Sunday, September 28, 2014

Vegetable Thai Coconut Curry/Pontypool

A simple recipe calls for a simple film. The food comes together in about 20 minutes and is super simple to make. Nobody would be able to guess this though - the flavor is outstanding. You can swap vegetables or use a green curry paste here. I just used what I had in my farm share.

October is already halfway gone, but this film is the first scary movie I've watched. Halloween is my favorite holiday, and watching scary movies has been a tradition in October. Hopefully we'll have time to review some more in the next couple of weeks!

Side note: check out these beautiful carrots I got in the farm share this week. I used the tops for pesto and it came out so well.

Recipe: Vegetable Thai Coconut Curry

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Sweet Potato Chipotle Soup/Submarine

I have a better camera this week! And a more accessible movie!

Not terribly uplifting, but accessible


It was raining on Thursday. And Wednesday. And a little on Friday. I know I'm not the only one that craves soup when it is raining outside. On top of that, this soup has a kick to it, so it gives you a nice warm feeling in your belly. It's also super healthy, so that's another +1. It's also also really easy and is done in about a half hour. I recommend you eat it with a nice loaf of bread for dipping.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Chipotle Soup

Monday, September 8, 2014

Hello (again) World/French Night

Right, so I know it's been a while. Like, almost a year? I'll give a quick life update just in case you were wondering why I've been so neglectful these past few months.

I have:

Run a half marathon

will be running another in TX in February!

Gotten engaged

it's even prettier in person



Moved to Texas

A view of our fantastic new kitchen

Gotten a new job

this is what I look like at my job


Gone to Burning Man

PAM aka BUSTADON aka where all of my time and money went this summer.
Wouldn't take it back for anything <3 <3 <3


It's certainly been a challenging year, but all in all life is great. Especially since I got to eat this dish last night (and play with fire while cooking - see video below for demonstration). Apologies in advance for the shoddy pictures. I couldn't find my camera cord so I used my phone. I realize now that this was a terrible idea because my phone is not a camera.

Don't let the pictures fool you - the food was fantastic. We shared a French Foodie night with some awesome friends here in Austin. The dish was served with a fresh endive and roquefort salad, baguette (for sopping up all the sauce), a fantastic French wine, and a delicious dessert that involved chèvre, strawberries, wine, and all sorts of tasty things. I was a little too excited to eat so there are no pictures of the rest of the dishes, but my camera wouldn't have done them justice anyways so I'm not too concerned.

As for the film: it was a pretty easy selection. We did French food, and I've been meaning to see Holy Motors for quite some time, so there we go! Review follows after the recipe.

Recipe: Coq AuVin (I think it means braised chicken or something)