Happy Tuesday!

I made French salad for dinner tonight.  French salad?  Ummm… Brie and escargot?  No, no, no.  I guess I should explain why this is called French salad.  Once upon a time Alexis and I traveled to Paris.

Nevermind that Paris is fabulous and the food is AMAZING; we can talk about that later.  This one night, Alexis and I had dinner at a small bistro and had one of the most amazing salads ever.  That salad had roasted potatoes, bacon, goat cheese…. Oh, just YUM.  Anyway, after making our way back to the states, Alexis and I decided to try and make the salad ourselves.  We thought we’d try and make it a tad healthier too.  Enter, the new and improved French salad (California style):

Our version has spring mix (or baby romaine), roasted sweet potatoes, crispy prosciutto, goat cheese, and tomatoes.  Add red wine vinaigrette, and voila:

French salad!  C’est magnifique!  I’ve gotten tons and tons of compliments on this salad, so it’s safe to say it’s quite a crowd pleaser.

Here’s my plate:

Merrr…  This camera…  Seriously, anyone out there have any tips on a new camera for me?  I’m doing research, but individual info would be helpful!

After the potatoes came out of the oven, the tomatoes went right in (because they take 2-3 hours!)

The tomatoes are for tomorrow night’s dinner — caprese piadine!  I cut up 5 Roma tomatoes and tossed them in olive oil, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, and crushed garlic.  I bake them at 225/250° for 2-3 hours until they’re dried out and full of flavor.  My apartment smells so good right now because these tomatoes have been baking away for 2 hours now.  KC keeps asking if we can just have the piadine tonight instead of tomorrow (even though we already ate dinner!)

After dinner I had a piece of See’s candy (the toffee square…mmmm).  Currently, KC and I are relaxing in front of the TV doing this:

Beer!  Nothing like beer and TV.  KC’s drinking MGD 64, but I’m just not that into light beer.  Getting ready to watch The Good Wife (I love that show.  If you don’t watch it yet, check it out!)

Oh there’s the timer; my tomatoes are ready finally!  Gotta run.  Have a good night!