Lone Eagle Grille trip, Nevada.

$10 all you can drink mimosa. Not bad! Crisp champagne, but the orange juice tastes rather store-bought.

Lovely bread basket.

Absolutely love the decor there. There are fireplaces and you can take your drink out on the beach right behind the restaurant.

I ordered scallop salad with fresh greens. It came with Belgian endive, sundried cranberries, saffron pears, and port vinaigrette.

I also ordered chocolate waffles. They were delectable. I believe they used real maple syrup. It was subtle and very sticky. Most importantly, it did not leave a sickly sugary aftertaste.

I saved my scallops for last.

Karen ordered grilled cheese sandwich with porciutto, gorgonzola cheese and tomato bisque (which was absolutely delicious!)

Amit ordered a buffalo burger.

I took the last bites of Liz's creme bruleé. All in all, I was very satisfied with this restaurant. The ambiance and food were absolutely delightful!

Tahoe 02/2010

Not really food related, but we arranged this center piece for our friend's surprise dinner party tonight. Fast and easy and, pretty!

My favorite garlic potato gratin. I put in about half cup of freshly chopped garlic here, with some nutmeg and salt/pepper. Bake on 450F for 50 minutes.

This is my version of ratatouille. I layered a couple of yellow squashes, zucchini, mexican zucchini, 1 tomato, 5 mushrooms, a couple of cloves of garlic, and a shallot. I drizzled it with olive oil then sprinkled herb de provence and oregano on there. Smells good after 40 minutes on 450F.

Sauteéd fennel with lemon juice and salt. Not much magic here, just plain 'ol sauteéing.

Egg Souffle!

Karen made spinach and egg souffle today. I'm going to eat it right now!

My very own: oeufs en cocotte

Ever since I saw Nigella Lawson's oeufs en cocotte, I wanted to try it. Now that I have some white truffle oil from Hannah, it makes the recipe even better! I made this exactly as how Nigella made it in her video.

I used:

1 egg

1 pinch salt

1 pinch white pepper

1 tablespoon half&half

3 drops white truffle oil

Bake in a hot water bath on 375F for 12 minutes. Serve with toasted bread. Result: perfectly runny and creamy eggs.

Dinner with the roommates

Karen made Trifle from scratch.

I made some bacon wrapped asparagus.

Phil made pizza from scratch.

Presents!

I put truffle oil on everything. Roasted asparagus, cheese, pasta, chicken, pizza, etc. etc!