Flavor Tripping in Bawl`mer June 15, 2008

6/25-Update: Baltimore Sun Article by Mr. Rob Kasper with a summary of our experiences! Check it out!

Friday night was a momentous one for me and my little blog. I got to meet some of the other “famous” (in my eyes) blogging foodie baltimorons! AND we got to go flavor tripping, aka eating a miracle fruit and see its glorious effects on our tastebuds!

There is a picture of the wee little fruit that had so much power over my tongue when it came to acidic foods!

Wilted Greens Strawberry Salad with a Grapefruit Dressing June 12, 2008

I wanted to use up my strawberries I bought at the Waverly farmers market and the lovely mesclun too! I went perusing through my latest copy of Cook’s Country and found this!

The goat cheese went WONDERFULLY with the dressing and strawberries…

Scallops with an Orange Cream Sauce and Roasted Beets June 11, 2008

This is the beginning of my sweet dinner from Monday night!

I wanted to use a totally new protein and also utilize the beets I got on Saturday at the Waverly Farmer’s Market!

Baltimore Crab School :-) June 7, 2008

We had crabs last night! From Gibby’s Seafood and they were DELICIOUS! Every time I eat them I end up sitting next to dear sweet Daddy and he guides me on how to dissect them correctly. I figured I would “document” this process for my own future benefit and for all ya’ll who aren’t Bal`more natives!
Step: 1 - Meet your prey…

Step 2 through 10..see below

Birthday Black Bottom Pie June 7, 2008

My godmother’s birthday was on Friday and in addition to a homecoming/graduation party with the WHOLE fam (sans laurita, sorry laurita), I brought this for her as a birthday cake!

This recipe comes courtesy of Cook’s Country!

little havana June 7, 2008

Thursday night was a great one in the city of Baltimore! My boss (who is new to the area) and I hit up little havana in locust point for drinks and dinner and the atmosphere was amazing! We both got the crabcake sandwich and sangria and I couldn’t have been more pleased!

It came with a very tasty creamy habañero sauce and perfectly salted sweet potato fries.  Not a bad crab cake for a cuban joint!  And these eats are a nod to Elizabeth Large and Crab Week!

Salmon & Brussel Sprouts au lardon June 3, 2008

Finally tonight I was able to cook a nice meal for laurita and I! I swear it has been three weeks since I cooked dinner after a workday! So I bought some brussel sprouts from wegmans like three weeks ago (and thank gosh they were still edible!) and I combined that with bacon, salmon, couscous and a rosemary lemon sauce.

This was definitely an interesting and tasty dinner concoction! And now Laura learned that brussel sprouts are not so bad at all, especially with bacon!

Greek Shrimp Orzo Pasta June 3, 2008

This recipe comes courtesy of Ina Garten! I have made this recipe at least 5 times and it is so refreshing and perfect for any summer day!

(psst-just imagine this with roasted shrimp! I got hungry… )

Becca and I concocted this last Monday and after she got home on Tuesday from her travels, she proceeded to make up another batch in New Haven!

Daring Bakers Challenge: Raspberry Opera Cake! May 28, 2008

I am so thankful to be a member of this amazing amasse of baking adventurers! Viewing the seven pages of directions did cause me to be taken aback a couple of weeks ago, but once I saw the expression on my family’s faces after tasting this creation I am so thankful I was given the challenge!

Here is my raspberry opera cake, complete with lots of pink food coloring and pieces of raspberry between the layers!

And thank you to Becca Berlow, my honorary daring baker, who helped me a ton with this challenge this weekend on her vacation!!

delicious ratatooty…I mean ratatouille! May 27, 2008

now you might think this looks like dog slobber or something to that effect, but in actuality this is my new favorite healthy summer veggie dish! and its french and insanely delicious! and we watched the movie while we ate it! how ridiculous can we get?!?

The recipe comes from Mrs. Julia Child!