Watermelon Feta Salad

When I look back on these dark days (yeah, I'm still sick-not really tasting-sore throat-tired-grumpy) at least I can say "I tried."

There was this crazy sale on watermelon, 59c a pound! I picked some up and it was so good I got another hunk of it before the sale ended. This stuff kicked around in the crisper for a week until I hauled myself into the store for feta. I kept reading about

Watermelon and Feta Cheese Salad

Cut ripe watermelon
Cube/crumble feta
thin sliced red onion
tiny minced jalapeno
olive oil
splash of lemon juice
s&p
DOES NOT KEEP WELL-serve fairly quickly

Some recipes include black olives, mint, even honey.


I served it with sliced, cold (rare) London Broil, horsey sauce (horseradish, Dukes, black pepper) and a torn off hunk of Naan that I wish I had heated first because it tasted much better warm.
Watermelon salad is good- not life changing like I had read, but maybe when I get my taste buds working again, I'll change my mind. Of course I'll let you know.
Now- what to do with the rest of this feta? Hmmm...

Ham....ham...everywhere....

Using up Leftover Ham Idea #81

4 smallish ham slices-cubed
1/2 red Onion, sliced
3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 medium zucchini- sliced into thin 'coins'
Olive Oil
Black Pepper

Add a glug of olive oil to the pan over med-hi heat
Cook ham without messing with it too much-let the ham get caramelized by leaving it alone.
Add the onions and garlic when the ham is nice and brown-never let garlic burn, it's a sin.
You may need a little bit more oil when you add the zukes. Again, leave them alone to get better acquainted with the others. Let it cook until everything smells so good you can't stand it (and when the zucchini are tender and starting to shrivel-maybe 4-6 minutes...)
When done you can taste and add some black pepper. It doesn't need salt, seriously put the salt down.

I almost wanted to sprinkle shredded parm on this, but I held back.