Catching Up

Things have been pretty busy lately, so we'll play a little catch-up today.

Last week was another delightful lunch: scallops, salmon & a piece of halibut on a bed of shrimp all wrapped up in phyllo pastry, steamed gai-lan, and a little risotto. It was great! Brannen's wary look was completely unwarranted.




This week, it was that old favourite - paella. Shrimp, clams, mussels, chicken, chorizo, tender baby squid, red peppers, all in a bed of perfectly cooked rice. What more can I say, except, "When are those hammocks getting here?"



Now, I can see that it would be easy for someone to get the idea that all we did was sit around and eat. Not true, and to prove it, here's a picture of Carson, working his fingers to the bone, in a safe way:



That's it for This Week at PFB. Tune in next week for more.

Welcome Back!

Poor Jay. Can't get a break.

A couple of weeks ago, his left index finger wandered just a little too close to the blade of the table saw, and in the blink of an eye, well, it got bit.

It was a small bite, but it hurt, it bled, and it embarrassed the hell out of Jay.

Anyway, he took some time off work to let things heal up a bit, and when he came back this week, he was probably hoping that his embarrassing episode would be forgotten.

No such luck.

Brannen & Amanda worked into the wee hours to create a culinary masterpiece that would appropriately commemorate Jay's little booboo. Mmmmm...cherry....