Beautiful personalized plates, a giveaway, and a recipe
I have the most talented 11 month old nephew. He went on etsy and sent me this beautiful plate with "chow" written on it! How smart is that kid! He knows me so well!

Walton did have some help though, Janet at Custom Sepia did an amazing job. So amazing in fact, I wanted you all to meet her and check out her shop! She has a great selection of plates and platters that she will happily personalize for you. Having a hard time thinking up a good gift for someone? Do they like to cook and entertain? Bingo, Custom Sepia all the way! I mean how classy is this thing?? I LOVE IT!!

Janet has agreed to give a winner something from her shop (prize to be announced). How do you enter you ask? Head on over to her shop and take a look around. Then come back here and tell us what your favorite thing is on her site. What would you have your plate say? Simple as that! If you want to gain another chance, write about this giveaway on your blog or tweet about it, then come back here and leave me a comment with a link.
You have until Sunday the 20th to leave a comment.
PS. Sorry to the international folks, since ceramics are so heavy and $ to ship, it's limited to US contestants (sorry all my international readers!!)
Now onto the recipe that I made to celebrate this beautiful plate.
Tomato, Spinach, and Goat cheese stacks
Take a big juicy tomato and slice it up.
Place some baby spinach leaves on top of the tomatoes.
Top off with the fried goat cheese and drizzle with some balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, crack some fresh pepper on top for good measure.
To make the cheese
Slice a log of goat cheese into medallions, dunk into a bowl with a beaten egg white, then dunk into a bowl with whole wheat bread crumbs/salt/pepper. Dip back into the egg white and then back into the breadcrumbs. Place in a frying pan with a spray of olive oil. Cook one side until browned, flip and brown the other side.
CHOW!!!
OK lets face it, the stacks are pretty... but I'm here eating these alone... so why bother with the formality... toss a bunch more on the plate and chow down!

Done and Done

Walton did have some help though, Janet at Custom Sepia did an amazing job. So amazing in fact, I wanted you all to meet her and check out her shop! She has a great selection of plates and platters that she will happily personalize for you. Having a hard time thinking up a good gift for someone? Do they like to cook and entertain? Bingo, Custom Sepia all the way! I mean how classy is this thing?? I LOVE IT!!

Janet has agreed to give a winner something from her shop (prize to be announced). How do you enter you ask? Head on over to her shop and take a look around. Then come back here and tell us what your favorite thing is on her site. What would you have your plate say? Simple as that! If you want to gain another chance, write about this giveaway on your blog or tweet about it, then come back here and leave me a comment with a link.
You have until Sunday the 20th to leave a comment.
PS. Sorry to the international folks, since ceramics are so heavy and $ to ship, it's limited to US contestants (sorry all my international readers!!)
Now onto the recipe that I made to celebrate this beautiful plate.
Tomato, Spinach, and Goat cheese stacks
Take a big juicy tomato and slice it up.
Place some baby spinach leaves on top of the tomatoes.
Top off with the fried goat cheese and drizzle with some balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil, crack some fresh pepper on top for good measure.
To make the cheese
Slice a log of goat cheese into medallions, dunk into a bowl with a beaten egg white, then dunk into a bowl with whole wheat bread crumbs/salt/pepper. Dip back into the egg white and then back into the breadcrumbs. Place in a frying pan with a spray of olive oil. Cook one side until browned, flip and brown the other side.
CHOW!!!
OK lets face it, the stacks are pretty... but I'm here eating these alone... so why bother with the formality... toss a bunch more on the plate and chow down!

Done and Done