the pictures from the wedding are finally out, and so are the pictures of my cake. or a few at least. so here they are! all taken by steve louie. this was a lemon lavender cake, a mini 3-tiered and then 125 cupcakes. topped with lavender flowers and candied lemon peel ryan and naomi cutting the tiny cake!
yes, popcorn. tonight i came home from work to find my house ENTIRELY EMPTY. and as much as i like hanging out and seeing everyone, when i walked in it was so quiet and still that i decided to take advantage of it and make popcorn and watch a movie all by myself. so far so good. a recipe for popcorn seem silly? WHATEVER, IT’S GOOD. POPCORN WITH CURRY AND SMOKED SALT coconut […]
BACKYARD DINNER SET-UP it went well! it’s done! it tasted good! THE FOOD THE MENU -arugula salad with carrot ribbons and toasted almonds -butternut squash risotto -asparagus, green bean sautee with basil and radish -roasted cherry tomatoes -chocolate ice cream with strawberries and cointreau -boozy iced coffees EVERYONE LOOKIN REAL SERIOUS THOR he did nothing to help all night, and didn’t even dry dishes. dishing up the dessert recipes to come! next up is a crazy brunch […]
i’m just setting up for tonight’s secret dinner. i can’t share any menu details because i want it to be a surprise, but i think it’s going to be tasty. today is a smallish one, 10 people in my backyard because A- it’s soo nice out and B- there’s a band practice in the living room. pictures and details to come, post-dinner.
so i tried to cook sea asparagus! it is very salty so i soaked in it 2 changes of ice water for a while. this is to get some of the saltiness out and to rinse out all the sand. then it’s time to trim the ends and any icky bits, trim off anything yellowy green (older), keep the jadey green parts. it gets a bit woody as it gets old. then i blanched it. that […]
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