A few weeks ago my roommate’s friend hooked us up with free VIP tickets to The Treasure Island Music Festival. To thank him, I promised to cook dinner.
The menu looked like this:
Watercress Salad with Spring Carrots
Garganelli with heirloom tomato sauce & asparagus
Quesedilla of Vella’s Dry Jack, habenero peppers, & zucchini blossoms w/ avocado mash
Assorted Cheesecakes [...]

So for a dinner date last night I came up with a great menu centered around a live lobster. I didn’t manage to take pictures because I was hectically preparing the meal, but here’s the menu:
White pluot with lemon zest ricotta & olive oil (stolen from Peter’s prosciutto wrapped pluot & ricotta)
Lobster with fresh fava [...]

When my roomate’s girlfriend came to visit from out of town and brought a gigantic thing of blueberries with her, I knew I had to make blueberry muffins. I first tried to procure my ex boyfriend’s mother’s recipe, but when I wasn’t able to get it searched for a good metric recipe. I normally dislike [...]