Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Monday, May 28, 2012

happy memorial day

Trader Joe's is a great place to buy groceries for a weekend party :)

 turkey burger ~ pineapple + avocado on crumpets

 sweet potato fries

 bbq ribs
 mocktail

Saturday, May 26, 2012

blueberry morning

Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake


I've been wanting to make this pancake for days and I finally got to this morning :) The first time I made a Dutch pancake (but it was called German Pancake) was in the 5th grade. Each student had to bring a dish along with the copy of the recipe. Our teacher took all the recipes, put them together, and made a cookbook for each of us. And one of the recipe was for a German pancake. 




Wednesday, May 23, 2012

madewell event

Madewell's Fashion Event! 
There were macarons, champagne, and a DJ.
Also, fashion blogger Tieka was there to give fashion tips to the customers.










Tuesday, May 15, 2012

au cheval : on horseback

Okay, so french fries may be my favorite food.  I love the crispy fries from Au Cheval {West Loop, Chicago}
crispy fries : mornay sauce + garlic aioli + fried farm egg



...and I must say, the rest of the dinner was quite tasty.
horse's neck : george kappeler, 1895. old overholt rye + lemon + ginger beer + angostura
general jane's fried chicken :  sesame seeds + chili + cilantro
 a side of hash browns!
 foie gras & pork-stuffed cabbage
bone marrow + beef cheeks marmalade + toast
and for dessert...the very pretty mille feuille!

Monday, May 14, 2012

luna

Made two trips to Luna Cafe for brunch and lunch within the month! I had to take advantage of my last days in Champaign.

 croque monsieur
 champaign, il


florentine ~ roasted garlic puree. sauteed spinach, baked roma tomato, goat cheese, eggs benedict
proscuitto ~ asparagus with parmesan, eggs benedict
 truffle fries
luna cheeseburger ~ fresh pesto served with gruyere cheese, roma tomato, red onion, avocado
luna club ~ grilled chicken, ham, bacon, lettuce, avocado, roma tomato, fried egg
croque monsieur ~ ham and gruyere baked with sauce mornay and fried egg

Sunday, May 13, 2012

we love you mummy

Happy Mother's Day!

 valrhona + vanilla strawberry cupcakes from More
card from Soho, London
 blueberry + peach macarons from Leonidas