Sweet Success

Tonight I made Amernick's Espresso Succès with Espresso Ice Cream. This was very fast and perfect on this hot night. I used our Cuisinart ICE-25 for the ice cream and the espresso powder from the store.

Sushi Class

Yesterday was a sushi class at the store. We had a new intructor, Mel Pearson, a chef from Johnston & Wales in Rhode Island. She lived for a couple of years in Japan, and is a really great sushi preparer.

Survivalist Dining Pt. 3

The thing about survivalist dining is that its really only about proving to your spouse that it can be done. No less than twice a week, we come home and Tyler says, "We don't have anything to eat." That prompts me to open the cupboards and the fridge and come up with a voila meal. 85% of the time they are good (15% we won't talk about). So going into my second week of no shopping and no major cooking, I grabbed a can of masaman curry, 2 coconut milks (regular and light) and chopped up a potato and zucchini (a meal for less than $5). I poured it over sticky rice and added some coconut and peanuts. Great meal - and leftovers for two more meals. Who says we don't have anything to eat?!

Survivalist Dining pt. 2

As I grow in my desperation for food, the pickin's are getting slimmer. Today's lunch was a good cajun maque choux. Corn, green bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, Zatarains, shrimp and rice.

Survivalist Dining

With Tyler travelling for 3 weeks, I am on my own. That normally means all of my meals appear (as if magic) from odds and ends ingredients in our cupboard. Last night was pasta with Taste of Crete Olive Oil, sun-dried tomatoes, and big chunks of 5-year gouda. I enjoyed it with a Pete's Strawberry Blonde Ale.

A Plethora of Sweets

Sunday at church I announced that anyone wanting to get a free dessert for a party, friends...whatever, just needs to let me know since I'm baking up a storm while Tyler's away. Our friends the Holmbergs were the first to cash in. They got mini cheesecakes with Alta Margherita cheese and nectarines, wrapped in El Rey white chocolate and topped with nectarine/limoncello compote. Very nice.

A simple lunch

Normally lunch is leftovers for me, but today (since I had no leftovers), I made a grilled cheese. Actually, grilled brie with sun-dried tomatoes. Now that's a meal!