the past 7 days have been filled with many, many delicious meals, so (being the food-lover that i am) i thought i would share some of my magnificent meals with you all.
tuesday, october 4th, 2011 - dinner at sprig & vine
sprig & vine is this totally awesome little vegetarian/vegan bistro not far from our house. i went with my friend, laura (a fellow yogi), and my sister, hannah, for an inspired meal. without the protein staples we so often rely upon to provide the foundation for our entrees, sprig & vine opens up a totally new world of mealtime possibilities. i totally loved the encrusted tempeh with honey mustard sauce, the bbq eggplant and the zucchini & black eyed pea cakes. it was a totally awesome meal!
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| laura & hannah |
friday, october 7th, 2011 - date night at home
october 5th marked the one-month countdown to the wedding. in true celebratory fashion, craig and i popped open a bottle of bubbly friday evening to revel in the less-than-one-month-til-we're-married. we ordered pizza and sipped champagne, as pizza & wine has always been our go-to date night. hard to believe the wedding the just over 3 weeks away!!!
saturday, october 8th, 2011 - girls' lunch & sisters' dinner
saturday morning found me (accompanied by my mom and sis) at the bridal salon for my dress fitting. it was amazing to see what i thought was a well-fitting dress turn into a custom gown, tailored oh-so-precisely just for me.
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| my turkey heaven...i mean reuben |
after the fitting, my mom, hannah and i enjoyed a casual lunch at a quaint old tavern. my turkey reuben on butter-saturated toasted rye was heaven in my mouth, and the side of super-crispy seasoned sweet potato fries with vermont maple syrup for dipping didn't hurt either : )
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| mom's crab cake |
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| han's chicken quesadilla |
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| my reuben...again... |
for dinner, han and i decided to enjoy a sisters' night out while we still share the same last name. we went to honey, a small plates restaurant with artisan cocktails and innovative cuisine. they recommend 2-3 small plates per person, so we opted for 4 shared plates and were not at all disappointed with our choices...or the portion sizes...
1. porcini-parmesan risotto cakes with a lemon-vanilla emulsion, black garlic puree, crushed hazelnuts & arugula sprouts
2. spice-rubbed scottish salmon, soft corn tortillas, sweet corn & charred poblano relish with black truffle cream
3. duck samosas - sweet & salty braised duck wrapped in flaky pastry and fried, finished with spicy aji amarillo creme fraiche and apricot chutney
4. lobster in a tomato and miso broth, served gratin-style with bubbly mozzarella over korean rice dumplings, topped with bonito flakes
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| credit {here} |
is your mouth watering yet?
and then for dessert we ventured over to bobby's for pumpkin mousse sponge cake with a side of pumpkin ice cream filled with chunks of gingerbread cookie dough.
as you can see, i was blessed with a week of amazing cuisine, and i thoroughly enjoyed every single mouthful.
so, mavens, have any super good food lately? you know i'm all about a good meal...
last night craig and i decided to get take out. it was too hot to cook, and we wanted to try a pizza place my cousin and his wife recommended. pina's pizza in doylestown is your typical pizzeria. booths line the right wall and the counter flanks the left. their pizzas are massive. seriously, they are some of the biggest and most extravagantly topped pizzas i've seen in quite a while.
pizzas topped with penne vodka, chicken parm or stuffed with spinach and cheese. we opted for a 1/2 eggplant and ricotta, 1/2 sundried tomato pie.
typically i eat 2 to 2 1/2 slices. well, pina's pizza was so huge and so rich, i would barely finish one slice! needless to say, we have A LOT of leftovers : )
while we waited for our pizza, we wandered around the shopping center and found the latest philadelphia magazine. their cover story? "the very best pizza." ironic, no? now, craig and i have quite a few more pizza joints to try... i think we have our work cut out for us.
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| they know just what to say to me... |
i hope that you all enjoyed (or should i say "are enjoying") the long weekend. since craig and i both have off today, we went into doylestown with olive. we grabbed some coffees, walked around looking at the cute houses and then stopped at lilly's gourmet to pick up sandwiches (and an extra big cookie) for lunch.
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| food counter at lilly's |
while we meandered around town, i was having a blast with this phone app i just discovered (thanks to amanda). it's the fxcamera app. it's free, and it's awesome. my favorite is the toy camera setting which saturates the picture with color and produces some really cool effects. so much fun! here are some shots from our walk around town.
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| pola(nd)roid setting |
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| toy camera setting |
