I know I haven’t posted a recipe in a little while and it will be a little longer until I post something with any real kind of ingredient list and clear(er) instructions.  We are currently in Las Vegas… on a little vacation…

I’m not cooking so we’re eating out… today specifically at Olives in the Bellagio on the strip.  We’re staying just next door at the Cosmopolitan though next door is pretty much a mile away.  PC’s son sent us here and made reservations for us, trying to get us an outdoor seat by saying that it was our anniversary… it wasn’t … and we didn’t sit outside overlooking the water show… but it hardly mattered because when this came to our table… I was truly taken aback… it was so beautiful… and…

This mound of food was intimidating at first… what looked like a monstrous pile of raw meat drizzled with… olive oil… a balsamic reduction… a garlic aioli and a scallion cream… dotted with perfectly roasted baby onions and covered with fresh shaved parmesan… was in fact a mound of spring salad, perfectly dressed … in a tangy vinaigrette and of course all those thin slices of beef…. and sauces that blended to give every bite amazing flavour.

Yes… he thought he was being cute… knowing how much I love carpaccio… he was proud of himself… making sure to tell the waitress that it was ONLY for me… annoyed at first I was grateful after the first bite… I was totally and completely in love…. I swear… I could have licked the plate clean this was so good….

LOL… I didn’t lick the plate… though we did do one better… we made reservations to come back one more time… for lunch… the day we leave for home… dare I say this makes me look forward to the end of our trip?!

So… in short… I don’t have a recipe to share… just an idea right now… and… yes… probably before too long… when I get home… I will be taking PC’s meat slicer out of the box… scouring recipes everywhere…. trying to find a way to replicate the lovely sauces that were drizzled on top…. and testing out our slicer.

Thanks Brent!  You ROCK… and when I have this figured out you’ll be invited over for a mound full of raw meat!!!