What a fun Bowl/Plate/Blate!!
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And so starts (Outdoor Oven) Pizza Saturday!!
YEA!!
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Quick Dinner.
Savory Herb-Rohschinken Crepes filled with Rarebit like Cheese Mix and baked.
Came out really well
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Yum.
I forgot to post last night’s dinner. There was no alcohol involved.
Boneless pork country ribs, seasoned, seared and then simmered all afternoon in hard cider. When the cider got syrupy I added bbq sauce. Green onion, savoy and red cabbage, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower chopped salad, blue cheese dressing.
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We had our rehearsal this afternoon for the benefit show I’m helping organize in two weeks. Turns out I’d been practicing a different version of the final song this whole time 
It was great fun to hang & joke around with my fellow singers and a few bandmates we happen to share between us (keys, drums, bass).
I even managed to swing by a local diner on my way home that makes an uh-MAZing banoffee π, as it happens to be my beloved’s birfday today, and I was glad I could pick up a little surprise sweet treat for him. We shared most of it with our afternoon coffee & saved a few bites for later.
As for WFD — our Lebanese/Indian friends were kind enough to host a combined farewell / bday party for our NYC-bound friends & my boo — as there is molto overlappo in our circle.
The food will no doubt be absolutely delicious, and we look forward to seeing so many of our friends, even if the gathering also means saying good-bye. Couldn’t think of a lovelier way to end the week 
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Pausa in San Mateo is on of our favorite Italian restaurants in the Bay Area and so when we heard that one of the co-owners opened a new restaurants in Palo Alto we got obviously very interested. Sekoya https://sekoyapaloalto.com doesn’t cover Italian cuisine but falls more under the New American label, using influences from everywhere. We came with high expectations based on Pausa but they actually exceeded them - really interesting dishes (e.g. chicken liver mousse with banana bread doughnuts was spectacular) executed flawless. Very good cocktails, relaxed, yet spot on service and really nice ambience with different rooms where you actually could have a conversation. Really great restaurant - we will be back soon
Chicken liver mousse, banana bread doughnuts, mixed fruit compote, blackberries
Tuna tartare, passion fruit vinaigrette, cucumber, mango, kennebec potato chips
Beef tongue skewer, togarashi, radishes, sweet soy
Bear Divide - honeycomb cereal infused bourbon, barenjager, dry curacao, orange bitters
Pomegranate Punch - seedlip spice 94, lime, pomegranate, ginger, orange
Striped bass, risotto, red wine, braised kale, carrot puree
Pork chop, pea puree, grilled pears, sautéed mushrooms, honey mustard sauce
Truffled french fries, herbs, parmesan cheese, truffle aioli
Midnight Cloud - tequila, licor 43, italicus, blood orange, lime, orange blossom cream, cinnamon
Raspy Rose - hibiscus, raspberry, honey, rose, club soda
Chocolate and vanilla gelato sundae, vanilla whipped cream, strawberry crisps, blueberries
Banana Express - gosling dark rum, jamaican pot still rum, creme de banana, fresh lime juice, bitter simple syrup, egg white
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My DH is out of town this week and I gave myself the night off: rotisserie chicken, a massive pile of steamed asparagus with tamari butter, and a kale salad with doctored poppy seed dressing. Easy peasy. More asparagus was et.
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Looks fabulous! Inspiring.
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Happy birthday Mr. Linguafood! The pie looks yummy and it sounds like he had a lovely party.
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Tonight’s dinner was a fish curry with a lot of bok choy. Iced tea on the side because I am pretending it’s spring.
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Happy birthday to your PIC!
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Satisfied my “fried chicken” craving for just a little bit.
Two BISO chicken thighs were marinated/brined for about 24 hours in 1 cup of buttermilk, 1 Tbsp of salt, 2 tsp of paprika, 2 tsp of minced garlic, 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, 1 heaping tsp of freshly ground black pepper, and 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper, all shaken up in a jar and poured over the BISO thighs in a Ziploc bag.
Removed from the fridge for 45 minutes, then let them drip-dry on a rack over a foil-lined roasting pan. Tossed each thigh in some Dixie Fry blend, put back on the rack, sprayed with some cooking spray, and into the convection toaster oven at 375° for about 45 minutes on convection mode.
Side was sautéed green bean with onions, red bell pepper, and summer corn kernels, tossed with Penzeys Tuscan Sunset seasoning blend
There was wine
Do I have to go back to work tomorrow?
:::Sigh:::
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Older kid was supposed to have a friend come over for dinner but there was a last minute cancelation. By kid’s request I made some baked pasta (penne made I’m our pasta machine) with sausage, ricotta and tomato sauce, topped with the obligatory mozz and parm. Not much to look at, especially after I forgot to photograph and it cooled. Served with butter lettuce salads with avocado and pistachios. It’s a classic, and always yummy, which is great as I’ll probably remake when the friend actually comes over some other time 
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Vegetable free dinner tonight.
Asian style baked and glazed chicken thighs and drumsticks with crispy potato wedges. Veggies can wait till tomorrow.
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Happy birthday to your boo
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“Bangers and mash” Bangers were Irish O’Garlic sausages, mash was a combo of potatoes and cauliflower, butter, sour cream and green onion with onion gravy and buttered petite peas; red onion, tomatoes, cucumber salad, oo&v dressing, basil.
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Happy Birthday to your beloved.
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