new veggies

A very dear friend and her husband recently introduced us to parsnips. I've never had opportunity before to try it. They baked it with other root veggies and it was fantastic! So good that Hubby's decided to buy some.

I found a great and simple recipe that called for parsnips and carrots sautéed in honey and rosemary. Hubby hates carrots though so I substituted yams. Yum, yum, yum!

I also decided to cook Brussel sprouts for the very first time! I simply sautéed it in crispy pancetta - can't beat that!

These new veggie side dishes bookend some delicious smoked tri tip by none other than my sweet Hubby of course. God bless this dinner to our tummies!

how's this for NYE dinner?

We spoiled ourselves silly with this dinner for New Year's Eve courtesy of my dear Hubby who really is an excellent chef! Grilled lobster, seared ahi tuna and I made some stuffed wonton soup. Hubby made delicious dipping sauces for both lobster and tuna. That lobster tail was huge; we split it in half and we still didn't finish our share. We had enough leftovers for lobster omelet for breakfast the next day. The Lord is so generous!