This weekend, my friend Nancy will be visiting. I'm super excited as I plan on introducing her to 19 Bella, a BYO tapas restaurant my husband and I came across earlier this summer. How does 'Butter Poached Lobster Grilled Asparagus & Truffled Bearnaise' sound to you? And 'Crispy Sweet Potato & Fresh Ricotta Gnocchi: Pecan, Brown Butter, Sage & Parmesan'? And their home grown coffee seriously grows on you by each sip. Yup - I can't wait!
While we are on the topic of food (which happens often here~), last Saturday, I baked an upside down pineapple cake as declared here. Here's how it turned out.
It turned out much better than I expected. I don't have a powerful mixer (like this beauty). So, let's just say it wasn't easy mixing up the batter. I don't know what I need to do in order to close in the gaps you see between the pineapple slices and the cake itself. I also need to layer up the pan with more brown sugar before pouring the cake batter in order to achieve that perfect caramel-y sugar glaze. Taste wise, also not too bad, but a tad bit dry. I drizzled some maple syrup and it was all better :) Btw, the little odd looking carve-out on the right side of the cake was the itty bitty tasting slice I had :) I later had a nice big piece(and another follow-up piece like 10 minutes later) with a glass of this very reasonably priced and awfully yummy red. This weekend, I'll be looking for my next culinary experiment. I will also have some work to do (boooooooh!!!). But hey, it's the weekend and everything will get done at my pace!
Have a great weekend~
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