It’s been a year in the making!
A frivolous project built around an inspired impulse. What a world - where whims
can be willed into reality!
Our final month was “Dorado
December”. Ironic to finish this
yearlong journey with a glimmer of gold. It truly has been a purifying process.
I’ve been asked about what I learned along the way or whether I’ll do another
theme next year. I’m thought and thought – but I still can’t fully answer either
question…
“All that is gold does not glitter;
all that is long does not last;
all that is old does not wither;
not all that is over is past.”
So although 2013 is on the
horizon, I can’t say for sure what’s done... or what’s to come…But enough rambling reflections!
Here’s what this month’s golden feast entailed!
Appetizer: Chicken and waffles!
Pippin’ hot and delicious with a maple mustard sauce.
Entrée: It’s sometimes called
“Mahi Mahi” and sometimes called “Dorado Dolphin”. Either way, it’s scales
shine bright gold!
(http://www.gulfshores.com/fishing/biting/?id=230)
So I couldn’t resist the play on words. We poached a fillet
of mahi mahi in a white wine lemon sauce and served it along side sautéed lemon spinach and roasted root veggies. More specifically, a blend of golden Yukon
potatoes, golden sweet potatoes, golden beets, orange carrots, and yellow
onions – all oven roasted with oil and seasonings.
Dessert: Golden caramel flan served with banana’s foster. Note, the gorgeous flan below is a second attempt. Do NOT try using a spring form pan to make flan or any other custard requiring a water bath...bad news bears!
Here’s Nick and I in our “black and gold” Hawkeye outfits,
flambéing the bananas for our delicious dessert. Even the fire was gold!
Drinks: Classic American Pilsner
– for once brewed by YOUR'S TRULY! Nick told me that if I wanted a "golden beer
to sum up this culinary year," I had to make it myself! He helped (of course), but (for
once) so did I! And joining him in the brewing obsession was more fun and
bonding than I could have expected. Some of us also enjoyed our meal with a nice, golden chardonnay.
In closing – 2013 is pushing her
way in! Whether your next resolution is to finally get in shape, to take that
long-awaited vacation, or to spend more time on your favorite hobbies (might I suggest cooking, music, or poetry...lol), keep searching for your own “heart of gold”. Because remember, there’s always
“a way to get back home”.
Love to you all,
Miriam
Love to you all,
Miriam
