Peanut Butter Cookies

I'm starting to fall behind again. Kelley made these cookies tuesday night. Cooked perfectly and very tasty. Even better the night after with some milk while watching White Collar.

Unfortunately, one poor cookie didn't make it...

Breakfast of Champions

I've been waiting to make this for a long time. Well actually I saw this recipe is Food and Wine and forgot about it until now. Its a bed of roasted tomatoes, garlic, onions, and orgenano with two eggs ontop and then sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Its all baked in the oven for 15 min ish. We didn't have any oven safe dishes so I had to use a pie pan. Not exactly dainty, but it served its purpose.

Its was sooo good. Now I'm not a huge fan of eggs but this blew me away! This is an "impress people with different cooking techniques" dish, but I would advise using better looking cookware. Most people aren't impressed when forced to eat out of a pie pan.

For those who want the actual recipe
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/eggs-baked-in-roasted-tomato-sauce

Pizza Night

Who doesn't love pizza? We've been meaning to make pizza at home but have been a little lazy. Luckily Kelley brought back pizza dough from work Saturday so we made our first pizzas in the apt. Some friends came over and we enjoyed some wine, ate pizza, finished leftover ice cream and then went to have coffee and semita. Basically it was a night of endless eating.
First we made a sauce by simmering tomatoes with olive oil, onions, garlic, and basil for like half an hr. Then, after rolling out the dough, we assembled our wonderful creations. The first pizza was tomatoes, onions, and peppers. I thought it was delicious, but Kelley is still not a veggie pizza lady so she only ate our second pizza which was salami onion.

Why I Love Saturday Mornings

There really isn't anything better than sleeping in and then having a wonderful breakfast on a Saturday morning. I made banana, chocolate chip, walnut pancakes and a nice big mug of coffee. Hello weekend.

First (real) Meal

Last night was the first night of actual cooking in the apt this semester. I wanted to make risotto and like most times i kinda read a couple of recipes and then combined them and did it my way. Surprisingly, it was actually very good. It took a little longer than i thought it would, but i"m afraid i put in too much Parmesan in the end. My makeshift recipe was rice: broth 1:4 parts (we didnt have any white wine so it was just broth but wine would make a great contribution, i can sense it) and added zucchini, onions, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes. The last touch was mixing in some cheese and that was it.This is a progress shot because I didn't get a very good picture of the end result.

For dessert I broke out the ice cream maker. Yes ladies and gentlemen, I now have an ice cream maker. Let the experiments begin!
Although I am planning to make basil ice cream at some point, for the first go, I decided to make a classic. Espresso chocolate chip. Fortunately, Kelley has an ice cream maker at home so it went on without a hitch. It was creamy, intense, and oh so good.
I know this looks weird, but that why I like the photo. Just a giant bowl of ice cream

Trip Down Memory Lane

During my brief visit to El Salvador I re-fell in love with orejas (I think they are called elephant ears in English). They are simple, flaky, sweet and perfect for a coffee time treat. It would be great if I could make them but I'm afraid they seem a little labor intensive. Maybe one day when I'm extremely bored and have nor more shows to watch.

Anyways, this particular coffee time treat I didn't actually have coffee. It was one of my last days and I was feeling a little nostalgic so I ordered horchata. It's a milky drink that I think is based of some grain and then is flavored with spices and sugar. It's good but I feel it can be a little rich so I have to be in the mood to drink it. If you have the chance try it, its different but not enough to scare anyone away. Well at the end of snack time, I admit I may have slipped into a sugar coma, but like most food induced comas, it was worth it.

Salads

It’s a new year and like almost everyone, I have some new goals for the year. One of them is to commit more to this blog. I admit I was a little lazy towards the end of last year, but that’s why new years are so great, a clean slate! I plan to experiment more with food and also share other people’s food that I enjoy. So I start with a renewed sense of passion for cooking and blogging

One of the last days in El Salvador I went out to restaurant called Sal & Pimienta (salt & pepper). It’s a little restaurant with simple, good quality food. Now I don’t often have wine with lunch but I was in the mood so I ordered a glass of white wine. It was chilled and crisp and perfectly complemented the light lunch. It was a great idea, if I do say so myself. The first star of the meal was the dip that came with pita chips as an appetizer. It was a multilayer dip with sundried tomato pesto, basil pesto, and a couple of creamcheese-esqu dips. Sundried tomatoes make any dish amazing for me so maybe I’m a little biased, but it was delicious, rich and a perfect start to our meal. For the main course my friend and I both ordered salads. Mine was a salad with grilled chicken breast, thinly sliced apples, blue cheese, and red onions on a bed of lettuce. However, there was a special little ingredient that transformed this salad from good to amazing; candied almonds. The crunch and slight sweetness complemented everything perfectly and no one could stop me from eating that delicious salad.

Well that post was a tad longer than the others one have been, maybe I’m a little excited with the new year but I think that’s good Hope you all enjoy and Ill be back soon with more food!