Tonight I'm grateful that I can cook great food - that I have the resources, the sources of inspiration and enough talent to pull it off.

Tonight we had pumpkin soup of the "roast it then stick it in a pot & boil it" variety and zucchini bites from a free recipe book. It was really good and a crowd pleaser.

Last night we had veal ribs - some done in the Masterchef sauce and some done in Masterfoods smokey BBQ marinade. The good news for Masterchef is that their sauce was indeed superior, although the kids went with the smokey BBQ. The ribs weren't executed to perfection - not enough time and no actual planning - but it's one that will be revisited and perfected. I might even try it with pork some time.