Underneath that seemingly-innocent cheese and sauce are peppers. Hot peppers from our yard just screaming to be eaten.

I’ve said a dozen – or more – times how great these peppers have been and every time we use them for something the love affair starts all over again.

Victor started off with a fairly traditional breaded chicken breast – fried to set the crumbs and then baked in the oven about 20 minutes.

he then topped them as one would a basic chicken parmesan – but then things took a twist. Before adding the cheese, he added a slew of fried peppers and then covered them all with cheese. Back into the oven to melt the cheese.

Brilliant.

It took dinner to the next level and beyond.

It’s just a matter of taking the ordinary and adding a twist. Tonight peppers. Another time chopped olives from the olive bar. Or pesto. Or sliced hard-cooked eggs.

Imagination.