Because of Soda

I rarely drink soda.
It's just rare
If I do it's because I'm desperate
But Ever since Elly introduced me to Italian soda (with MONIN SYRUP) it's become a YUM thing with me
It's still rare but whenever I am in a coffee shop that has it I am tempted.

Believe it or not, in the picture I am looking at a Raspberry Italian Soda -made at the coffee shop, on my table at home and about to get up and go get it, when they got a shot of me.
We were watching the History Channel, They were going through history of food in America- Meat. They were onto Spam just then I believe.
hahah
the power of food

Delicious

The peppers!

I didn't taste the cheese


Oh the peppers were heavenly!

Best Idea

I thought this was really cool
Bamboo plates and cutlery

So cute too!

To make em last I would probably just serve cookies or dry stuff on them and wipe off because they are designed for just one use if you put ACTUAL food on them

Other than that so cute!

Setting a cute table

I thought this was the cutest idea
I like flowers but I like food better

I think Friends enjoy it too :)

The Candy Man Can

Cuz he mixes it with Love and makes the world taste good

Mmmmm....Chocolate and sugar covered goodies

I love to look at them

Never want to eat it even though I know they are delicious....
How can you be a foodie and refuse to eat this stuff on a daily basis?
Answer: Vicarious living

Not any more

I used to see Demarera sugar a lot when I was younger in Trini

I rarely see it anymore, so when I went to that store and saw It I got all excited

It looked like magic to me :)

HOT

My friend likes hot sauces from all over the world.

So I am on a pilgrimage to find all the hot sauces I can find (whenever I see them), and take a pic

Here is a nice one I saw

mmmmmm

So cute

Only when I have time and space will I get these kitchen items

So cute

So happy :)

DARK DARK

Dark chocolate with dried raspberry

Makes your tummy settle down...

Regret

We ate this in a hurry and then regretted deeply later when we saw a much nicer place.

I didn't finish the fries and took everything off the burger

We were starving but I could have held out for nicer food had I known..
I didn't feel good after that....

Out of Season

Pecans
I never experienced these in Trinidad so I wouldn't know what they look like when they are ready to eat.

This makes me nostalgic for Tamarind in the pod and Sapodilla.

Food Bibles

Put me in any food related store that is cute and I am in heaven

I got my hands on all these books
Mangoes and Curry (my forte)

Bread Bible

Meat Bible


The Spice Bible


Cooking for the Jewish Home

Nigella Lawson (who I love because she doesn't care what anybody says about cooking with fat!)

Guac Off!!!!!

College cooking


Cypress



All sundry other Books
The BEST time EVER!!!!!!!

Country BBQ

When you get even a little ways out of town everything gets 'country' and this is a GOOD thing.

I saw this cool barbeque pit and needed to get pics.

Amazing

They barbeque outside and take it in to the tiny restaurant....

I should travel out and away more.

Cherries

So I have been getting the red ones and they are all good and everything but yesterday a friend got these ones and I tried them

SOOOOO SOOOO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!

Maybe it was because I was starving but they were yum

Addicted

I am officially in love with video jug
This site shows step by step how to make English/British dishes.
I got the Toad in the Hole recipe and instructions from there and I tried it
Results: SUCCESS...but I only ate sausage because the Yorkshire pudding part is just all carby...
But I did want to try and make it so I did :)
(just cuz I make it doesn't mean I have to eat it)

Vermouth Experiments

I have a bottle of LeJon Dry Vermouth.
Its really Dry and a tiny bit bitter, so I've been experimenting.

Expt 1: Vermouth and Pineapple juice with pineapple chunks
Result: Absolute Success! :)

Experiment 2: Vermouth on its own
Result: Don't try it

Experiment 3: Vermouth and Manadarin Orange juice
Result: Yummmmmmmmmmm

Experiment 4: Vermouth and Blueberries
Result: needs a sweet juice behind it

Drink

I was listening to Dave Chappelle (get your Africa tickets ready) talking about Grape Drink.
I loved that set of jokes because its kinda true.
However I never really liked DRINK when I was younger.
I never liked Kool Aid or those Flavored drinks.
Except if it was was in "penny cool".
You know in the frozen form in those long plastic bags (icy pop).

Recently I found "penny cool" again with Italian Ice flavors.
Man I went to TOWN on those.
My favorite was the GREEN
You know- apple.
Dave Chappelle had it right!
I am laughing now

News to me..

