This just in...

Lightning strikes twice in one day! Inspiration lightning of course. While this meal wasn't particularly complicated or unique, it did taste absolutely delicious and turned yucky chicken (and by that I mean boring, not rancid) into a delectable treat.

Yellow Curry

We put apples and raisins and other choice vegetables into this Indian style curry. We also used fresh ginger which we picked up in our weekly run to Stanley's. In addition to chicken stock, we also used yoghurt which aptly paired with these spices.

After dinner we made hot chocolate with Ghiradelli's Ground Chocolate and a bit of Orange Essence. Alas, even the sweetness of this dessert could not counter the bitterness of the TV episode we watched in which everyone seemed to be failing at life.

Thankfully, we are doing well by ourselves--much better than those folks. Emily's dad concurs and even went so far as to call us "Young Urban Sophisticates." We thought that was pretty funny.

On Lunch: A Stroke of Brilliance

Today Emily had a stroke of brilliance. After a week of very sad food (except for Thursday's tasty asparagus-leek soup) she had plenty of food mojo saved up and it resulted in this meal of perfection:

Baked Apples with Brie and Honey

Indeed. It was fantastic. We used the honey Emily brought back from Pickford, Michigan after spending a week with her family in the UP. It is particularly floral and we reserve it for occasions such as these since it has no business being eaten on our cheerios. (Side note--we might have a bit of a problem with honey...we have three different types currently each of which is reserved for specific purposes.)

Emily also baked some crispy biscuits to eat this delicious spread on. They ended up a little flatter than expected, but it actually turned out for the better in my opinion. They stood up to the sweetness of the apples which in turn offset the richness of the brie. The texture was perfect. Each of the layers melded into the next--soft with crisp, salty with sweet.

It was an excellent lunch.

And we ate it all.

Breakfast is great!

it's yummy in my tummy I can't wait!
There's cereal, French toast, eggs and ham,
pancakes and syrup, bagels and jam,
I wish it were breakfast so I could see,
breakfast for me!

So after a late night watching too much light makes the baby go blind I had a whole cohort of peoples at the house, so of course breakfast abounded! I will admit, it was slightly less impressive than when Mia and I rolled out of bed ten minutes before Ted arrived to make pancakes, banana muffins, bacon and poached eggs, but it was epic in an appropriately Embly style.
You may not know this but I'm a breakfast fiend!
And yes I know how to do it best so back the heck off!
I mean....if I'm in my home I prefer to have breakfast in the manner that I choose....any breakfast is of course delightfully welcome, honestly you're talking to a girl who eats cheerios most mornings.

Anyhow we had cinnamon buns that we bought and Alex prepared

cornbread,

and eggs and bacon...this is Alex's plate!

Hooray breakfast...also Ross loves cornbread!

Emily Cooks Stir Fry?

"Oh my goodness gracious what happened to my stir fry?" Embly asked irritably of her bean sprouts.

"It wasn't us!" they clamored.

Yes it was. The stir fry went from delicious to funky and it was all your fault bean sprouts. All your fault.

But we have moved on.

Emily also made banana muffin-cookies with our last remaining banana which had begun to brown. She didn't necessarily intend for them to be muffiny, but they are and they are delicious. And fluffy.

We will give some of the cookies to Ross who demanded them and Shane'sie who deserves them.

A Very Cozy Kitchen

Last night before we went to bed, Emily commented that she loves our apartment. It really has been the perfect place for us.

In particular, our kitchen has turned out much better than expected. My parents gave us a free standing counter top which has made the space much easier to use than when we first moved in and with a few finishing touches we made it quite cozy. We put a chair that my brother painted in the kitchen so people can visit with us when we cook and there is an absolutely thriving basil plant on one of the window sills.

This morning I saw a pair of cardinals eating from our bird feeder through the kitchen window so I stopped washing dishes for a bit to just sit and listen to them chit chat with each other.

I'm glad to finally have the comfort and familiarity of my very own kitchen.

Midnight French Toast and Fried Apples

The title says it all really. Emily and I had a late start on dinner, but it turned out delicious. We had French Toast with fried apples and home-made whipped cream. It was beautiful and quite tasty, but you can really only eat a little bit of something so sweet and rich. The best part is, the meal was completely inspired by our keen sense of thrift. Our apples had begun to brown and their texture was a bit off. Rather than throwing them away we turned them into exactly the meal we were in the mood for.

Right now I'm in the process of making fried rice to have in the refrigerator for later. It's always good for me to have food on hand because, as much as I enjoyed last night's dinner, it certainly doesn't factor in well with my eating healthy plan. If I have food prepared, I can always grab it in a moment of hunger rather than eating unhealthy, albeit delicious, snacks.

Today Was a Sad Food Day

Not sure what happened to all of that marvelous food we've been eating. Today's culinary rating was maybe a 4 out of 10 if I'm generous. I had a banana for breakfast and cheerios and applesauce for lunch. Dinner was certainly tastier since my mom took me out to the Beer Bistro. I had a chopped salad, which was exactly what I was in the mood for, but did not leave me satisfied for long. Alas, I have nothing wonderful to write about.

Emily had a bowl of cheerios with honey for breakfast, a tasty falafel sandwich from the Nile and a fizzy root beer. She had a $1 chocolate milkshake snack from the C-shop on campus and for dinner a microwaveable bowl o' dinner which turns out involved shrimp. Yuck. currently she is eating applesauce with cinnamon (and cloves!).

Didn't you want to know all of that? We felt guilty for not posting and figured we should develop good habits even if we don't have exciting foods to talk about. Perhaps tomorrow Emily will post on one of the many delicious meals we've had recently, if only to remind us that we are capable of such things.