Happy V-day........1st with BTE

Now into what had happened so far in Feb :)...............

of course of course the Hallmark holiday..........Feb 14.........V-day

The week prior to that..... BTE was at a week long ski trip and at first he told me that he might not be able to make it home on V-day.......and I told him we can always just do it another day.....but then plans changed and he actually made it home......I was super super excited cos it was the first V-day I had with BTE..................he was so cute when he first came back....all mountain man looking!!! It might be weird, but it is actually my favourite look of his.........he is simply a mountain person :)




Anywaz..... since he just got back from his trip, we decided that we should just stay home Sat night......I wanted to treat him with a nice meal.......so I went to Whole Foods and got a bunch of fancy food to make


And on Sat night Feb14......BTE became the first customer of DOT (hehe long story... but basically, if i have a restaurant, it will be named DOT)


and what was on the menu of DOT that night......lets see........


Pan seared Scallops with a saffron Kaffir lime cream sauce





Eggplant Parmesan deconstructed (basically the eggplant is not breaded, so no eggs cause BTE can't have eggs, instead I lined the eggplant construction with some homemade 5 seeds bread that i made the day before)





And finally, Dry aged New York steak with caramelized sweet potatoes and red wine pan jus




Pretty fancy eh..... even impressed by myself :)



The next night, BTE actually took me out for dinner which was really really nice........We went climbing first and then went to this restaurant in Incline Village called Frederick's..... Frederick's can be considered a restaurant that serves fusion food....... California style of food with an Asian twist................We had an awesome night........in fact it was so great that i only remembered to take one picture in the beginning........


and looking at it..... my food is pretty up to par when compared to what is out there....wouldn't you think?

Panko fried oyster and Caesar salad

Thank you so much for everything BTE.......looking forward to the next V-day we will have :)

Chinese New Year.......@ the BLUE!!!

Well Chinese New Year was celebrated a couple of weeks ago :)..................and I hosted this awesome party at the BLUE :)

I was great because i got to celebrate Chinese New Year with some Chinese New Year virgins.......and based on data collected and my analysis.....everyone had a great time.


What better to do with a house full of people and super cold outside? Chinese Hot Pot...........

KD and M, S and A, CS, MW, BTE and I, plus R................we all tried to wear red for good luck and eat and drink till we were too full :)

I got loads and loads of food.... with all kinds of exotic ingredients............and Since AS is a vegetarian.... we had one meat pot and a veg pot........I was so glad that everyone was super adventurous and tried and pretty much liked everything!!!





It looks like everyone is enjoying themselves.......NO? Look at all those mad chopstick skills!!!



Then BTE and CS had a apple pie baked off..............and guess who won :)..... My mighty BTE!!!


the funny thing is we had so much left over that we had a second hot pot night the next night.....and it was still very enjoyable :)


When i looked at that table on that day with everyone surrounding it.....I was so happy I have these friends in Tahoe..........i am so lucky :)

San Francisco................with vistors!!!

I have to first apologized about my laziness....... Yes i have been slacking off with my blog update :P...... Sorry Sorry Sorry........ Actually, I haven't really been slacking off, instead I have been working really really hard, trying to finish this report I have to submit. I was pretty much living at my office.............well plus i just found out that I have been sitting on a $700 dollar office chair, that is why I have been so comfortable at work.... a good way to keep your workers working for long hours eh :)

Anywaz...... too much to update, what to start :)

Ok, lets talk about my first visitors every since i moved to Tahoe!!!!


Yes..... R and his mom came to visit me end of Jan.......I was so happy!!! Well actually R's mom only went to SF and we sort of met up there, but still it was really awesome. Get to see some old friends, had tones and tones of good food and lots and lots of shopping!!!

some fotos to share :)



First this is a place that MW recommended.... I think is called Tu Lan........it is a super super southeast Asia like Vietnamese place.....It totally reminds be of Asia.....and the amount of food they serve you is massive... look at my bowl of veg noodles soup





Then It was Chinese New Year so i decided to go to China town and make some turns......I got a chinese clay pot from the Wok Shop..... still has yet to try making clay pot rice at home.....I can't wait!!! Of course, I have to have one of my favourite street food....Curry fish ball on the way home :)



And of course, I had to pay a visit to Citizen Cake..... and try the creation of chef Elizabeth Falkner. I spend a fortune on some of their famous sandwich (which is actually cookies)....The lemon ones are so good. There is a recipe in gourmet for these cookies... i have to try to make them sometime





Another SF hotspot......Brenda's French Soul Food!!!...........R and I went there for breakfast the last day we were in SF........that place was packed.... but i really like it... it is small and cozy.... just like a place that i would want to have if my dream ever come true:) We had their famous Beignets and I also ordered the Sweet Potatoes pancake with Caramel Pecan sauce......to die for........ the portion was a little too big for me.....so i really wish they can be smaller so i can try more things :)




And then R came back up to Tahoe with me.... and he basically just Ski and Ski and Skied.........

..................I have to say......I love SF!!!