Back in action.... with potato salad

Back surgery.... blah blah blah.... I'm back.   Here's some German potato salad I made yesterday for a party we're having today:

AND, bonus, triple chocolate cupcakes for my daughter's birthday (there's ganache in the middle!):

shepherd's pie

 Here we are fresh out of the oven.

 Not so pretty on the plate but that's not the point.

And a cut-away shot for good measure.

Let's take a moment to appreciate my spice cabinet

Lunch lately

I'm trying to be healthier and lose weight, so this is what my typical lunch looks like right now.  I was so impressed by how good it looked today it inspired me to take a picture and update the blog!  Ingredients: field greens, english cucumber, campari tomatoes, baby bellas, scallions, carrot, rotisserie chicken chunks, feta cheese, italian dressing, black pepper.  On the side: German rustic rye bread from a local bakery.