Daily Addiction

Since I live with the Culinary Master of Canada, I get to enjoy a wide array of delectable meals on a daily basis. Seriously, he will concoct up an amazing meal, cook it for me and leave it in the fridge for me to eat at night, or spend three hours cooking for me in the evenings (we eat late dinners – visitors take this as your warning!). He has a huge imagination when it comes to food, and comes up with taste creations that I never thought even existed. Recently, he has started grilling fruit. I don’t know if this is a regular practice, but man, it should be. The boy will throw any fruit on the grill, and it comes off tasting better than that fruit has tasted before. Last night I decided to document it, because I wanted to share the goods.

Last night Tim did a surf and turf, pictures is steak, asparagus, red peppers and … peaches!!! There was also some extremely fresh halibut searing in the oven. We are very meat and veggie heavy in our household. No need for fluff like pasta or potatoes. Unless it’s risotto, which in that case is a whole other story altogether. There is always room for more risotto.

Tim used the grilled peaches to make a grilled peach chutney, which he seasoned with mint and was the best thing ever.

My food photos aren’t exactly Pioneer Woman worthy, but you can at least get the gist. Here is the end product:

And we were stuffed after! It tasted great, and we had enough steak leftover to make a pizza later that night (we eat A LOT – if we eat dinner early, then we have to eat two dinners!)

Another great thing to grill is pineapples. If you ever make homemade hamburgers, grill some pineapple slices for a topping on the burger and your life just might be changed for the better. More things I would grill: strawberries, mango, bananas (mmm… for bananas foster), or any kind of fruit really.

What is your favourite thing to grill on the ‘que?

I am adding comments people give me on Twitter because dammit, my followers (I hate saying that word) are awesome people with great comments:

@darylcognito: @leahblonde to be complete asparagus needs to be wrapped in Prosciutto (Mmmm … more meat. I mean, very good idea)

@calgaryfitness: @leahblonde Wow ur man is a great cook! I ? grilling fruit…I have a great recipe for grilled peaches stuffed with veggie/feta quinoa YUMM. (Wow, must get said recipe ASAP!)

@danellew: @leahblonde Yum!! I’m jealous (Note: It is not hard to get an invitation to dinner at the Tim & Leah household! You pretty much just have to bring wine and be prepared to bring board games)