little ms foodie

We have had pigs (a nod to Rachel the Pig at Pike Place Market) and carosel horses (can't remember what that was for)

they are all Dayne's doings!!!

last night we started with a drink that dayne made up and we call Lapin Agile then the 2nd cocktail (hey it was friday!) was a gin daisy topped with Dry Soda Lemongrass flavor, yum!! dinner was Indian Spiced grilled butter chicken; a cucumber and carrot salad with toasted cumin, cayenne, vinager & sugar (thought of Bruce!) , roasted cauliflower with alder smoked salt and garlic nan (store bought)

We haven't posted for a while so here are some meals over the last few weeks- I've been on the road so not home much! TallDrinkOfWater has been cooking! This is copper river salmon that he marinated in pernod, lemon and ginger on israeli cous cous and local roasted asparagus a pre dinner cocktail called the Bitter Orange from F&W using Aperol which I love! a bit of a spanish night with grilled tuna kabobs with green olive relish, fideo, shrimp and chorizo cakes and roasted corn cut from the cob. snack last night with tiki drinks I made watermelon gazpacho and grilled lamb chops with a mango shallot sauce served with a few more grilled asparagus

ugh! I can't stand Burgerville, the last time we went it was no better than a burger king I don't care if the beef is local or what. comparing it to In & Out is a crime!

We had a wonderful dinner at HV last night! Started with the lomo and then the octopus salad which was sooooo good!! Then we had asparagus, serrano ham in soft scrambled egg- wow! the eggs were so fluffy and hot without being overcooked in the slightest. tuna belly in vanilla olive oil sauce was perfect and then the seared foie gras with carmelized pumpkin- it was perfect. goat cheese cheesecake for dessert was perfectly tangy and was served with huge berries!

fantastic photo!!

oh my gosh the prices on those lobsters! they look wonderful. I would like to taste your crab and know the difference between it and our Dungenous crab. very nice blog peter, thank you!

damn!!! I was just in carrolton yesterday and was looking for a lunch place. this would have been great. maybe I'll get back there again.

Nishla that squid dinner looks awesome but I have to say when I first saw the picture of the cake I thought maybe you were going "Iron Chef" on us and using squid somehow in it!!! Jan the ramps look great!

yes, we found them in our herb garden and there were exactly 4 of them! I maintain that Ann is very cruel. She taunts and taunts. ← LOL!!!! agreed!

yes, it is the one for the whole fish roasted in spicy pepper sauce I think it says... i don't like eggplant but get it occasionaly in our CSA box and this looks great! could you pm the recipe??

not pretty but wonderful dinner made last night by TallDrinkOfWater- whole trout rubbed with pepper and corinader paste, roasted and served with rice and carrot/daikon salad. semillon/sauv blanc blend in the glass

the last of the biscuits TallDrinkOfWater made to go with our fried chicken turned into bacon, egg and parm breakfast biscuits the other day! We had his parents over for brunch today and he made poached duck eggs wrapped in smoked salmon on toasted brioche rolls with arugula, red onion and avocado. also homemade garlic sage sausage. Fage yogurt with honey and kiwi on the side I contributed with strawberry belinis

Abra - I just sent you a pm with the details. Hope it works for you! ← me too please???

gnocchi look very good Klary, congrats!

Della, I and the SO's went to Monsoon last night, the 4 of us had never been! it was wonderful! we started with squid stuffed with duck which was my favorite of the night. Pork belly was the other favorite- just perfectly braised! Then halibut cheeks with morning glory greens- the sauce with the cheeks had a nice little spice to it. soft noodles with oyster mushrooms and duck egg was good but not as flavorful as we had hoped. marinated flank steak special with rice noodle cakes and pineapple was very tasty. a nice bottle of mosel spatlese. not only was the food very good but the value was wonderful! less than $100 per couple with tip. I do really want to go back and try their brunch.

Ann all of your dishes are fabulous but those prawns look amazing!! I don't think we can get those here like that! I also love gambas al ajillo!!! beautifully done.

do they have a private room?? I tend to feel this place is a bit tired- haven't been in a while but it seemed to attract a lot of the silver haired crowd (which is fine, I'm just saying.....)

mmm, I would put an oregon pinot noir with that quiche! mushrooms and willamette pinot go so well together!

I have the same bad habit and actually have the tiniest bit of abra's delicious vin noix still also!!! it is lovely and that cheesecake looks to die for! good for you for not only trying the sweetbreads but for preparing them! I've only sneaked a bite of Rocky's once and they were actually pretty good.

called NaHa but unfortunately they can't seat us at the time we need. My friend's ex works there so it would have been my choice also. These are all great recs and I really appreciate it!

I've been on the road for work and have obviously missed some amazing meals!!! DAMN GIRL!! nice! I think they look great Kim! I throw ours in the deep fryer so maybe giving them more oil to swim in does something? gorgeous and sophisticated as always moby! I want to eat this!!!!! last fri we made pizzas! sausage and mozz mozz and basil Sat was a dinner party for 6. I've been trying some of these out so most of you have seen many of these before. Asparagus salad with fried proscuitto and orange vinaigrette to start shrimp bisque with brandy and sherry oysters rockefeller (huge hit) braised lamb shanks with parmesean crust on mashed potatoes with figs and parm amaretto mascarpone with vanilla roasted strawberries lots of wine! TallDrinkOfWater is taking over cooking duties for a bit because of my travel schedule. tonight he made these amazing biscuits! and fried chicken with grilled summer squash and parm and balsamic

I looked at the menus for both NaHa and Custom and they were really different. mains from $40-$60 at NaHa but at $24-48 at Custom.....

Klary I'm just finally getting a chance to start reading this as I've been on the road but I totally thought the same thing when I saw your fridge picture. It makes the world a smaller place when we all share funny commonalities like this!