his Greek Salad

Of course he has his own way of doing everything, and cooking cannot be an exception. He thinks about the experience of eating and attacks the little irritants. Croutons that shatter when you fork them? Simple -- crush them and put them in the oil first. Problem solved. Crispy bits with each bite of salad.

So he got this idea about how to do Greek salad, and I can never get enough. He puts all the good stuff together in a bowl, lets it marinate together a bit, and then -- at room temp, of course -- you just spoon it over chunks of cucumber and tomatoes, and red onion slices. What's in the bowl? Kalamata olives, rough chopped, sliced pepperoncinis and plenty of them, herbs (oregano and fresh dill, with a little thyme), chunks of creamy feta, all covered in yummy olive oil.

Just look, you'll see what I mean:

When the tomatoes are good and fragrant, and the
cucumbers are sweet and crisp, and the red onions are
thinly sliced with their own crunch...and then you
spoon this luscious stuff on top? HEAVEN.

Tuna sashimi plus tomato bliss

I am always struggling to explain just how incredible his food is, and tonight is no exception. We had really wonderful tuna sashimi, sprinkled with this great seaweed mix plus a dollop of wasabi, over rice. Check it out:

See? Click the picture to see it full size. It's so good.

And just to make dinner difficult, a truly luscious salad. It was difficult because I'd start eating one thing and have to force myself to stop eating it and move to the other, then I'd have to force myself to stop eating it....both were just so heavenly. Fresh, real-tasting summer tomatoes, topped with thin slices of red onion, shreds of aged provolone, drizzled with olive oil infused with garlic and full of chopped fresh basil. Lots of grinds of black pepper plus a liberal salting = VOILA:

This was rich and luscious on the tongue, and I want some more. I ate a whole plate of these thick tomato slices and could've eaten another. Please sir, may I have some more?