The First Supper

Yeay, our first homemade meal as husband and wife :)
I'm still getting used to saying that...husband, husband, husband.
Anyway it was yummy. I got to use our new knife, a
Wüsthof Classic Hollow-Ground Chef's Knife. Apparently it is bad luck to give knives as a wedding present and the giver is supersitiously supposed to be "cut" out of your lives within the year. Once we found that out were really bummed considering thats all we really wanted. Our current knives are some sweet QVC ones that Mr.S had to have cause they were such an awesome deal (please note the sarcasm). I've hated these knives since we got them 2years ago.

Anyway apparently you send a penny to the person who graciously gave to the everlasting gift of knives and your friendship is intact. William-Sonoma sent us the penny. How nice! I appreciate good customer service.

So the virginal slicing were with in-season tomatoes. My knife skills are lacking if you can't tell. I finely sliced some in-season tomatoes and sprinkled them with basil, salt, pepper. yummy.

Here's what we had:

- Tilapia (lightly cajun seasoned)
- Fresh Tomatoe Salad (sprinkled with salt, pepper, basil)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (dusted with mixture of flour, graham cracker, buttermilk powder, cajun seasoning)
- Pacifico beer with Lime :)

It was my first time making the Fried Green Tomatoes. Next time I would use less salt and let them rest longer in their own heat to make them juicier.

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Wedding Goodness

Our photographer, Crystal Toole is amazing. I feel so indebted to her. She captured us and our amazing day so beautifully.
sigh..i'm in love. I am going to do a narrowed down slideshow soon. I think she took like 1000 amazing photos. Mucho love to Crystal. Check out her blog with more detailed shots of her amazing wedding photos.

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Cake!

We are going to make our own wedding cake for the wedding.
God help us....I am nervous considering we are doing our flowers as well. BUT how fun would it be to eat our own cake. I know it will be a proud moment for us.
So we are doing the test white cake w/ raspberry filling tonight!

Look for more photos soon! Cake above is aSylvia Weinstock. I love the flowers and the greens. Ours will not be this complex..but this is so beautiful to aspire to.

UPDATE: We decided not to do our cake, we did a test which turned out really neat...and delicious, but we decided it would be WAY too stressful to try to do that and our own flowers.

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New Camera! YEAY

Here are some favorite shots from the last couple of days. I can't stop taking pictures. I took shots right after I got it, then took some inside the house when it was too dark outside, then again the next morning...and a few inside the office while I was figuring out how to upload and such. Look for gratuitous food porn shots soon!

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Sorry No Posty

The posting have been limited at the moment due to the upcoming nuptials !!!
:) BTW we are still using the butter that I made.
Ok I thought of something wonderful that I made recently that would be fantastic for you summer meat grillers.
Enjoy!

Spicy Sticky Ribs
- with -
Lemon Risotto
- with -
Grilled Pinapple
(no recipe - just grill it for 4mins on each side
it will get nice and caramelly gooey)

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Bread Variations

I finally went to the Kerrytown Market this morning (without Mr.S...sorry) I couldn't help it, it was on the way to getting coffee and everything looked so fresh and juicy. Anyway I bought some fabulous bread.
Roasted Garlic Cheddar -&- Jalepano Cheddar

I just cut off the slice of the Roasted Garlic Cheddar, it pretty fantastic.
It getting that time of the month where I become an endless pit for anything carb w/ cheese :)
Here are some links to good recipes for bread I found. Enjoy!

Smoked Cheddar Twists
Cheddar Jalepano Corn Sticks
Monkey Bread (try making the biscuits yourself :)

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