Bison Burger, Anyone?

I know, it's been THREE months since I last blogged. I've been busy. AND I also lost the USB cable so I wasn't able to import photos from the camera. I still haven't found the cable, but I managed to import the photos because I am savvy... or rather found another USB from some other equipment we have...

I made bison burger awhile ago. Don't remember when, but J really liked it and it's supposed to be healthier than beef. We're always game to try healthy things as long as they don't taste bad. And the bison meat was a win.

I used the bison the same way I would any turkey or beef burger. I did add caramelized onions. It was cooked in marsala wine (I was trying to finish up my bottle of marsala wine). It was pretty delicious and really the only other thing different was the bison instead of beef.

The Easiest, Most Simple and Tastiest Chicken. Really.

My go-to roasted chicken recipe. It's so simple. So easy. And yes, so delicious. I'll marinate this around 5pm and it's ready to eat by dinnertime. All you need is about an hour to marinate it and an another hour to roast it. Ingredients are staples you most likely already have:

- Juice of 1 lemon
- Sprigs of rosemary
- Salt & Pepper
- Minced garlic

- Drizzle of Olive Oil

When you're ready to roast it, place everything into roasting pan. Roast in oven at 475 degrees (covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to roast for another 30 minutes. The chicken will be brown, with crispy skin, and tender with juiciness inside. You don't even need ketchup!

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

What do you do with lots of oranges? Make orange juice...

I promise!  It's one of the best things

Easiest and Most Delicious Salad

I can eat this every day.  And I pretty much do.  Just a few simple ingredients and you can have this delicious salad:

- Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Tomatoes (your favorite)
- Basil

Thomas Keller's The French Laundry & Autograph

J & I landed a reservation at The French Laundry (after 3 years of trying). It was a last minute surprise for us because we found out we had the Sat. night reservation on the Tuesday night. We ended up spending beaucoup bucks, but hello, it's one of the top restaurants in the country, so we had to experience it. All the photos were taken on my phone, in dim restaurant lighting, so the quality isn't so great. But, at least you can see what you get from The French Laundry (we actually supplemented our dinner with additions because we wanted to try all Keller had to offer). Here are some photos of our meal:

They sent us home with shortbread cookies. We enjoyed these at home, after our 1.5 hour drive from Yountville.

While waiting to be seated one of the restaurant guests requested Chef Keller sign her menu. I was like, that's a great idea! So I did the same before I left. I didn't really expect anything, but 2 weeks later, I received the autographed menu from that night. Nice touch, French Laundry!