Home Cooking, Island Addition

Every night in Maui someone was on rotation to cook dinner. I decided to do a "tapas" night for my first turn. 

From the left top corner: sea salt asparagus, "lovers" shrimp roasted tomato bruscetta (the two shrimp make a heart), chickpea salad (garbanzo beans, red onion, tomato, cucumber, cilantro, lemon), Hui style lamb (cumin, asian five spice, white pepper, paprika in a dry rub) with homemade mint tzatki, seared scallops with bacon coffee jam (I'll admit I added a bit too much coffee and it was slightly over powering), caramelized onion brie and apple flatbread pizza. 

The chickpea salad and tart are two of my favourite things to make. Fast, easy and fresh tasting.

The next turn I, my partner and his brother made Mama style meat balls in a creamy tomato sauce. We did this as an hors d'eurve for NYE.