Meatless Monday and He Don’t Bring Me Flowers Any More as the song says!

Morning everyone! It is Meatless Monday as is every day in my household.  Don’t be sad…as the song says…”he don’t bring me flowers any more” but…he brought me a HOT pepper plant instead!!!

 Aren’t they pretty!  This is one of the reasons we have been married for so long…he knows what brings a smile to my face and this sure does…a million pink roses would never be as sweet.

So when life brings you little HOT peppers…you must make something yummy!

I have a very simple little salad for you today.  It is nearing the end of the Summer veggies so I happen to have some eggplant, zucchini, red peppers and portobello mushrooms on hand so I prepared them to be marinated in some garlic…scallions…olive oil and balsamic vinegar and then grilled them up…let them cool and sliced them…

then…put them in a bowl and added some capers…Calamata olives…Italian green olives…fresh crushed garlic...thinly sliced scallion greens and some white…tiny sliced HOT peppers…delicious and yummy extra sharp provolone cheese and then added a light olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing…sea salt and cracked pepper…tossed and VIOLA…a FABULOUS salad celebrating the end of Summer.

Now what is next for these pretty peppers…a think a bit of Peter Piper Pickling is in order!

Remember…add what you want…take out what you don’t like…have fun and experiment…there is no right or wrong…in the end you will have a yummy and delicious delight and don’t forget some crusty bread and some good wine if you like!

YUM!!!

See you tomorrow!!!