Turkey Shawarma with tomato relish and tahini sauce. YUM!

Marinated & Grilled Onions — ready for stuffing pita

Spicy Tomato Relish

Turkey fresh off the grill and ready for chopping

Thank you, thank you, thank you Las Vegas Eryn! Oh she who enlightened me with this spectacular dish. This is one of the most delicious fish dishes I have ever had the pleasure of eating — both in and out of restaurants. My husband and I wolfed this bad boy down. I served it with grilled baby bok choy brushed with tare and a simple Greek salad of chopped vegetables.

Indonesian Swordfish

Spectacular. Make these pork chops. Make these sweet potatoes. You will NOT be disappointed. The bacon brittle alone is swoon-worthy. I am just beside myself with glee!

Sesame-Bacon Brittle

Vietnamese Pork Chops with Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes Topped with Bacon Brittle

Spring onions ready for the grill

I cannot wait to make this one again. Delicious!

Saffron Chicken Breasts over Minted Pea Puree with Whole Grilled Sweet Onions

The theme: All American BBQ

The food: utterly satisfying and fun to eat and drink — who doesn’t enjoy burgers washed down with spiked lemonade?

Guests brought nachos to snack on with our gin lemonade and a crunchy, fresh, brussels sprout and bacon coleslaw to accompany the burgers — a perfect match.

Andouille & Beef Burgers with Caramelized Onions & Blue Cheese

These burgers are delicious, especially if you take the time to make homemade mayo as the base for the Cajun mayonnaise. This is the kind of stuff you can eat with a spoon.

I also recommend making extra caramelized onions as these go fast and you’ll want to pile them on.

Onions before the magic …

Onions after the magic — delicious!

And to finish off the evening — banana cream pie. One of our guests snuck off with a hunk and enjoyed it for breakfast the next day. 🙂