OMG SCARY!!!!! Halloween Treats!!!!!

Carrie makes the scariest Halloween treats!!!!!

Yum tum tum!!!!!




HI JOHN!!!!!

THESE TREATS PRACTICALLY MAKE THEMSELVES!!!!!

GO CARRIE GO!!!!!

Birthday Cupcakes!

Ajay made me chocolate filled cupcakes for my 25th birthday! Carrie supervised and suggested lining them with pink wrappers. Nice touch. I think she also helped when Ajay over boiled the chocolate ganache mix. Phew. Everyone raved about them (and I ate most of them - see picture below).

HOM NOM NOM <3

Trial Eggplant Parm-Off

Ajay wanted to do a trial run of his eggplant parm before the big cook-off. Carrie made a fennel salad to accompany the meal. HOM NOM

Meyer Lemon Gnocchi

Well, I think we (and by we I mean 204 st. john) need a potato ricer. The recipe was good - but I think the ricer would have helped with the pillowy soft gnocchi texture. Next time!

Meyer Lemon Gnocchi (hom nom nom):


Our dessert of baked pears with spiced mascarpone (YUM):

I failed to document scallops with crisp sage, but those were also YUM TOWN!

Eggplant Parm Off!

The house had an eggplant parm-off. The contestants were Ajay, Dan, and Marcel's colleague (I can't remember his name - SORRY!). All were great for various reasons (sorry Ajay). Ajay's had a nice layer of basil that added a special touch. Dan's was crunchy and flavorful. Marcel's colleague's had individual flavors that meshed together well. Naturally, Ajay's won.

The Winning Eggplant Parm:

Emily's salad, and my caramel bars:

Marcel's Lemon Cookie with Ice Cream:

The Winner with his Prize!

A claw-foot bathtub with sparkly gold c*cks! Lucky Ajay!

where are the fucking recipes, people?

Obama sushi!

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/19/obama-sushi.html

...and here I never thought the words "teeth" and "fish paste" would sound so nice together.