We're Pretentious

So my family were telling me the other day about going to some restaurant in a nicer part of town where my brother ordered a curry watermelon salad. Say what? Apparently the flavours really compliment each other. I thought I'd like to give this a go, what kind of theme can I fit curry watermelon salad into? It's a pretty odd combination, you know what odd combinations are? Pretentious. Yep, funny cocktail combinations, deconstructed cocktails (whatever that is) are all the rage. So lets do it!

The Theme

Pretentious

The Menu

Entree

Bread Sticks, Cheese in Wax, Caviar and Creme Fraiche

Candles are pretentious right?

I don't think it would be fair to give this a chef's rating, since we didn't actually make anything on this plate. That black thing at the back is the cheese by the way. Also, a tip from you to me: never buy cheap caviar....it's not worth it.

Curried Watermelon Salad

Chef's Rating: 7 out of 10 Watermelons

This definitely was interesting. It wasn't bad, but I'm not sure that it was good either. Maybe I just can't appreciate the complexities of these flavours. I would try it in a restaurant, mostly out of curiosity of how it's supposed to taste.

Dessert

Creme Brulee

Look how fancy we are: vanilla pods in a tube!

Getting ready to make some Creme Brulee

mmmmmm

Awwww yeah.... it cracked. 

Chef's Rating: 9 out of 10 flame throwers

This. Was. Delicious. I had no idea we would be able to do this so successfully. It tasted soooo good too. This is actually the first time I've ever tried it, and now I can confidently say that I am a fan. It was surprisingly easy too. I think the key to really tasty vanilla flavoured things is to use real vanilla pods. 

Drink

Apricot/Guava Nectar and Thyme Mimosa

Chef's Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Thyme Travelers

So I discovered that I am also a fan of mimosas. Honestly, I can't say that the thyme added that much to it (except of course making it look pretentious), but it was tasty none the less. 

This guy popped in to say hello

Now think about all the eggs spiders are laying in the food in your pantry. Good night!

PJ Party

So I found out the other day that apparently one of the house mates doesn't know what a onesie is! You as a reader of this blog know, that is

So we tried to rectify this with a PJ party!

The Theme

PJ Party

My PJs and how I get from house to house while wearing PJs that have attached feet

The Menu

Entree

Sweet and Savoury Popcorn

Sweet and Salty Popcorn - what you see here is a mix of popcorn, pretzels, peanut butter and chocolate. 

Italian Popcorn - a mixture of herbs and cheese

Chef's Rating: 8 out of 10 popped corns

I love popcorn and I love different ways to enjoy popcorn. One of my favourite food combinations is Salty and Sweet. I also love cheese so anything with cheese on it is good. This makes popcorn an all round winner.

Hint: When adding oil to popcorn to make flavouring stick, go easy on the oil, try using spray oil even. Otherwise you might end up with soggy popcorn. 

Main

Surprise Pizza Balls and Sweet Potato Chips

Surprise Pizza Balls - balls of dough filled with any combination of cheese, meats and veggies.

Dippin' Sauce

Sweet Potato's covered in herbs and spices and cornflour (The cornflour was supposed to make them crunchy but it didn't really work)

Chef's Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Surprises
This was good, but I think it has the potential to be better. Maybe just the right combination of ingredients needs to be found. The right ratio of cheeses to meats. 

Drink

Alcoholic Hot Chocolate with Marsh-mellows

Yes, that's a cinnamon stick in there. What you can't see is the spiced rum. 

Chef's Rating: 7.5 out of 10 Melted Marshmellows

This was good. You could tell there was alcohol in it, but I'm just soft like that. Mmmmm marshmellowy goodness. 

Good night children, may your dreams be filled with sunshine and candy and may you never get fat.