Sir. Edward D. Scruffles

Well, we call him Eddie for short. ;-)
The Humane society held a "Pet Ball" fundraiser at my hotel. I went to look at the dogs that would be in the fashion show prior to the performance.
This little fellow came right up to me and as I sat down he snuggled his little muzzle right in my arm pit and wouldn't budge. I think he might have quietly said, please take me home. So I did. He's one years old and has the sweetest disposition. Great with the kids and the cat.

This weekend I once again picked up some very nice arugula at the farmers market. So I decided to make carpaccio to go with it.

It's very simple to make. I know not everyone eats raw meat, but it really is delicious.

I do spend the extra few dollars to get good quality meat for this dish. Eye of round is what I bought. It is not an expensive cut of meat, so spending extra for quality still doesn't break the bank.

First trim the meat and cut a couple of slices. Keep them small and and make sure they don't have any fat or sinew running through them.

I used about 5-6 of the little slices and refrigerated the rest.

Arrange some washed arugula on a plate (wash well!, like spinach it harbors dirt easily, and crunching on dirt shouldn't be part of this tasty treat)

Next take a cutting board or similar and get two pieces of plastic wrap.

Lay the pieces in a circle on the plastic wrap, then cover with the second piece.

Now take a food mallet, or a rubber mallet and pound it thin.

Check the "thin-ness", but you want it so thin that you can see through it. If you have never done this before, I suggest doing it with one piece at a time.

Now just lay the thin carpaccio over the arugula. Drizzle EVOO over it. Add a few capers and a sprinkle of cheese. (just a little). I use a Parmesan,pecorino and asiago blend.

And a second helping.

You know, this is really a "veggie" dish I realized. There is very little meat involved and lots of arugula and good for you extra virgin olive oil. A raw meat dish that's a veggie dish ;-) Not sure that line would sell.

I will be updating the links on the right as there are some great new blogs out there.

Take a look at Andrew's blog (don't click it, blogger hyperlink is now not working) http://www.gohealthygofit.com/ . He shares some really nice posts and his enthusiasm jumps write of the blog at you.

Have a great day.....and try some raw meat!