Five wonderful things in no particular order:
1. THE GREATEST FRENCH TOAST IN THE WORLD
I came up with that name for this recipe when I was thinking about it in my head. I wanted to incorporate all the best things about other french toast recipes I have really enjoyed, subtle orange flavorings, a buttery sweet coconut crust, and a custardy interior. Of course, the french toast doesn't live up to the name, but it was pretty good! I think I need to up the orange flavor even more next time.
Of course, as would be expected, THE GREATEST FRENCH TOAST IN THE WORLD does create a lot of dirty dishes.
2. Deep dish pizza
This recipe actually fires a shot across the bow of Zachary's Pizza in Berkeley (and Danville, etc.). However, Zachary's laughs off that shot and proceeds to sink this pizza as Zachary's is still easily better. This one I don't have to drive 600 million miles for either though and it is quite delicious. I linked the recipe (free for another couple of months from Cook's Illustrated) above. The version I made (from the print magazine) didn't have sausage and I added spinach to one of the pizzas; other than that though the recipes are identical to what I made.
I used a pie plate and a cheese cake form pan as I didn't have the cake pan it calls for. Both worked well, but the form pan leaked olive oil all over the oven! So, lesson learned next time I will probably use two pie plates.
All the fun kitchen tools we received for Christmas have really been a motivating factor for getting into the kitchen!
3. Zoey Tricks
Zoey is missing all the treats she gets for showing off to the kids. She therefore demanded we make this movie in hopes that she would be sent treats.
4. Christmas Pictures
We had such a great Christmas (as usual) and feel so lucky to be spoiled by all of you. It was so great to see everyone and hang out for a few days. Looking forward to the next one!
Here are some random pictures that I liked of the festivities:
5. Puzzle
Yay! Utopia achieved.
One procedural thing in the only order one thing can be in:
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Justin and I went riding out West of Portland and were treated with some sunshine! (Then, January hit on Sunday and it poured but yesterday it didn't rain.)
I know some of you will argue otherwise but I have the best husband ever! (Yes, the flowers are in beer boot cup, my vases must be at my parents house.)
