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C is for...cooking
Wednesday, 5 January 2005
best thai thus far
i once saw this guy put his favorite places to eat according to cuisine & such on his face book profile & i longed to do the same

i remember the days when i would've put something like hua hin on my fave thai place...but no longer haha i'm so overly dramatic gotta love it

drumroll please

while hua hin has great grilled plates...ok ok i'll cut to the chase

ruen pair

soo delish well it was not to die for but as chris had put it "i never realized thai food could be this good until now"

we ordered the green mussels for the appetizer they were fried w/ green onions & served w/ a sweet & sour dipping sauce & bean sprouts lining the plate as garnish...we ate the whole thing...chris said "i never used to like bean sprouts but these i like" they had a smoky wok flavor..i was impressed...

then we got our rice (both sticky & regular) & our fried morning glory, roasted duck curry, and bbq ribs...

so we ordered the morning glory out of novelty & we were very surprised..not only was it not fried it wasn't actual morning glory flowers but the shoots/leaves...but omg it was possibly the most delish vegetable i've ever ordered....& of course the duck curry was delish there were countless things in it...even pineapple & some brownish clearish fruitlike thing that we thought was a mushroom....& the bbq ribs as chris put it "didn't lie" it was just that..yum but not the best we've had...

i had never been so stuffed on thai!

& then...i had never been so stuffed two days in a row!

cuz the next day chris took me back to saratoga & we went to maggiano's

oh man the portions i can't even describe how big..ok maybe i can...they were GINORMOUS!

the zuchinni frittes were amazing...crisp soft:) (like chocolate covered marshmallows (cuz otherwise chris wouldn't understand hahha)..cept not)

& my salmon (salmon organata) was ginormous too & it was a half order if you didn't see the fork marks you'd swear i didn't even touch it...chris' pot roast w/ roasted vegetables was huge too! (we wonder if printing "limited quantity" next to this entree up its sales)

the service was lacking but whatever...

i'm still paying chris back for chez panisse through credit form our future food outings & we commented on how sad it was that we could go to so many places to eat (nice places too!) & still have it not add up to how much we spent on that one chez panisse meal...ah well it was a one time experience unless someone wants to treat me! hahah...tough luck connie

oh yes & i must not forget the first time i've ever made ice cream...it was a success we just made simple vanilla & later made banana's foster to top it off (it was my lunch that day:))...i noted the fact that banana's foster was one of the first things we made together & he said "it's made a full circle!"

hopefully it's just been the first rotation!

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 2:56 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, 5 January 2005 2:59 AM EST
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Wednesday, 22 December 2004
the BIG night
so it was all so surreal..in fact it still is...

& here is the documentation(on the girl's side):

first, the hair straightening




the makeup applying










dressing up




our killer (lookwise & on-our-feet-wise) shoes!







me & chanda right after getting ready




moi




*muah!*




chris & me! i'm so darn short boo!




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chez panisse menu for the night:

cardoon and artichoke salad with capers, arugula, and olio nuovo

dungeness crab ravioli with spinach and Meyer lemon

grilled Wolfe Farm quail with chanterelle stuffing vin santo sauce, roasted winter squash, buttered leeks, and crispy potatoes

souffle rothschild

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it was the most incredible food...

i cannot put it into words really...

just that it was heavenly

even the bread was delish & the butter was soo fresh i could eat that for the rest of my life & be satisfied

after the meal (after i was fattened up!)










it was one of those memories i will never forget & i'm so glad i got to share it with my two best friends...

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 4:33 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, 22 December 2004 4:42 AM EST
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Tuesday, 21 December 2004
ode to chris & my new wusthof:)
santa aka chris gave me a wusthof for christmas & none of you can understand my excitement well cept maybe chris...
i had nothing to chop though:(
so i chopped a grape:P


tomorrow is the BIG day aka chez panisse

i will now type up my ode to chris because i'm proud of it & i want to always remember all the fun we had (so far) in the past 3/4 year about...

oy i'm more tired than i realized i will fill this in later:)

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 3:57 AM EST
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Friday, 17 December 2004
rachael ray & venezia














now that you've had your fill of rachael ray...

hmm

oh i tried pepsi holiday spice it's good i guess i'm still not a huge soda fan but it has a light cinnamony taste...pretty good

chris & i went to venezia spur of the moment esque he had the spaghetti carbonara & i had grilled pork loin w/ apple basil salsa & sweet potato mash-ish thing...it was good but i'm not sure it was worth it...it is super cute inside though & the people were very friendly even though we weren't dressed appropriately for the place at all...

venezia

let's see....

