Eclipse 2017

Steak Gremolata

.25 oz parsley (maybe a third of the amount that you usually buy at the store)
1 oz sliced blanched almonds (baking aisle)
10 oz Heirloom cherry tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
a lemon
olive oil
10 ounce New York strip steak (not individual sandwich steak slices like I found)

Finely chop half the parsley; pick leaves from other half and reserve for garnish.  Mince garlic. Halve tomatoes. Halve lemon.  Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add almonds to (dry) pan and toast, tossing frequently until gold. Remove from pan and then finely chop once cool, leaving a few larger pieces.  In a small bowl, mix chopped parsley, almonds, a pinch of garlic, a squeeze of lemon, and 2 Tb. olive oil.  Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice to taste.  Mixture should have a pesto like consistency.  Add another drizzle of olive oil if needed to correct it. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in your pan over medium-high heat.  Add tomatoes and remaining garlic.  Cook, tossing until tomatoes soften, 2-3 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper. Remove from pan and cover to keep warm.  Add more olive oil to the same pan and continue over medium high heat. Pat steak dry with paper towel, season with salt and pepper.  Cook in the pan to desired doneness, 3-6 minutes per side.  Remove from pan and let rest 5 minutes then thinly slice against the grain. Plate your dinner. We had smashed cauliflower as our base.  Next lay steak strips down, then top with tomatoes.  The gremolata goes on top like a relish.

Sushi

Red Dragon roll: Spicy Tuna, avocado, tobiko topped with slice tuna and siracha mayo
Angry Dragon roll: Tempura shrimp, papaya, and tuna wrapped with soy paper, topped with spicy king crab
Philadelphia roll: smoked salmon, cucumber, cream cheese
Sweet potato roll: deep fried sweet potato slices

Breakfast burrito

This low-carb chicken burrito is a wonderful breakfast item. It contains boiled, shredded chicken, scrambled eggs, a non-hot tomato salsa, and avocados. It is packed with flavor and easy to digest. Less than 10 carbs for a burrito big enough to fill you up.

Beech Tree

Beech bark is extremely thin and scars easily. Since the beech tree has such delicate bark, carvings, such as lovers' initials and other forms of graffiti, remain because the tree is unable to heal itself. The fruit is a small, sharply three–angled nut 10–15 mm long, borne singly or in pairs in soft-spined husks. The husk can have a variety of spine- to scale-like appendages. The nuts are edible, though bitter (though not nearly as bitter as acorns) with a high tannin content, and are called beechnuts. They were not tasty raw.