Recipe and more pics at Fotocuisine

My article about the Parmageddon (that I wrote about earlier) is now online. You can check it out here.

  

After my little surprise brunch for my partner , he decided to surprise me with dinner. This is his second time cooking for me in the almost 4 years we have been together. It is quite amusing.

He tried to fancy dress the plate... HEHEHEHE

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With an insane 100ºF temperature, I've found an excuse to whip out the ice cream maker and make this:

Fresh water chestnuts are back in the Asian markets, and I have a recipe that uses their sweet crispness to best advantage.

If you cannot find fresh water chestnuts for this, use jicama instead--but the canned ones just won't taste as good. If you cannot get either fresh water chestnuts or jicama, use carrots instead, and just drop the water chestnuts from the name. It will still taste good, just not as good.

This recipe uses cilantro, garlic, ginger, scallion, chilies and Sichuan peppercorns as the main flavorings, and this brings a great balance to the sweetness of fresh water chestnuts, and it gives a great fresh green color and flavor, too. Baby bok choy adds to the green flavor as well, making this a perfect spring stir fry.

For recipe, instructions on how to deal with fresh water chestnuts and photos, click here.

Mmmmm cheesecake! Could there be another dessert item quite as delicious? Well probably, but this was particularly good :)

It's been awhile since I updated my foodblog but I'm glad to finally be getting back in the game and opening up with this lovely creation. It was incredibly scrumptious!

Heads up to those in or near Atlanta: this week and next week, the Buckhead Life restaurants are doing $29 three-course prix-fixe menus.

http://www.buckheadrestaurants.com/restaurantweek.html

I went to South Carolina for a business trip a few weeks ago, and remembered to bring along my camera so that I could write some erotica for you guys when I got home..

( Won't you go south with me? )

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did..

Roasted quail stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, shallots, garlic, a little sherry; grilled asparagus drizzled with a bourbon and brown sugar glaze (color me embarrassed for not catching the accidental dribble on the plate)

Husband and I went to Atlanta, GA last week so I could attend the International Reading Association's annual convention. We came prepared with a list of tasty places to eat. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of most of it... but trust me, it was all good.

Here is the breakfast I enjoyed at The Flying Biscuit:

Fried Green Tomatoes with Jalapeno Cashew Relish and Goat Cheese:

Scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, grits, and a "flying biscuit" served with cranberry orange butter:

Oatmeal pancakes with peach compote:

I'm awful with remembering my camera when I go to new restaurants... so I apologize for the partially-consumed meals :)

I've just finished my first year of graduate school, and am so thrilled to finally have time to cook again! Tonight I made a savory clafoutis with spinach, leek, and goat cheese. I served it with caramelized carrots and a green salad--lovely!



( Another picture and the recipe )

Oatmeal White Chocolate cookies, recipe here. I skipped the sea salt on top, because I have a sweet tooth, not a salty tooth.

I've been wanting make cupcakes for a while, and I finally got to it tonight.

( Maple Butter Black Walnut Cupcakes and Mint Chocolate Cupcakes! )