Five Favorite Food Moments

Over the past few months, I've collected a personal archive of deliciousness found right under my nose, and I am compelled to tell the whole entire blogosphere.

Split a blackberry mint tart and vanilla ice cream with Rachel at Silvertron Cafe in Forest Park

Made myself a simple breakfast: turkey bacon and whole grain toast with avocado, black pepper, and feta.

The love of my life, Hunter, surprising me by having a pizza delivered to my apartment when I was having a not-so-great week.

Locally-made onion marmalade from Dixieland Kitchen, purchased at Local @ the Alys Stephens Center at UAB.  It's amazing on grilled cheese.

And now for my proudest moment:

Eggplant, onion, and garlic pasta with zucchini noodles, grilled chicken, and feta cheese, for Savannah and Heidi's housewarming dinner this past weekend.

The onions were sauteed in olive oil and black pepper with minced garlic, the eggplant was baked before being added to the tomato sauce, and the zucchini noodles were made using a vegetable peeler, and cooked in the microwave to remove excess moisture

Girls on Tuesdays

Getting together every week has become a summer staple for my friends and me. Since I graduated, I was really afraid of losing touch with my closest friends, so I’m always excited to carve out some extra time to see them, and I love getting a chance to cook.  This week, we went to the free movie at Avondale Park to picnic again, and we got to see Mary Poppins.

Our picnic!

photo courtesy of Hollie Parrish, @hollsparr, who also brought the naan

Tonight I made a pretty simple dish.  I cooked squash, zucchini, tomatoes, red onions, and grilled chicken together and topped it with some store-bought curry over jasmine rice.  It was really easy and quick, and it tasted fabulous.

I cooked the squash, zucchini, and onions for a few minutes and then let it simmer with a few dollops of the curry sauce.

Got this at Target. There were other flavors too, but I'm partial to the coconut.

I cooked the chicken, tomatoes, and jasmine rice separately.

Finished product!  I had to put them in tupperware containers to transport to Avondale Park, so my apologies for the ugly presentation.

Don't forget the cider! ;)