as you can see i've spruced up the site a bit. yay blogspot for getting new templates!
so i know this is the sucky thing to do since i've been MIA for a while... but i'm gonna show off some past stuff again.
this is not to say that i haven't cooked since my last post... i made awesome food for my dad for a birthday/father's day combo... but alas, i did not take pictures and i don't think it would be much fun for me to just tell you about it. (it was escargot, which you know all about, pasta with a mushroom, cream and wine sauce and chicken cordon bleu!)
so last year i invited another couple over and we had a fancy dinner party. i went a little overboard making menus and everything. NERD ALERT!
so, the first course: Slow-Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
this was super tasty. it took the longest out of everything to make and it was all from scratch.
NEXT!: Tomato and Bocconcini Drizzled with a Balsamic Reduction and Fresh Basil
also tasty. tomato and bocconcini goes together like pb & j... mmmmm pppbbbbbb
now for the main course... if my memory hasn't escaped me... Lamb Chops Marinated in Rosemary and Grainy Mustard and BBQ'd to perfection. Also, Potato, Cheese and Nutmeg pie, steamed yellow and green beans topped with a red cabbage, carrot and raisin slaw.
on to dessert!!! ok... this dessert didn't look super appetizing but O...M....G... it was soooo goooood. i made it a few times after this dinner and i would make it again in a second... i want it now. my mouth is watering.
it's bananas fried in butter, brown sugar and orange juice on french vanilla ice cream. it's incredibly delectable. the table got silent as we ate it.
since this dinner party, i have learned to wipe the plates before i take my photos... doesn't look so neat... but this is one dinner i am particularly proud of...
next time i promise it will be my regular step by step. and i know just what i am going to make... but i'm not telling...
