I Heart Thai!

If you have not tried Thai food you have not lived!

My favorite place,

Thai Chili in Rocklin.

Yes, it's true they work at a snail's place,

but if you have the time,

dine at the restaurant-it's beautiful but plan to stay awhile.

If you need to get out in a hurry,

order some take-out and arrive 15 minutes later

than the suggested pick-up time!

Some great things to try...

Panaang Curry with Chicken (yummy-spicy...)

Black Rice (so, so good...)

Spring Rolls (addictive...)

And after an "at-home" date night of take-out,

I couldn't resist making spring rolls for

the whole family the next day!

I'll post the recipe on my foodie blog soon,

but here it is...

H E A V E N  O N  A  P L A T E !

A Work of Art: Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

I love it.

It's such a contradiction too.

A true beast of a pie.

Hefty,
in your face,
and
don't forget the spikes!

And yet,

it's got an etheral quality.

Very delicate. 

Very...soft.

Hmmmm.

Either way,

it's so, so good.

And while it takes a good bit of work to make,

it's worth all the trouble!

...

Now,

where's my fork...?

Cherry Tomato Summer Pizza

If you're like me,

you planted one too many cherry tomato plants!

We eat, and eat, and eat-

but still,

there's no catching up!

Here's where pizza comes in.

It's a huge surface area of delicious dough just

begging for toppings!

Using your favorite made-it-yourself dough-or courtesy of the store,
cover with gobs of tomatoes, shredded parm, fresh chives,
minced garlic, a crackling of black pepper,
and a drizzle of your best olive oil!

Done!

And all ready to pop into the oven!

425 degrees & 18 minutes later...

Bubbly,

Cheesy,

Crispy,

Crusty,

Crunchy,

Sweet goodness.

...

Now that's summer!