Hybrid fruits are nothing new. Tangelos are a daily site at the local grocery store, but one woman from Cheltenham, Gloucester, England got a surprise when cutting into a tomato. Apparently within the tomato from her garden Esther Walker, 48, discovered a strawberry hiding out from authorities. I’m not entirely sure it’s actually a tomato, but the picture sure does make it look like one. more…

Ingredients

9 oz sirloin
½ head romain lettuce, cut into bite size pieces
2 cups arugula
2 oz gorgonzola cheese, coarsely crumbled
6 vine ripened baby roma tomatoes
¼ cup candied pecans (recipe follows)
1 poached Bartlett pear (recipe follows)
Raspberry vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tsp cumin more…

After Dinner Thoughts:
Lately I’ve been working in the restaurant for 50-60 hours a week, and therefore haven’t had much time to cook delicious meals at home. Most often I’ve been throwing together something quick at work like a sirloin with balsamic glaze or flounder with wilted spinach and tomato garlic lemon sauce. Tonight I just couldn’t resist doing another of my fresh salads. more…

It’s troubling to note that both the CDC and FDA, organizations that are designed to protect and help us eat food not contaminated with disease, are simply unable to get a grasp on the current salmonella problem. In early June I walked into the restaurant I worked at confused as to why all of our dishes with chopped tomato were going out bare. more…