Inspired by the 4 Sisters of Reston Town Center

So Lynch gets the props on this one... he took me for some awesome Vietnamese food when I was down in his neck of the woods, and it was so awesome that I have been craving a chicken lemongrass rice noodle dish ever since.   However I have been struggling to find an equivalent in the south jersey area, so Jo and I tried to re-create our own.   Knew I needed some rice noodles, some ginger, some sprouts, some green onions, some soy/hoisen/saracha mix as well as some cucumber.  So we threw it together one night for fun...

It was really fresh tasting, didn't get the sauce right on and it was not "soupy" enough.  Have to get Jo down to DC to try out the 4 Sisters so she knows what she is up against and what she is trying to re-create for me.

Carolina Blue Inspired

Filet Sandwich topped with Arugula & lightly dressed with Bleu Cheese

Picture says it all!

Jo and I love the filet sandwich at Carolina Blue, so we decided to give it a shot and make it ourself!  Turned out awesome, fresh roll and fresh arugula went a long way.   Blue cheese is very light and not overwhelming.  Sandwhich comes with homemade potatoe chips, so naturally we gave them a whirl in the Fry Daddy! 



Definitely worth the effort and almost as good as the real thing... must do again.  

Pepper Crusted Rib Eye wtih Bleu Cheese and Red Potato Tart

It has been a quick month... we have been renovating our bathroom and trying to sell our house, watching Nemo and Elmo with Reed a few times a day, and on top of that we have also been pretty dedicated members of the gym!   The following post will not reflect our dedication to healthy eating though, almost the exact opposite.

So Jo found a recipe for the bleu cheese and red potato tart on the Smitten Kitchen page of Flipshare, courtesy of the good ole Ipad!  That was a few weeks back but she has been waiting anxiously for the right time to make it.  When we picked up some Rib Eye at Sam's today we had the dinner planned....

 Lots of work went into the tart lol, Jo had to make a homemade crust by combining butter, flour, egg, cornstarch and salt... then the potatoes needed to be sliced and cooked.

Then the bleu cheese crumbles were added to the pie dish and the entire thing was baked for 45 mins.

The steak was pretty simple, just grinded up some fresh peppercorn and lightly salted the steaks and then threw them on the grill pan with some olive oil.

Pepper Crusted and thrown on the Grill Pan...

So the final product.... it was unreal.   Really really good and a definite must do this one again.

Great combo with the bleu cheese and potato... comfort food!



Bbq Red Onions added on top, perfect.......



Just like our little man.