Sat, Aug 2 - more Dengue Fever!

11.01am - made a bunch of Indian digestive fennel mix this morning, which really involved nothing other than roasting fennel seeds and sesame seeds and mixing them with some pre-toasted lentils and fennel candy. At home.13.36h - home-made tortilla espanola and bell-peppers w/ some leftover chili, at home

15.29h - fresh-squeezed orange juice w/ hibiscus tea. I had vague hopes it would end up looking like a campari-orange, but no such luck. Still tasty, though. At home.

16.03h - Ritesh was out and about today, so I had all the time in the world to keep puttering around the kitchen. This is my first 'gateau fondant au chocolat', which is the French version of a molten or flourless chocolate cake. I was going to make this for Nadya's birthday dinner next Saturday at our house, but Nady likes to eat healthy, so I started getting second thoughts. This cake is pure decadence, and if it melts in your mouth the way it does, it's because it consists of nothing other than butter, sugar, eggs and chocolate. So I've come up with a healthier idea for Nady, and made this one just because.

16.04h - the NYT and I, cozy as we were on the couch, really enjoyed it, though. At home.

19.05h - some more tortilla espanola and stewed bell peppers, at home.

21.32h - Spanish tapas at Cobras & Matadors, with Ritesh. This is his red and my rosado, plus some olives and cinnamon-almonds with a smoky sauce.

21.45h - sauteed mushrooms w/ sage and marcona almonds, at Cobras & Matadors, with Ritesh.

21.49h - crispy lentils with jamon serrano and mint, at Cobras & Matadors, with Ritesh

21.53h - this is Cobras & Matadors' tortilla, made with manchego cheese and served with truffle oil. Sadly, not that great. The manchego made the egg very dry, and the truffle oil - I don't know. Nothing like the truffle at JiRaffe...

22.15h - Some more Cambodian rock, this time at the El Rey Theater - Dengue Fever are back home from their European tour!

22.26h - some Southern Comfort during the warm up act for Dengue Fever, at the El Rey, with Ritesh

and here's a snippet of Chhom Nimol and Dengue Fever. I'm an idiot - I should have recorded the whole song...

Fri, July 25 - Laura's Dad's Memorial Dinner

9.06am - cereal w/ nuts and seeds and coconut rice milk, at work12.55h - veggie pizza at Whole Foods, shared w/ Ritesh

12.55h - sauteed spinach and chicken pasta, at Whole Foods, with Ritesh

19.02h - bacon-wrapped figs, at Laura's for her Dad's memorial dinner, with a whole bunch of people. Laura's Dad passed away a few weeks ago, and since he was a vet, he got a military ceremony today, way out east in the desert. I didn't have a chance to meet him, and we didn't make it to the ceremony either. But it was lovely to have this dinner in his honor.

19.16h - two different kinds of Hedy's chicken, grilled potatoes, asparagus, out on the balcony, with Kathleen, Jasmin and Michael. Way too many people inside...

20.21h - flourless chocolate cake from Whole Foods (that's how we ended up having lunch there today - went there to pick up the cake), some lovely carrot cake, and some vanilla ice cream, still at Laura's

21.25h - a glass of water (I swear) at The Daily Pint, with Ritesh and Greg. Swung by there on the way back from Laura's to meet up with them.

Mon, April 21, 2008

9.44am - pistachios and chocolate-nut-fruit bar, at work2.29pm - Moroccan veggie bowl w/ fake chicken (seitan), from Native Foods, at work

5.20pm - a light and fluffy delicacy from Cafe Venezia, at work

8.02pm - mache with turkey bacon, fried potatoes, at home