Impromptu Dinner at Home

Ahh the marks of a well used grill pan.

I love my kitchen. 

And have I told you I love to cook?

In full force, it's a mean space-y cooking machine. Which makes me more motivated to take helm and make homemade meals every chance I get.

So when my mom all of a sudden had friends over for dinner, I took the chance to play chef and get the kitchen all dirty and useful. That's when I'm not too lazy to move and just order in.

 First, a short trip down the pantry for some accessories. 

 Then, I prepared my salad for the crab cakes. I make a great honey-balsamic vinaigrette which is super easy to do and can be stored for future use. Just mix some Honey, Mustard, Garlic (about 1-2 cloves), Lemon Juice, Balsamic Cream or Vinegar together til it incorporates well, then slowly drizzle it with some olive oil til it becomes thick while whisking. Season it with sale & pepper and it works great with baby romaine lettuce!

Laying the crabcakes to fry

Nice and browned on each side.

Making Parmesan Garlic & Rosemary Roasted Baby Potatoes

I just sliced the baby potatoes in half, mixed in garlic, fresh rosemary, and olive oil, then set it in a pan to roast for 350 degrees with a little bit of water to steam cook the potatoes first. When the water evaporates the potatoes will start absorbing the flavors. Once it browns, I mix the Parmesan cheese and it will just smell fantastic. Don't forget the pepper!

The finished product. YUM!

Then I marinated the Greek Yogurt Chicken and sprinkled it with some Himalayan Pink Salt which I got from the Whitespace Sunday Market.

Cooked the chicken breasts in olive oil.

It smelled so herby and looked great when I turned the breasts around to brown the other side.

The finished product! I didn't cook a lot because... this wasn't really the main dish

Which would be marinated rib-eye steak

I used fresh rosemary, garlic, olive oil and a lot of pepper and let the meat marinate for a bit.

I like steak medium rare, so I only seared on both sides for about 2-3 minutes each.

The genuine look of fear when the steaks started flaming up as I flipped them around.

But it smells SOOOOOOO yummy right after.

Oh, and we were lucky that an aunt gave us a box of Alaskan King Crab Legs. they were MASSIVE! and tasted great with Butter-lemon-Patis mix.

The Dinner Table looked fantastic after. But I couldn't eat a lot since I get sick of the smell after being around it from Prep to Plate.

I ended up munching on the potatoes instead. delicious.

More cooking and recipes coming up soon! Let me know if you want recipes on the other dishes here!