Amazing birthday dinner my house made for me

My housemates are amazing.

Caoimhin made me a perfectly cooked super thick steak (the kind that would go for like $70 at a steak house)

Mark made me French onion soup (super cheesy and amazing) and picked up this super delicious oak barrel aged ale.

The most amazing part? That dinner wasn't even planned (well except the steak). The real food is going to come at the party tmw night.

I couldn't ask for more amazing friends.

Guacamole and Melba toast

Thai Food at Rod Dee with Mark

Soo good. Curried fruit w shrimp. Mark got the same just with tofu. They had an amazing tea.

Lunch in Chinatown

Needed to get my 163 fix:

BBQ Beef Bahn Mi from 163 and a strawberry aloe drink ( w bits of aloe floating in it!)

Mystery cocktail night!

This Friday was mystery cocktail night. 

So I made:

• Bulldog gin
• Barenjager
• Don's Mix
• Rootbeer
• a little bit of lemon.

Smokey rice

Dinner/Snack for lazy people:

Wanted something easy for dinner, and an excuse to use the new smoked salt I bought. Went really light with the seasonings so it's subtle and amazing.

Rice boiled in applewood smoked sea salt then added a bit of BBQ sauce, creole seasoning and lime juice.

I'm satisfied.

Updates for all!

Hope everyone enjoys the inundation of old food posts. Got through all the easy ones, now I just need to make some process based posts.

Look forward to:

• Pasta and red sauce
• Scallion pancakes
• Bahn Mi watermelon variation
• Lotus root stir fry
• tofu goulash
• Beryl's Birthday Potluck

Excited yet? 

Also-- cooking club members, I am waiting for some interesting posts from you guys, or else you will be sitting at the kiddie table next event we have. 

Speaking of next events-- the next actual meal we do is probably going to be a large one. In interviewing members for my co-op I may have found us quite a few new members (yay!). Any suggestions for themes? 

Mystery chinatown purchases: Seasame Seed Cookie

So Delicious. I love mystery shopping in C-Mart. Life goal: taste everything.

Best growth ever

I seriously looked at this thing for like 45 min. Inspirational in weird ways.

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Smoothie: Watermelon, Kiwi, Carrot and Almond Milk

Cook Date: August 14, 2011

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Garlic butter scallops pan seared.

Had a major Bergamot craving, so I tried to pull it off myself. Wasn't even close but that could have just been because of the scallops.

Cook Date: August 19th, 2011

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BBQ Spareribs

These were the most amazingly fun things to eat ever. Slow cooked for 4 hours the meat was falling off the bone. Amazing.

Cook date:  August 21st, 2011

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Salmon with a spicy mustard sauce served with pan seared brussel sprouts with garlic and sea salt.

Cooked: July 11th, 2011