lucky.

savoury french toast means happy al.

this is my favourite breakfast.  i just need homemade tomato jam to go with it.

last night's dessert

it's a bit of a rare occasion when sweets are made.

but i was in a good mood!

baked apples stuffed with figs and roasted walnuts with nutmeg caramel sauce

this was quite good.

great food/ sad pictures

a small dinner party.

i was too hungry to take pictures i am proud of, but here are a few anyway.


the menu was:
wilted spinach with nutmeg and candied walnut peices
roasted turnip, parsnip, golden beat, rutabaga with ancho chile honey glaze

eggplant gratin (not pictured) (because the picture is ugly!)
pizza! my first! (fig preserve, arugula, brie, pear, truffle oil)

i need a new tablecloth.

lunchtime!

vegetable stacks
garlic orzo with peppers, lemon, zucchini
wilted spinach with nutmeg

i should check my email more often.

so i am very happy today.  i got one of the top 5 pictures for september on the food network.  you can check out the link on the side, via twitter (haha) or HERE


i have been encouraged to celebrate the little things lately.

so wee-woo!

very inspired by my new textbook for school.  check it out, its really great. 

gluten?

nope.

spicy pepper stirfry with tofu
orzo salad

thankful. for. MOM.

my mom is such an outrageously good cook.  it makes me so happy.  she's like me and gets ridiculously stressed in the kitchen when cooking for others, but its always laughable.  i joined my folks for dinner last night, and this is what it looked like.

needless to say.  i am still full.

caramelized brussels sprouts with almonds
scalloped potatoes
vegetable/stuffing with crumble
russian chicken w sausage
ham
apple + pumpkin pie

there was more but my camera died.  my mom is the best. 

thanksgiving. in a box.

it smells like thanksgiving outside and everyone is in pretty moods.

it's real nice.


i've been browsing recipes all day and am intensely impressed with the creativity in thanksgiving meals, both carnivorous and veg.  i'm so jealous of everyone over a stove.

thanksgiving sunday this year will include market food, still yummy, however lacking in home-cooked love.  i am planning to celebrate thanksgiving wednesday after school has quieted down a bit.

have a nice thanksgiving.  there are a lot of funny things to be thankful for.  woo hoo!

for now, i await wednesday.


oh yes.  and thank you a la mode and duso's

soup is on.

okay.  i'm excited about soups.  

 roasted sweet potato and macadamia nut salad with grainy mustard dressing
corn, zucchini, chile, parmesan soup

last night i dreamed/dreamt in calories.

i'm glad i am cooking again.  and out of food funk.  we are spinning the spice rack this week.  and today was garlic.  that is a good thing.

greens with raisen/oregano/orange dressing
coconut braised new potatoes
scallion and garlic stuffed tofu

nuts.

the week of pizza, stupid food, and crazycandy binge is over.  i am very happy because of this. 

cashew curry with sweet potato, paneer and raisens.

mm-mm.