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Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Holiday potluck dinner (and chocolates!)
This one's a bit out of order - I'm catching up from the past few days...
The Saturday before Christmas we had a holiday potluck at our house. Here's some of the food we ate:
Our contribution was dessert. Patty and I made truffles and chocolate "cookies" (as well as a raspberry sauce for cheesecake).
I was inspired to make truffles after seeing Mark Bittman's video about chocolate ganache.
Here are some pictures of the truffles:
Patty found the recipe for the chocolate cookies on this blog: L'Atelier Vi. We modified the recipe by using candied ginger instead of orange.
Here are some pictures of the chocolate cookies:
Both are very easy to make and very tasty (we've been snacking on them almost daily). We also made bunch of extra truffles and cookies and gave them as gifts for the holidays. For those of you who tried our chocolate treats...we hope you enjoyed them! Could this be the start of a new business for us?!?
The Saturday before Christmas we had a holiday potluck at our house. Here's some of the food we ate:
Our contribution was dessert. Patty and I made truffles and chocolate "cookies" (as well as a raspberry sauce for cheesecake).
I was inspired to make truffles after seeing Mark Bittman's video about chocolate ganache.
Here are some pictures of the truffles:
Patty found the recipe for the chocolate cookies on this blog: L'Atelier Vi. We modified the recipe by using candied ginger instead of orange.
Here are some pictures of the chocolate cookies:
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Santa, holiday lights, and Little Saigon
Forgot to post this picture earlier...
We were driving behind Santa and his sleigh (or carriage) last weekend!
Yesterday night we went to Little Saigon for dinner. On our way there, we made a few stops to check out some holiday light displays.
Here are a few pics from an impressive display (@ 5309 W. Barbara Ave., Glendale, AZ):
It's quite a setup. There are lights galore (some even timed to the music) and a bunch of animated objects.
BTW, AZCentral.com has a great guide (w/ handy printable maps) to holiday lights around the Valley. Find it here.
On to Little Saigon...
This was our third visit there. We ordered a Banh Xeo and Pho Tai.
Like the last time we had it, the Banh Xeo was very good. It consisted of two large crepes filled with pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts, served with fish sauce and a plate of fresh herbs and veggies.
This was the first time that we've had pho tai at Little Saigon. The broth was a bit too oily and tasted kind of flat - I couldn't taste any of the typical spices. It tasted pretty much like beef broth. Overall, it still wasn't bad. The beef was tender, the noodles had the right consistency, and the herbs were fresh.
We were driving behind Santa and his sleigh (or carriage) last weekend!
Yesterday night we went to Little Saigon for dinner. On our way there, we made a few stops to check out some holiday light displays.
Here are a few pics from an impressive display (@ 5309 W. Barbara Ave., Glendale, AZ):
It's quite a setup. There are lights galore (some even timed to the music) and a bunch of animated objects.
BTW, AZCentral.com has a great guide (w/ handy printable maps) to holiday lights around the Valley. Find it here.
On to Little Saigon...
This was our third visit there. We ordered a Banh Xeo and Pho Tai.
Like the last time we had it, the Banh Xeo was very good. It consisted of two large crepes filled with pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts, served with fish sauce and a plate of fresh herbs and veggies.
This was the first time that we've had pho tai at Little Saigon. The broth was a bit too oily and tasted kind of flat - I couldn't taste any of the typical spices. It tasted pretty much like beef broth. Overall, it still wasn't bad. The beef was tender, the noodles had the right consistency, and the herbs were fresh.
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