12/16/11- Our First Friday Dinner as an ENGAGED couple

Zucchini Au Gratin
Olive Oil for sauteeing, plus some Veg oil for suateeing, and a tiny bit of butter
1 yellow onion, cut in 1/2 and sliced
3.5 zucchini, sliced 1/4-inch thick or so-ish
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
1 cup milk
bread crumbs
1.5 cup grated Gruyere

Add the olive oil to the pan and saute the onions. Cut the zucchini into about 1/4 inches and cover in Vegetable oil (John's idea). Add the zucchini to the onions and saute for a few more minutes (until they look soft). Add half the shredded gruyere, milk, paprika, salt and pepper and cook in the pan. Transfer to a casserole dish, adding the bread crumbs, a little butter and the rest of the cheese to the top and bake at 350 while you make the lamb, leaving it in for more time while your handsome fiance cleans the kitchen. If you don't have a handsome fiance, good luck figuring out how long this is :)

Rosemary and Sweet Potato Lamb
2 garlic cloves
Homemade sweet potato bread crumbs
Dried rosemary
olive oil
Safflower oil
lamb chops

Place the garlic, bread crumbs, and rosemary in a bowl with olive oil. Press into one side of the lamb chops and cook in the safflower oil. While cooking, add the mixture to the other side. Place in a casserole dish, and bake for clean up time.

Caramelized Bananas and Vanilla Ice Cream
bananas
brown sugar
butter

Caramelize and serve with ice cream.