I started off this blog to really be a history and future of my life through the eyes of my adventures with food.
Experiences with different types, places, and recipes, why I love (and hate) certain ones. I haven't done it, I have used this great tool to somehow show the crazy side of myself, still not showcasing what makes me tick. As you can guess, its food. I said FOOD!!! Glorious, mouth watering, eye watering FOOD!
Well, for my New Year's resolution I have promised myself that I will share my thoughts and experiences with you. Bear with me, I may ramble, lose consciousness, jump for joy or cry.
Now here is my first story.....
Andy and I went to Europe in June 2007, arriving in Barcelona Spain for three days, leaving on a cruise ship and visiting France, all over Italy, Greece, Croatia and arriving back in Barcelona to catch a train to Pamplona to run with the bulls.
What I wanted to do on this trip, especially was to collect cookbooks. Much to Andy's dismay, his thought was "I am going to be the one that has to lug these books halfway across the world"!
So I promised him that I would NOT buy books (only to hold this promise until I found ones that I couldn't live without). Luckily for him, I did not find anything to bring home.
However, the experiences we had was out of this WORLD!!!
When I was told about this trip, I went to have lunch at a friends restaurant that he owned. As I told him about the trip, his eyes got REALLY big and said "You have got to go El Bulli's" "What's that I asked. He went on to describe this incredible restaurant that was nominated to be the #1 restaurant and #1 chef in the WORLD!!!! I just sat there and looked at him, what do you say to that? He told me that it was in the small coastal town of Roses about 1.5 hours from Barcelona.
I am making reservations, no problem I thought I have six months before we leave. What I didn't know that this very special restaurant is EXTREMELY SPECIAL! It is only open 6 months out of the year, with only 8,000 reservations to be had, with over one million people try to get a reservation! They sit you at early evening and serve you over 37 courses! You will be there until 2AM, stopping in between to go outside in the courtyard just to readjust your stomach.
So website found, looking all through it, find the reservation site, heart jumping, which stopped when it said that the reservations for the year are full. What???? I even told Andy we are just going to have to drive up and look at it. That didn't happen. So I yearn for the time that we are back and I promise that I will be able to get there!
This morning I went on Amazon.com because I wanted the Mario Batali's cookbook of "On the Road Again in Spain" which showed Tapas (which I LOVE) and different cities with different meals (more stories, on that later)
On this site they had El Bulli cookbook, which makes me drool to the tune of $385.00!!! Don't think I could actually do that guilty pleasure anytime soon! However, I noticed that they have a cookbook called "One day at El Bulli" for $30.00!!! Yea Baby! Over 600 pages, I can't wait!
Update: Looked at the site, sold out! Asked for us to look in December 2009 for 2010! WOW!
So please if you have a moment, please read the website www.elbulli.info.com I promise you will not be disappointed, I promise.
So enough for today, see there is a serious side to me, well maybe a partial side.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bunny Tracks to our door
AWWWW! Look how cute! Little bunny tracks to our front door! He must be cold!
Wow! Music does heal the savage beast!
My son's friend was over, he walked out and said "What the ......?" We have to keep ourselves entertained!
Little Chicken is ready for Spring!
YOU ARE NOT COMING IN YOU LITTLE CHICKEN! NO MORE CHANCES OF ANOTHER WILD FIGHT IN MY LIVINGROOM!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Trying out my new camera
Really like how it works on making the dock blurred in the background. This was fun but COLD
Sunset after storm
This was taken after a snow storm out of my kitchen window, what a lovely sunset!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Ok Is this EVER going to STOP!!!!
Well, it is 2:18 Friday afternoon and the first of three storms have hit right now!
It is supposed to snow all day until tomorrow and then on Sunday and Monday, up to 24" of new snow! YIPPEE!!! Good thing I went to the store (so did everyone else) and get supplies for this weekend. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. We are going to have Kim and Daryl over and the menu will consist of: Steak Oscar (filet Mignon, Asparagus and crab with a Bearnaise sauce over it) Potato Anna, and a beautiful Black Forest Trifle, which I am in the process of making today so it will sit overnight.
I have taken pictures of the process, if I get to it, I will post pictures.
It's cold outside, windy, wet and ucky!!!! I am staying in the house!
It is supposed to snow all day until tomorrow and then on Sunday and Monday, up to 24" of new snow! YIPPEE!!! Good thing I went to the store (so did everyone else) and get supplies for this weekend. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. We are going to have Kim and Daryl over and the menu will consist of: Steak Oscar (filet Mignon, Asparagus and crab with a Bearnaise sauce over it) Potato Anna, and a beautiful Black Forest Trifle, which I am in the process of making today so it will sit overnight.
I have taken pictures of the process, if I get to it, I will post pictures.
It's cold outside, windy, wet and ucky!!!! I am staying in the house!
Monday, February 9, 2009
More SNOW!!! February 9th
Andy Shoveling us out of the SNOW
My snow boots
Boogers on my horse's nose!Snow Snow Snow! Snow!!!! They said there were three storms coming into Southern California, they said we were going to get snow, it never stops amazing me! School is called due to the snow, All highways are closed, 330 due to a snow slide, 38 closed and 18 has to have chains with 4 wheel drive....Cal Trans has stopped plowing due to the amount of stupid people on the road so now they have put a R3 condition Chains required on ALL cars and trucks!
I have decided to look for spring stuff for my garden and for new patio furniture, just wishing for spring! Wishful thinking!
You will see the amount of snow with pictures I have taken, more storms to hit this weekend, I want SUSHI!!!! Burrrrrrr,,,,,down to 16 tonight! CRAZY!!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Stop this train
Forgive me for being sentimental...being around people you absolutely love and know they love you back...for a moment you own the world then when you realize it is only for a moment, this song by John Mayer says it all: Funny, I never really listened to the words until I was home sick with the flu yesterday. I changed only four words in the song, but it truly reflects what is me....
No I'm not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
I try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
Don't know how else to say it
I don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my Pop
Said "help me understand"
He said "turn eighty-six
You'll renegotiate
Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
Jeanine, honestly we'll never stop this train "
Once in a while, when it's good
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
Cause now I see I'll never stop this train
So the conclusion, Enjoy the ride! This is for my family, love you all! Thank you for all the fun we have and the memories we make (see what happens when I am sick?!)
No I'm not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
I try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
Don't know how else to say it
I don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my Pop
Said "help me understand"
He said "turn eighty-six
You'll renegotiate
Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
Jeanine, honestly we'll never stop this train "
Once in a while, when it's good
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing
Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
Cause now I see I'll never stop this train
So the conclusion, Enjoy the ride! This is for my family, love you all! Thank you for all the fun we have and the memories we make (see what happens when I am sick?!)
Monday, February 2, 2009
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