went to cheeseboard pizza tonight w/ chanda aged gruyere & potato & onion & the such..i was delish..potato was surprisingly yummers...

oh & on a slight adventure i saw a cote & citron & girabaldi's for the first time today...they were further down college...i felt like i was in a diff world as we went farther into the unknown...

that's it

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 12:53 AM EST
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Friday, 10 December 2004
mm ketchupy
so i made oven fries today..i've been meaning to since i got the issue of cooks illustrated w/ the recipe for the "ultimate oven fries" gawd if place made fries like this i would never want those fried ones ever again....aka it was a success...& incredibly simple

i've been working on my typical holiday cooking things...i've been pretty secretive about the things i'm making...i guess it jsut adds to the element of surprise & most ppl don't expect anything from me...hell most ppl probably don't even know my addiction to food/cooking...so it's always fun to see their happy faces...

all i have to say about holiday things is that i want to re-thank my cousin for the thermometer...it's been a blessing! i dunno how else i'd get to try the things i have been...AAAANNNDDD....for the first time in my life i fully appreciate every single piece of candy that enters my mouth...because it is such a freaking pain in the ass to make....all the stirring & it always takes longer than you expect it to cuz you can't rush it you just have to slowly & patiently watch the temp rise....it's like an hr process almost....for each batch...& i realize how insufficient my kitchen things are...i only have one bigger pot & technically it's my rice cooker pot! i've been scrubbing it down like no other...gawd...i'm seriously getting more muscles from all the scrubbing & stirring than i did in a semester's worth of weight lifting haha...ok no...but still it sucks...

hmm...i guess that's it cept my damn box crisis...the crisis in getting boxes for my holiday treats have been hellish...first, the boxes were already expensive...& then! the shipping wasn't included so it'll cost even more & i dunno how much &&&& they shipped it out so freaking late & only after i called them that i'll receive them my last day of classes which is fucking useless...but yea...

literally ppl have been giving me such a hard time everywhere & they all want my money but that should be left for my other blog:P

anyways...

oh yea...

i spent over $100 on groceries for my holiday treats so you all better darn appreciate haha....it's ironic that i want a wustof knife so darn bad yet in one grocery trip i spent enough to buy a wustof & more...my darn holiday spirit hahah jk but i do this all the time though...i pine & obsess about certain things i want but the second someone wants it's i'll buy it for them...annnnyyywayyysss topics for my other blog...

ooh yea...i saw rachel ray & i think she's prettier in real life but maybe that's just cuz i tend to like ppl more in real life cuz she's not all that amazing in the pics i will post them when i get the chance...

next big occurrence: chez panisse 12/21 night

oh don't you worry kiddos i will be documenting the whole process minus taking pics of the meal & such cuz that's just corny...
chanda & i plan to go dress shopping & we will get all dolled up after her last final....

ooh & chris invited me to join him for a nice graduation dinner at oliveto & i'm very very excited for that too...so much good food so little time....

& chris will be headed to florida 1/21

i will be food buddy deprived!!!!!!
then what will i do...

guilt trip guilt trip guilt trip

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 3:41 AM EST
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Saturday, 4 December 2004
relaxation
i remember the feeling of stress relief after cooking...

i was so annoyed this morning...

after i stuffed my clothes in the dryer (which i swear someone sabotaged cuz when i went to get it it was all still wet as if it had never turned on but i saw it turn on!) i started a batch of peanut brittle...it was fun & then i started to doubt that it would come out cuz it was smelling burnt ish & it was taking an abnormally long time to get to hard crack stage (aka: about 300 degrees F) & i quickly poured it out onto the sheet...semi scared it wouldn't harden or that it would just taste like burnt crap...some of the threads stayed behind & i tasted it...perfection...

it actually looked bought! i was so proud...

for some reason i felt like i accomplished a lot by making it...made me feel better about myself...

even though i was sup'd to be doing homework...



Posted by blog/c_is_for at 4:15 PM EST
Updated: Saturday, 4 December 2004 4:36 PM EST
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Sunday, 14 November 2004
the naked chef!!!
i realize i haven't updated this in forever...

so..i found out there's a healthy cooking decal next semester...at first i was just really angry-ish but then i got over it & messaged the girl that was a part of it...apparently i can be a TA...mayhaps i will

let's see...filming is sup'd to start today...but i have no idea where chris is...so i'm not sure

friday we stood in line to see jamie oliver!

he's so adorable!!

i was lucky enough to get a picture..i think soon after us they started no letting people take pictures because it was taking too long.













