I’ve done a terrible job taking pictures of my food lately. Trent brought me treats from Tartine Bakery, and they were as beautiful as they were delicious. But did I photograph them? Nah, too busy stuffing them in my face. For the record, if you’re ever in San Francisco, the chocolate hazelnut tart is orgasmic. The frangipani tart isn’t half bad either.
He also brought me a bar of Askinosie chocolate (77%):
Uh-maze-ing! No fillers, no emulsifiers, and they work directly with cocoa farmers, paying above fair trade prices for their beans. It has a lovely “green”-ish taste that less processed chocolate often has. As you can see, we’ve already gone through half of the bar.
On the homemade side of things, I’ve been putting lemon curd in everything. For instance, it went in my banana-peach-chia softserve:
and in my almond butter-chia oats:
Lemon curd in oats is a revelation. It takes oats to a magical dimension that I didn’t know existed. And have I mentioned that lemon curd is stupidly easy to make? All it takes is a little forearm strength – you’ve got to man a whisk for about 10 minutes, and then you’re rewarded with pure lemony sunshine.
There have also been some savory eats. Yesterday we did a crockpot dinner. It’s a little weird to prep dinner at 8 in the morning, but it’s fantabulous to come home from a workout to find dinner ready and waiting. This dish consisted of a cut of beef (I don’t remember exactly what it was, but it’s the kind you use in London broil), an eggplant, a bunch of potatoes, tarragon, rosemary, tomato sauce, red vermouth (makes a great substitute for cooking wine!), and water. It was great, but I again failed to take a picture.
Trent has been on the photography ball, however. He made me document the sandwich he had for lunch the other day, which was pretty awesome.
Our direct-from-the-farm eggs, jalapeno cheese, and sauteed CSA spring onions on Trader Joe’s flourless wheatberry bread. Well done, T!
Today is veggie CSA pickup day, so I should have some good photos and recipes coming your way soon. 🙂
In blogging news, Chocolate-Covered Katie is giving away a spiralizer! Check out her giveaway here.
I must find that chocolate!
I hope you can find some – it’s really delicious!
lemon curd is amazing! I just discovered that the jar in my fridge went funky this weekend when I tried to put it in my oats.. Might have to get motivated and make some soon!
I know, it’s just the best! We’re thinking about investing in some mason jars so we can make a big batch for leisurely use and gifting.
what an adorable bar of chocolate!!!
WOW! That chocolate looks amazing. It’s so cute with the letters on it.
The chocolate was even more adorable before we ate half of it – it spelled out “Askinosie chocolate” when it was whole. Yay chocolate!
Ahh…I want that chocolate! It looks kind of perfect….not waxy and no fillers is right up my alley! And your lemon curd sounds absolutley divine 🙂
Wow you’ve had some amazing looking eats! I want that chocolate! The more natural the better 🙂
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The lemon curd looks so good in everything. Glad to hear it’s so versatile.
Sarah