Happy food :)

We're new to this whole blogging thing, so we're still in the process of figuring it out and setting up the page exactly how we'd like. We managed to get some color for the background, but the whole thing just looked sad and lonely... not exactly the vibe we wanted to be sending. So, in the interim as we fine tune everything, I've thrown together a little bit of happiness to live as our header. Meet the happy food mascots of the pit:

For those of you artsy folks, I used a scanned in sketch underlay and traced over it in Adobe Illustrator CS3 with the brush + pen tools (yeah, I know, I'm a bit behind on the updates but it still works).

Toodles for now!

simple times

Sometimes I like to keep it simple, I would like to consider it a modern "minimalist" attitude and not just plain laziness. Think of it anyway you wish, some nights I like to take it easy. Here are two dinners from the last few nights when I felt more couch-inclined than usual.

Tofu is great, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. My mother is a wiz with the stuff, but let's not get into that right now.

Super simple: cut, throw in a medium hot pan with *oil, add **soy, braise until just crisp on edges. Slice up a few ripe tomatoes, maybe saute up some onions and peppers, a few greens, spoonfull of plain yogurt and wrap it all up in your favorite flat carbohydrate. Done deal.

... The other white meat...

On sunday juli took me to this awesome eatery by the name of "urth cafe" I had a great sandwich, that inspired me in this next creation.

Chicken breast

Cilantro

Jalapeno

*Oil

Garlic

Basil

Lemon

Romano/Pecorino/Parm/whatever

Greens/sprouts/pea shoots/whatever

Yummy bread

S&P

Saute chicken boobz in *oil and diced jalepeno/cilantro/lemon magic with dashes of s&p on occasion. Blend Basil, garlic, cheese, *oil and a squeeze of lemon into a quick pesto while the bird cooks. Split bread and toast, spread with pesto both sides and nest a chicken inbetween with sprouts. Sliced tomato and fresh mozzarella are also great !

neato !

*Extra Virgin Olive (always unless otherwise specified)

**Soy sauce low sodium/tamari/doesn't matter

Green means go

Juli and I have been harboring an idea for a while now that someday we would like to own and run a small cafe, where we may share our food, hospitality, creativity and shenanigans with others. The dream of owning a cafe may be a far off now, but there is nothing stopping us from sharing our passions with others. We intend to share food, toys, crafts and anything else we enjoy with all who happen to stumble into the pit! Welcome and enjoy!