iceberg slab, blu cheese, white beans with pork, pecans and raisins.

I'm surprised how delicious this is using available bits. It comes together unexpectedly well. The raisins especially add a unique texture and toasted pecans come through very well combined with blu cheese and with beans. It's all quite extraordinary. And to think the elements were there the whole time not so inviting on their own and not expected to work well with others but they do. 

Summer salad

It's like Chopped on the Food Network except no basket.  I scrounge around and see what is there, arrange it on a plate artistically and then act like I intended all that. 

And I sort of did intend that since the original shopping way back there was my picking process, if not with this specific thing in mind.