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Grilled lamb chops with a rub of coriander, tarragon, and lavendar; fried polenta with peppers and a touch of sweet Spanish pimenton; fruit salad of kiwi, mango, asian pear with mint, lemon juice and agave nectar.

( The chops came out just right )

My husband and I shared cooking chores tonight. He browned the meat, while I chopped up the veggies and did the rest. It turned out beautifully, IMO.
And both kids actually ate it!!

Various dried mushrooms, noodles, tofu, and kimchi in a broth made with instant tom yum paste, with an egg stirred in.


Um... Sourdough with Nutella and crushed potato chips. Hahaha. I eat some weird stuff.

( I made it myself! )

I decided to cook tonight. It was good.

Vegas Eats!!

Kobe beef carpaccio at Japonais in Mirage:


( More good eatin behind the cut )

Everyone is familiar with empanadas. These tasty little puffed parcels originated from Spain and Portugal and have travelled across oceans to the Latin Americas and... to the Philippines!



( More under the cut )

Recipe in Sugarlace

Slow roasted for almost two hours, they were soft, crispy and gorgeous. To go with them, I had some leeks and mushrooms, braised in the rendered pork fat and a parsnip/potato mash.
Om nom nom.

For more pics and the single serving recipe, please visit my blog

 

Assorted sandwiches and a meatball.


Oreo cheesecake gelato.

Eaten during a campus demonstration of what life without the First Amendment is like. Sign away your rights for a free lunch!

More from LEO the lion says GER!

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These bars remind me a bit of mississippi mud cake with a different twist on the chocolate topping.  Very tasty with a neat mix of textures.  ;)



( Recipe and one more photo )

A very delayed blog post about Hachitarou Restaurant in Toronto...



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One of my favorite things to make.  More details here.

So my friend had told me about this amazing sandwich in Lake Charles, LA, and since I was passing through on my way from Baton Rouge to Texas, I decided to pick one up to-go. It's a Darrell's Special, and I was told to order it with mayo and gravy on the side, so it wouldn't get soggy, so that's what I did. However, I wanted to go ahead and eat the first half, so then I had to add the mayo and gravy on it in the car (don't worry, I did this in a parking lot).

The Darrell's Special is 3 meats (ham, turkey, roast beef) and 3 cheeses (American, Swiss, and Provolone). It's also supposed to have lettuce, but I nixed that.


And then there are the important parts ( ..... )

This is one of those desserts that looks really impressive yet takes hardly any work at all - seriously! Most restaurants charge $6 or more for one serving but all you need are four basic ingredients, plus some fruit, and you have yourself one fancy looking treat for a fraction of the cost.




( Recipe and more photos under the cut )