the band made up of chefs:)







then we went in search of le colonial apparently some amazing place w/ french/vietnamese food...it was in some tiny alleyway...from the person in front of us in line it was "offa taylor" & the cashier for sur la table said it was "above california st" basically...we never found it...then we attempted to go to zuni cafe but it was super duper crowded & we ended up going to where we were gonna go all along...chow...
chris had porkchops with polenta & i had sole sandwich w/ potato bacon ale soup....

i felt bad cuz i ended up eating a lot of chris' :P but the soup was a bit too salty...the fish was good but there was more bread on the sandwich than anything but it was interesting..i think they used raw napa cabbage instead of lettuce...ooh & we shared a grilled prawn salad w/ arugula...it was delish...it had beets & this creamy cheese..not sure what kind...
but the dessert was the best part...ginger cake w/ pumpkin ice cream...mmm & whipped cream...

then! we went to this uppity safeway & i found my all time fave dreamery flavor that is so hard to find these days "raspberry brownie a la mode" it's basically vanilla ice cream w/ raspberry swirls & bits of chewy brownie...delish!!

anyways..that's all for now...haven't really been doing anything gourmety

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 5:23 PM EST
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Sunday, 31 October 2004
starring chris & connie
so i found out the other day that #4 & 6 of my life's to do list could be conquered in one video submission to food network by nov. 30....

my excitement is in reality is about the burst but i've kept it under control...

chris & i have so many ideas....

so many things to do!

ahhh...

but...we shall

& it'll be perfect....

the only thing i'm worried about is that we'll make it to the finalists but then not the real thing because we don't have the "tv look" or any look for that matter besides asian...

the winner gets six episodes that will air as a special series in the summer...

for fear of you all stealing our ideas i will not disclose anything more:) muhahahahhahaha

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 3:04 AM EDT
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Wednesday, 29 September 2004
the night shift at Chez Connie
Mood:  spacey
chris & i went to khana peena before chanda's bday dinner...we wanted a moment to relax before the long night...food was ok..our chicken tikka masala was yummier than theirs...then...the very stressful night began...good thing chris was there to keep me focused...

first i took lots of pics of the table setup...
that alone cost about $60...







& the menus i was so proud of...







i will simply show you the 5 course meal in pictures cuz i'm so lazy & i'm sup'd to be doing hw...

Summer Crab Cakes
with yellow bell peppers, scallions, and fresh thyme
topped with garden fresh cilantro mint pesto




Mixed Greens
organic lettuces, mandarin orange segments,
and toasted almonds tossed in orange blossom honey vinaigrette




Salmon Wellington
fresh Atlantic salmon, flakey puff pastry,
drizzled with lemon dill cream sauce
served with herbed mushroom rice
and tender asparagus




Artisan Cheese Platter




Pear Anise Creme Brulee
made with ripened sweet pears, anise liqueur
with a hint of vanilla and lemon




accompanied by
MacRostie 2002 Chardonnay
Sonoma, California

Posted by blog/c_is_for at 12:14 AM EDT
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Saturday, 18 September 2004
things i forgot about...
last time...i left out a few things...

fuddruckers...i had the ostrich burger...it was ok...to tell you the truth i couldn't tell the difference...
though i never realized fuddruckers had hot cheese:P

what's it..

oh yea & for chanda's bday chris & i had made her apple tarts instead of the usual cakeish things...

they turns out so pretty but i realized i never took a pic of the final result..i took a pic w/ pinched butter on it:P




let's see...& this tuesday we ate at tandor kitchen to research for the chicken tikka masala we were gonna make wednesday...then wednesday we ate at vics for lunchish & then made chicken tikka masala at night...it was yummers but the prob was we over reduced the sauce so there was a bunch of chicken & no curry haha...frozen naan is pretty yummy...& i love chaat:P




& yesterday chris & i went to the giants game at sbc park because his sister and her high school women's ensemble were performing the national anthem but as it turned out it was also hot commodity seats because barry bond's homerun count was at 699 & he made his 700th..even though i don't watch baseball it was exciting...




we walked a long ways to try to get special food...it was rather disappointing...chris got a tri tip sandwich & i got a jerk chicken bowl thing...there wasn't too much flavor...it reminded me of baja fresh's bare burrito & i'd prefer the bare burrito...

let's see...tonight i go shopping for tableware...i decided i'm gonna borrow her utensils because i don't need a new set of four..& they're sorta expensive...for like a nicer looking set...i saw like $20-$30 ones...those were the cheapest...hmm...so yea...oh yea i'm gonna post a pic of her gift certificate..this posting pic thing is exciting to me:P cuz it's a more newly added feature...





Posted by blog/c_is_for at 5:20 PM EDT
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