I Think I'm Still Full

How about you? Thanksgiving this year was a fun adventure that involved street-side at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and a trip to the farm in Canada. The continual theme throughout? A lot of delicious food and fun photo opportunities! This week I want to share a couple of photographs that don't directly include edibles, but do contain a whole lot of color (yellow and orange) and flavor. Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and got some much needed respite from work and/or school!

Sunny Side Up!

I would say that this is a fair warning to cut back on McDonalds . . .

Comfort Food (and Drink)

Lunch at my most favorite restaurant in the Hudson Valley this past Sunday (all of you upstate New Yorker's know that the Hudson Valley is a haven for good quality cuisine). We had this fantastic late afternoon lunch the day after the abominable Saturday snow storm - a nice field trip in the snow with a super comforting meal: Nachos with organic jalepenos, cheddar, spicy black beans, avocado, fresh pico de gallo, and sour cream - crispy olive oil french fries with wasabi aoli - refreshing grapefruit cocktails. It was a colorful and delicious event that helped to ease the pain of the early snowfall!

The pensive & bold drink. 

Crisp & Golden Grapefruit.

Jalepenos 

Perfect meal. Perfect color combo. Christmas reds and greens. Autumn crispy golds and yellows. 

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup - Food Network Style

One of my guilty pleasures is a delicious, mouth watering little show called "Best Thing I Ever Ate" on the Food Network. Every episode makes me drool. The show consists of various chefs describing in painstaking detail their favorite meals from different restaurants. Beautiful photography, beautiful filming, and lots and lots of attractive food. What could be better in a food show?

Another guilty pleasure of mine is creamy tomato soup and crispy grilled cheese sandwiches (preferably on sourdough bread with sharp cheddar and spicy mustard). I would happily eat this for lunch every day. This video comes from a delightful episode entitled 'Hidden Treasures' all about delicious meals in little, lesser-know locations. Don't lie, you won't be able to watch this video without getting hungry . . .