thank you and welcome, sincere salmon!

dear sincere salmon,
thank you for your wonderful post re: coca cola chicken and cheez-it mac n cheese! also, welcome to this little blogosphere. i have posted a picture of the sushi platter i had on friday, because it has salmon on it!

update

ok, so it was not a ghost on my pizza, but a smudge on my camera. duh!!

leftover thyme = thyme pizza

everytime i buy fresh herbs, they always go to waste because i can never finish using them. we had fresh thyme from something we made earlier in the week, and this time, i refused to let it go to waste. so, having been to Mozza recently, we were inspired to make a pizza with fresh thyme. but with what else? it was decided that the other ingredients would be fontina cheese, basque cheese, mushrooms, and garlic. the only thing that wasn't "fresh" was the pizza dough we used - sadly, i cannot bake to save my life, so we just used a boboli thin crust pizza crust.


we brushed this lightly with olive oil followed by a sprinkle of sea salt. then scattered freshly sliced cheese over it. next, the mushrooms. finally, tons of fresh thyme and coarsely chopped garlic. this only took about 10 minutes in a 450 degree oven. the smell was wonderful but the taste was even better! by the way, there is a ghost on the left part of the pizza because in every photo i took, that section is blurry. why?!

:::his and hers pizza!:::
i don't eat much meat, but my boyfriend wanted prosciutto on top of his.

coca-cola chicken and cheezy mac!

hello! this is mandy guest contributing from astoria, queens! first i must say we all love your blog, and everything always looks so delicious and expertly prepared. you are very skilled in food photography! anyway, you have inspired me to share my dinner journey from tonight. . .

all day, i had a craving for mac'n'cheese and coca-cola chicken wings. my grandma used to make the coca-cola wings, and i believe that it's a popular dish in asia!

you basically add a full can of coca-cola to a package of chicken wings, and you let it simmer until the liquid evaporates and you're left with a sweet thick sauce. i also added some soy sauce, salt, and pepper.

next up, i wanted to have a macaroni and cheese casserole. i wanted to make it a little more healthy, so i mixed fresh cooked broccoli with whole wheat pasta. i then stirred in two cans of campbell's cheese soup, a little bit of milk, and some shredded sharp chedder cheese. FYI the cheese soup mixture is based on one of DGL4HBOT's famous mac'n'cheese recipes that i altered a bit here.

but i had a secret ingredient that i wanted to try: CHEEZ-ITS!

i placed the pasta/broccoli/cheese mixture into a baking pan, and crumbled the Cheez-Its on top. this is how it looked when it came out of the oven!

and finally, here is how everything came together. don't laugh at the fact that I'm still using Christmas bear-theme plates, ok? ha ha!

yes, I had more than 1 helping. the end!

my very own shoe ad

just kidding. just liked the contrast against the white rug. i've only worn these shoes once, but they are so comfortable for being such high heels. plus, they are shiny and i like shiny things.


i think maybe i'm a little afraid to wear them again, because last time i tripped/stumbled twice in these, at work. also because they are so shiny, they probably blind people!