One of the delightful surprises for me on this visit with Clay was to discover that he is a gourmet chef. When I arrived, he made a wonderful cream of purple broccoli soup and a beautiful salad. The last evening of my visit Clay made a wonderful pasta dish with saute'ed veggies and salmon. He makes his own pasta. As you look at these pics, check out the kitchen - Clay and Penny designed and built all the furnishings.
A blowtorch in the kitchen?
Yep - for loosening the skin on a red bell pepper. Clay said that removing the skin makes the pepper stay sweeter in a stir fry.
This board has obviously been used for this purpose many times.
Yummy home made pasta ready for the pot.
All the ingredients assembled - it looks beautiful, doesn't it?
Clay needs to write a cookbook. I can imagine the wit he would put into it, and it would be great to have a combination of his essays, recipes and artwork in one tome.
The asparagus and broccoli were started first.
Fresh lemon juice.
The cat's drinking fountain.
Yummmmmm - salmon!
Great lamp there, Clay and Penny!
A useful pot. . .
The other cat was outside, lounging on one of Clay's tables.
Here's the entire meal under construction. My mouth was definitely watering by this time.
Ahhhhhhhhhh - dinner is served. It was as delicious as it was beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit with Clay and Penny!
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