HD: Brown Rice Salad

Brown rice salad with garden peach tomato, farmers market tomatoes, southern Illinois peaches, homegrown oregano, red wine vinegar and Spanish olive oil.

Hey, HD - that's a lot of food, and a lot of fiber!

HD has graduated to becoming a regular contributor on POFWM!! I am going to give him the admin username and password. It's official, people!!! I, for one, look forward to more HD posts in the future!!!

-- KMB

KB: Israeli couscous, poached salmon, beet salad with herbed goat cheese and walnuts

Okay, not to be weird, but I invented this recipe as a way to quell my desire for Whole Foods $7.99/lb Israeli couscous salad. I think it's pretty damned delicious. Not a total 100% match for WF, but really close.

And poached salmon always makes for a good picnic.

If you don't like beets, well, there's something wrong with you.

-- KMB

HD the Bread Babe, NO LONGER a guest chef!!

Grilled NY Strip with grilled mushrooms and green salad. Washed down with a San Diego Hefeweizen.

And I'm guessing it was Karl Strauss?

-- KMB

Guest Chef: HD the bread Babe - Pasta Puttanesca!

It always changes but I'm thinking if u r gonna use kalamata olives, you gotta use feta... And capers. Ground chicken is in there, too. Ask if u wanna know more.... Xo

I'm gonna eat while I watch Top Chef Masters....

Man, I think HD could be competitive with the Top Chef Masters!!!

-- KMB

Guest Chef: HD, the bread babe - Pork Burger!

Pork chorizo burger with honey mayo cole slaw.

If I ate pork, I would think this would be delicious. I am just going to have to take HD at his word for it.

-- KMB

Barbequed Burger & Brussels Sprouts!

Oh, yeah, baby. Summer is here. Barbequed 90/10 sirloin burger with homegrown tomato, romaine and cheddar on a poppyseed bun, with steamed brussels sprouts with balsamic vinaigrette and gorgonzola. Delicioso.

-- KMB

Side Salads: Eggplant/Yam and Succotash

Above: Eggplant and yam salad with mint, ginger, scallions, and lime/mirin dressing.

Above: Rice and corn succotash with tomatoes, basil blossoms and jalapeno.

YUMMEH! Happy Birthday, Darren!

-- KMB