Lil Bro Birthday Dinner

That was my slice of cake, definitely one of my all time favorite type of cake. Very light and fluffy, not too sweet with plenty of smooth cream and fresh fruits.

Pomegranate Citrus Herb Crusted Turkey with stuffing

Oddly, I was craving turkey, though thanksgiving is just around the corner. So I made a Citrus Herb crusted Turkey, it came out really nicely. In the words of my brother, when I asked him how the turkey was he said, "It was love." He asked me if I used butter on the skin because it was buttery and crispy and smooth. My reply, No, no butter, I tried to use very little ingredients so that the flavors I selected would shine through. I made the usual sides of stuffing and mashed up yukon golds, but realize I didn't have any cranberry left. So I told my brother to pick up some, since i was waiting on the turkey and was preparing for an exam and he was already out and about. He never did buy the cranberries, he had forgotten them. He said, "let me get a rain check on that." So I improvished and found some pomegranates in the fridge. It added sweetest with a tart bite and of course color, so it came through well.

Seafood Fiesta 10.13.2010

If anyone has ever eaten at Cinderella in Central Sq Cambridge, Mass. they should try it out. The dish has definitely changed since I last had it, but it is still good.
Their Seafood Fiesta is made up of Fettuccine, shrimp, clams, mussels and calamari in a pink sauce. I knew I should have taken a pic before I dived into the dish! Oh well, there is always a next time.
So a few weeks later I was craving it and decided I'll make my own version of it. A good friend of mine, David always grow a ton of heirloom tomatoes every year. This year I didn't grow any tomato, so he gave me a few, I decided to use it in my recipe.
I used whole grain linguine instead of fettuccine, my mom says fettuccine looks like tapeworms after they have been cooked, so we try not to use it. I added clams, mussels and calamari, but no shrimp, since we didn't have any, but it turned out nicely.
I paired it with ciabatta sticks loaded with whole cloves of roasted garlic and topped with extra virgin olive oil (store bought) and a vanilla whipped cream cake for dessert (store bought).