Fall dinner with Friends!

RECIPES

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

4-6 large tomatoes

dried thyme

2-3 garlic cloves

few tablespoons balsamic

few tablespoons olive oil

S&P

1. Cut each tomato in half and place in deep 9 inch pan

2. Drizzle oil and vinegar over all the tomatoes

3. Sprinkle over S&P and thyme

4. Place thin slices of garlic over tops of tomatoes

5. Roast in oven at 250 degrees for approx 3-4 hours

until shrivelled and browned!

6. I served mine on a bed of baby spinach as a side dish!

The Hash

1 can corn

1 package diced pancetta

2-3 leeks

a good amount of shitake mushrooms

olive oil

butter

dill

S&P

a few table spoons of heavy cream

1. Get a deep pan very hot and fry the pancetta. Once its crispy

remove and set aside.

2. Add a spoon of butter to the pancetta fat and saute the leeks for 2-3 minutes

then add in the mushrooms and another spoon of butter and some S&P

Saute for another 2-3 min.

3. Add the can of corn, the fresh dill, and the cream, stir it all around

then remove from the heat and just let it sit until everything else is ready.

Pan-Seared Beef with Watercress

2-3 cuts of beef,  I used something like a flank steak

soy sauce

sesame oil

black sesame seeds

hoisin sauce

fresh ginger

olive oil

rice vinegar

1 lime

S& P

bunch of watercress

bunch of arugala

can of water chestnuts

green onions

1. First marinate beef in a few splashes of sesame oil, juice from the lime

and S&P, wrap up and set aside

2. To make the dressing for the watercress and arugula

whisk together to taste, rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, grated ginger

diced green onions, sesame oil, set aside to let the flavours meld together.

3. Heat a pan thats ok to be transfered to the oven, get it nice and hot and

using tong put the marinated beef in the pan, sear for 2-3 min on each side the

transfer pan to the oven for another 10-15 min until the beef is about 150 degrees with a meat thermometer. Once its done pull it out and let it rest for a few minutes

4. Toss the arugula and watercress with the dressing and plate it up, toss a few water chestnuts on top

then slice the steak and lay it over top!