An early birthday dinner for Katherine!

Katherine's birthday is in a few days, but this week's schedule is a bit busy, so I thought I'd whip up her birthday meal on Saturday instead (and maybe another one next Saturday, providing nice birthday bookends). Here's a look at the goods...


On the left, we have eggplant creole and on the right a bowlful of Cajun (i.e. low-tomato) jambalaya. I'll leave you with a shot of the birthday girl getting set to dig in...