived there.

Crunchy Avocado Salad

 

I'm afraid of avocado's. Well, I guess it's not the avocado I'm afraid of but the act of getting to the avocado. A few years ago, I was attempting to get the pit out of the avocado, which any of you who have tried know that this can be a challenge at times. Well in my effort to stab the pit out with a knife,  I missed the pit and ended up slicing open my hand. I'm sure there are others of you who know my pain, at least I hope so.  The problem is that I love avocado's, so I continue to risk bodily injury to enjoy this great food.

Triple Berry Shortcakes

It's about that time of year in Minnesota that we have to start pretending it's spring to keep ourselves sane. Winter is still dragging along here with more cold and snow in the coming weeks. I took my six year old skiing this morning and we made it about an hour before we gave up and headed home. We're going to some friends house for dinner tonight and they asked us to bring a dessert so I thought I'd make these berry shortcakes as it was as close to summer as we're going to get for awhile.

Beef Wellington

***Foodbuzz.com Top 9 on February 18th, 2011***

For Valentines Day, I tackled a meat dish I've been wanting to make for some time now. I'm a big fan of Hell's Kitchen and every time I see them slice into those perfect, (or not so perfect, accompanied by strings of profanity) Beef Wellington's, my mouth starts to water. I don't know why I haven't made them before today but I got the last available package of Filet Mignon's from Costco and knew tonight was the night to go for it.