This has been a busy few weeks in the Clement clan as well as of cooking at home. The pictures can describe better than my words can, so here’s a chronological highlights reel. Go to my Flickr site and browse the new photo albums (down the right-hand side) to see all.

I was inspired by another one of my favourite food bloggers, Matt of Abstract Gourmet, to make an off-the-cuff risotto:

chorizo, portobello, and saffron risotto

Kurt tried a new summer BBQ recipe one night:

grilled pork burrito with fresh tomato salsa

Hanging with Dad, Lola, and Tito Ramon and family on Father’s Day (Cactus Club):

happy father's day, dad!

To celebrate our one-month wedding anniversary, we cooked a gourmet French meal at home with our new tableware and an excellent 2003 bottle of Blue Mountain Pinot Noir:

special-occasion place setting

our new mikasa aperitif glasses, filled with sweet provencal muscat

whetting our appetites with fresh baguette

jamie oliver's 'new best salad'

roasted rosemary rack of lamb with mushroom and parmesan risotto

And just last night, my dad’s birthday party (along with several other June-born Clements) at Reylar’s Filipino Restaurant in New West. We had the whole restaurant to ourselves and I went wild with photos and some video clips of my relatives’ live band. It’ll take me a while to sift through them so when they’re ready, I’ll post anew.