So I found out from my friend (and my sis confirmed) that Curry is England's new national dish.
Poor Fish and Chips!
Curry is good and easy.
I like it....
I can make curry ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Yes that includes curry mango Chutney!)

Wow!

Had a great time here...

Stories abound!

So so cool and funky...
I got a lesson about this Mexican beer brewed by German Brewers stationed in Mexico!

The one true

How fitting that the RING comes with a cookie
The ring came custom made from Hawaii

Rose gold with custom texturing
I love it...........
Congrats Crissy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

My Friend

Everybody wants to meet up now that is some time to do so. (SWEET!)

My friend took me to that Italian place that's Bella

I may go back. The food and atmosphere is great.

I ordered this but just ate the insides (not so much the bread)
I didn't eat the dollop of sweet potato salad either even though a small bit of it I did taste was really good.

Musiq

When listening to the people 'jam out'

Killians Red in Guinness glasses :)

Table drum for the masses too!

Jeepers creepers

Hung out with my friend with the great Peepers
He is going away so we agreed to hang out a couple times before he left
Here is what he had

I watched him eat

Made him laugh and this is what happened :)

Hanging out is great :)

Yummy Morning

Thanks to Elly my mid morning was so yummy.
I heated these up in the oven and 'went to town' while reading a book!

Oh Rainy Staurdays in near dark (because of the rain), reading and having these pastries
HEAVEN!

Dark night

Anytime Elly and I watch this show together I get weird dreams that very night

Pizza does NOT help the situation...

Lunch

I don't really like buffet lunches because I don't eat enough to make it worth taking the trip there.
However, that was the only place where all of us could go on such short notice.

This is what I had.

The Beauty of Manchego

I am sold now and forever on Manchego cheese.
It browns up so nicely in the oven, no prompting and tastes even better.

Spread liberally on roasted eggplant in the last 15 minutes of roasting :)

Lunch and dinner

Easy on the tummy- Delicious Cherries- From Fresh Market

I couldn't resist.

I liked it so much that this is all I had all day :)

Visiting

AT Cris' she prepared these special hot dogs.

Stuffed with basil and sun dried tomatoes.
On the side: Avocado with cracked peppercorn, and an artichoke and asparagus pesto.

The bread we got from Fresh Market. :)

Excited

Today I got a lot of eggplant
Some Manchego cheese (for slight grating onto my Roasted Eggplant)

Halloumi (cheese)

...and this yummy indescribable thing (English Brioche and Butter Pudding) from Fresh Market.

The Score was playing in my head the whole time.
Looking up Halloumi recipes
Post more later

Birthday

Elly's Birthday

Since the theme was Meet Cute (like in the movie The Holiday), everything was supposed to be 'cute' so we did the cupcakes.

Drinks


Presents

Movies

Everything cute

Pomerac

I miss it
It's one of my favorite fruits in the world.

Apart from Mango.
I haven't eaten this in years

Gelato

I am dying to try this but I have to have someone to share with

I dont want to eat this whole thing by myself even over the course of many days

Temptation is too great and its too many calories!

I did not know this

A few post back I said I was going to try next Manischewitz blackberry wine. I tried it over the weekend.
11% alcohol and very very delicious!
I had only a little and it kinda floored me.
I had to sit down.
It really makes you feel loopy- I think its the alcohol content.
So it will take me a long time to finish this bottle.
Ok so what didn't I know I didn't know this :

Manischewitz is a leading brand of kosher products based in the United States, best-known for their matza and wine. Founded in 1888 and under family control until 1990, it is the world's largest matza manufacturer and one of America's largest kosher brands

We eat

I am finally able to see them again

So we went and got these yummy things

I think this is the best pizza in town

None of us are vegetarian (anymore)

I like how they train each other

I like how they make the pizza in front of us, throwing the dough in the air.

It takes skill to be sure


I was impressed.

Coney Island

There was a Coney Island Theme

We went there to relieve stress and it was so good for me to relax with the sweetness of them

So we had Malt and wheat type beers as we got recommendations from the bartender and then I had the Coney Island drink so I could keep the glass like they advertised

They got the cheese and spicy olives (olives stuffed with jalapeno peppers)

So good and yummy!

More complex

I made a court- bouillon yesterday
More complex than traditional court-bouillon.
Then I added cabbage and broccoli and ate like a yummy soup.
I feel pleased with myself
(insert wide grin here)