"Food and drink are the glue that keep body and soul [mind] together," says an old Viennese adage. Americans concentrate far too little on their food.

Asparagus Linguini

Rest Linguini in cool water for 30 minutes

Boil Linguini for 10 minutes (with a pinch of salt)

Chop garlic, mushrooms, olives, and red pepper.

Chops asparagus

Saute' veggies with olive oil in a saucepan (add salt and pepper)

I bought I new camera. Wunderbar!

Petite Heat.

Through the past several years, as the majority of my diet has increasingly included healthier food, my palate has altered to desire foods that I had at one point been horrified to see on my plate. Such changes as these have inclined me to adore hot, spicy ingredients.

An amuse-bouche is a small, single bite sized meal. In French it is called "hors d'oeuvre" and in Italian "antipasto." Whatever the linguistic variant, the purpose is to provide either a companion to a fine drink, prompt the appetite of those dining, or highlight an aspect of the main course and possibly a theme of the dinner.

Curried Garbanzo beans with Brussels Sprouts:

Ingredients

Garbanzo beans

Onions

Tomatoe

Cilantro

Curry powder

Fresh and rinsed brussels sprout leaves

Next to working out like a boss (crossfit/cycling), learning German in three weeks, and making money to buy more dishware, I intend to cook/bake/photograph/blog my entire Winter Break. Expect great things.

Cheers,

Evrett.