Fuzzy Melon Attack

So...my mom gave me a freakishly large fuzzy melon this past Houston trip. It is large enough to last me for days on end. I wanted to do a fuzzy melon omelet with little white fish (which i think are actually called silver fish?) but apparently, this fuzzy squash was much too old for that. My only options were either soup, braise, or cutting into cubes and doing some sort of a wet stirfry. Being my father's daughter, I opted to braise. The first night (and first attempt) I did fuzzy melon braised with stuffed fried tofu (stuffed with a mixture of ground beef, bacon, and dried shitakes). Pictured above is braise attempt #2. It was pretty tasty if I do say so myself, and probably seconded by Iron Tyler. This was another braise, MUCH longer braise, with sliced shitakes, some dried shrimp, fish cakes, and sliced egg tofu. MMmmmm!!! Just like momma used to make.

Yogurt Batch #2

Batch one was, as Iron Tyler constructively stated, "like sweetened cream cheese". I hope batch two can only be more to his liking. It is more to my liking. I don't think it will be as thick, but it has a similar taste. Maybe less sweet? I'm experimenting with different sweeteners...in this case sweetened condensed milk. Hmmmm... we shall see. Still sticking to yogurt flavor. The verdict is still out. :-/

Almond Jello Popsicles

Me ma brought me a box of almond jello pudding to make for my friends, but instead of just making the jello and adding fruit cocktails like the norm (pictured above) I used the same ingredients and made popsicles!! They were quite tasty, but we ate them all before I could take a snapshot. I think there's one left in iron tyler's fridge...but I doubt it managed to survive the night. I need to figure out how to make the overall consistency less icy. These pops were MUCH better than the redbean (which needed much more sugar) and the avocado (which are more of an acquired taste). gj gj!

AvoPop

Ladies and gentlemen. I HAVE DONE IT. Avocado Popsicle. Not for the feint of heart or non avocado lovers. This bad boy punches your tastebuds with avocado flavor like a brick to the face. It...could have probably been diluted a little bit more though... But *I* still liked it. More icy treats to come!

Good Beef

Good beef will always beef. Remember the July 4th beef? (yes ONE steak managed to stow away in my fridge...still good tho...shut it) Stir fried beef with mushroom and hoisen. And some random greens from my parents garden. Oh so good~

Nostalgia

This was my favorite thing to eat in college from the Maybee Cafeteria. Baked sweet potato with green onion, pine nuts, S&P with a side salad. Oh Trinity...you and your baked sweet potato man... how I miss you sometimes.

Satisfy your every desire Saturday.

This Saturday, we did not let anything stop us and just went with the flow. It all started with a trip to the White Rock Lake Market...and ended as close to sandwich heaven as possible.

Rose Sorbet? Sure!
Bread from Empire Bakery? Yes!
Baguette to munch on whilst we walk!!
Even MORE bread from the Empire booth? Double yes yes!!
Should we make a sandwich with this round loaf? Why not?
We're hungry! We can go to the Deli!
Deli Meats? We are at a deli...
Cheese too? Why the hell not?
Basil? Tomato? Oil and vinegar? Yes^3!!
Toasted? DUH~

And so...we used our bounty and created...

All in all. VERY YES!
Picture by Moi. Sandwich glory goes to Iron Tyler.