BB me...BBque!

J// Homemade Chinese BBQ pork (Sa Siu/Cha Siu)

deliciously easy! (because i cheated) Chinese BBQ pork! kickin it homeschool I used bottled marinade for the bbq pork, however I chose to use a pork tenderloin and never looked back. awsomly sticky and sweet and sooo sooo juicy!

IT'S BED TIME CHICKEN!!!

J// Oven Roasted Chicken on a bed of Veggies

Simple oven roasted chicken, seasoned with salt,pepper, and fennel. on a bed of mixed veggies. all deliciously roasted together in the oven nice and slowly. Simple, delicious, comfort food.

Your Pita is showin'.

T// Pita-Flatbread Appetizers

In an attempt to throw together an appetizer for a meal with the chicken already half-roasted in the oven, I twice halved pitas into substitute flatbread for my flatbread apps, shown in my 2009 summer BBQ meal post. The flatbread is usually brushed lightly with EVOO, but I used garlic spread on these pita-flatbreads and it made a huge difference. Includes the typical herbs and cheeses, with fresh button mushrooms and vine ripe tomatoes of my flatbread apps. They came out of the oven crispy, garlicy, and yummy. Love it. Definitely on the Repeat Menu.

It-sa Me-a .. Tiramisu!

T// Bailey's Irish Cream Mocha Tiramisu Cake

My first attempt at Tiramisu! I debated between doing a whole cake and doing individual servings in little cups and ended up obviously, with the cake, just because it's more practical for storage.. and quicker. =) Instead of lady fingers soaked in a liqueur and coffee, I made a moist chocolate cake and soaked it in 2 shots of expresso and Bailey's Irish Cream. (smiles x2 [I'm a coffee junkie]) The cake filling is the traditional Italian marscapone, egg yolks, and sugar. I frosted the cake with homemade whipped cream strongly spiked with Bailey's, finishing everything off with lots of cocao powder, dark chocolate shavings, and chocolate truffle shavings and served it a little bit of chocolate sauce. =) Bon Appetit-o?

Kum-quat? Kum-Again!

T// Kumquat Glass Custard Tarts

Kumquat glass after over an hour in the oven..

Custard Tarts before going into the oven


Final Result: Kumquat Glass Custard Tarts sprinkled with icing sugar
Delicious eggy-creamy-citrusy goodness. =)

Kh-uhm-kw-ahwt. Kumquat.

T// Candied Kumquat Tarts Served with sprinkled Icing Sugar

These were delish. Crispy and flaky crusts with savoury sweet and just-the-right-amount-of-bitter from the rind of the candied kumquats.

Delicious Tuesday Roast!

J// S&P and Fennel Crusted Prime Rib Roast



Ground rock salt, pepper corns, and fennel seeds.



Salt, Pepper, and Fennel Crusted Prime Rib Roast.



Delicious Crusted Prime Rib Roast on a bed of Roasted Veggies that were cooked under the Roast, picking up all that deliciousness.