The new crepe restaurant

I'd recommend it. The bannana caramel crepe was a little sweet for my liking, but the tomato crepe with feta was very good.
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Making Lemon Ginger Marmalade

In keeping with the theme of lemons yesterday, I also made lemon ginger marmalade to finish off our Meyer lemons.  Quite tasty this morning on homemade toast (love those lines on the loaf that the proofing basket leaves behind).

 
In other news, this is my hundredth post on the blog; something I think is an accomplishment in itself, especially since the blog was started on a whim.  A few of the new things I've tried since the start of the blog: bourbon (didn't like), hot pepper flakes (liked), hot toddy with rum (liked), winter biking (totally hooked), hot yoga (the jury's still out, but I've gone about 5 times) and a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie (interesting).   Thanks for reading and I look forward to another 100 posts.

     
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Garlic parmesan popcorn

Delicious paired with a cold beer!
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Avocado Frozen Custard

I've only recently warmed up to eating avacados.  In the interest of venturing out further, I decided to make some avacado frozen custard.  You can see my husband loved it, even before it was frozen!

Here's the recipe from Fine Cooking:

Yields about 1 quart
2 cups whole milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
4 large egg yolks
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
1 Tbs. loosely packed finely grated lemon zest
1/2 Tbs. loosely packed finely grated lime zest
2 medium firm-ripe avocados (6 to 7 oz. each), pitted, peeled, and cut into large chunks
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbs. fresh lime juice

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the milk and sugar over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it just comes to a boil, about 4 minutes. Stir in the vanilla.

Prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with several inches of ice water. Put a smaller metal bowl in the ice water and set a fine strainer on top.

In a medium bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks. Pour about 1/2 cup of the milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from curdling. Pour the egg mixture into the saucepan with the milk mixture and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard thickens slightly, enough to coat the back of the spoon, 4 to 8 minutes. Immediately pour the mixture through the strainer into the small bowl. Stir in the yogurt and zests and cool the custard completely by stirring it over the ice bath.

In a blender or food processor, purée the avocado with the lemon and lime juices and about 1 cup of the cooled custard until smooth. Fold the avocado mixture back into the custard. The mixture should be thick, creamy, and pale green. Freeze the custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer the frozen yogurt to an airtight container and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.

nutrition information (per serving):
Calories (kcal): 240; Fat (kcal): 13; Fat Calories (g): 110; Saturated Fat (g): 3.5; Protein (g): 5; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 7; Carbohydrates (g): 29; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1.5; Sodium (mg): 45; Cholesterol (mg): 115; Fiber (g): 4;

From Fine Cooking 103, pp. 49
December 30, 2009

     
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Making Compound Butter from Scratch

I shook the cream until the fat separated to leave me with butter and buttermilk.  I finally decided to use my quarter cup of homemade butter to make a compound butter with sesame oil and ginger.  We'll try it tomorrow night on some salmon.

     
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Ordering the fish

Not something I do unless it's halibut or salmon. Today, though, I had garlic fish (mahi mahi) at a thai restaurant before going to the airport. Quite tasty.
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Lilikio Quark Gelato

Half lilikio (http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/lilikoi.htm) & half pineapple. A quintessential Hawaiian treat; only second to shave ice.
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Enjoying the fruit of my labor, literally

     

Pomellos are one of my favorite fruit. I like the slightly sweet grapefruit flavor. They are wildly expensive in Anchorage so I took advantage of my location & bought two. The downside is it takes some work to enjoy the tasty insides, the skin is thick & the pith plentiful. Oh, but the reward so wonderful.

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Goat milk

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Green Olives

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