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Made some salt and pepper pork chops. There’s salt. There’s pepper. And there’s pork chops. Salt and pepper pork chops.

Chickpeas, tofu and cauliflower curry on basmati rice.

Jumped the shark....

Pepperoni Putanesca Lasagna with a side of sriracha drizzled pimento olives and parsley poppy seed salted veggies.

Oven roasted chicken breast, spicy red pepper gastrique, with red & white baby potatoes and red & white carrots.

Coconut curry rice noodles with chicken and bacon.

Cross rib roast 130f for 36 hours, chilled and then deep fried to reheat.

No knife required.

Had to use up some leftovers for dinner last night, had some Italian sausage and peppers left over from the weekend, plus a piece of chorizo, so I made two flatbreads using Cozmos pitas (my personal favourite, I buy them by the bag).

On the left is Chorizo, poblano peppers, onions, avocado and habanero/peach hot sauce.

On the right is the Italian Sausage/pepper mixture, onions, Boston lettuce parsley and basil.

Not terribly intricate but a good use of leftovers if I do say so myself.

Ginger coconut chicken stir fry on rice noodles.

MichaelGA: I logged in just to say that puttanesca lasagna, with pepperoni, sounds AMAZING. You say it jumped the shark, but did it work minus all the other stuff?? I might have to try this at some point.

It did work well, a spicy, salty, cheesy gut bomb. :P

Made a dry rub for these ribs last night:

Cajun Seasoning, Jalapeno Garlic Salt, Ghost pepper infused pink salt, and black pepper. Tossed them, roasted them on low for about three hours, served with (pre-made) fries, avocado, lime and hot sauce. Came out very salty but very tasty.

I know the shot glass is a tad pretentious, but I wanted to drizzle as I ate and it was the most appropriate sized container in my house.

Six-inch Spicy Italian, chip truck poutine.

Red Curry with coconut milk, snow peas, red peppers cauliflower and Cumin spiced Turkey meatballs.

It's summertime, keep it simple folks: Polish sausage from Kirkview Farms, local zucchini sauteed in olive oil with sea salt and espelette pepper.

Korean style fried rice.

Ssamjang, ginger, garlic, grilled pork, cucumbers and crab flavored surimi. Garnished with sesame seeds and Kimchi powder.

Wanted to make burgers, but forgot to buy Hamburger Buns?

No problem, make one skillet sized burger and use pita's!

@EnglishFoodie: Nice idea! So you just put some oil in a non-stick and do it kind of like a tortilla?

@Sparrow Seed

I used butter and a cast iron pan, but essentially yes.

Fettucine with chicken livers and veggies. Presentation isn't my forte :)

Butter chicken, yes with veggies... :P

Oven baked Arctic char with Gremolata and grilled vegetables

Flathead fish tacos (caught fresh off the coast of Alaska and vac-packed to here!), beer battered and pan fried, with homemade avocado salsa, Napa cabbage slaw, and spicy sour cream.

Where did you buy the fish?

@felinefan: My boyfriend is a fish biologist who works on the boats in the Bering Sea. When he's done his seasonal contract, he brings home a care package :)

@Sparrow Seed Lucky you! It's hard to find good fish in Ottawa.