Melt and more cooking

So...before i start again about my cooking...2 updates on some coffee places Around the block....first of all....always a good cappuccino with guaranteed Lindt chocolate......Vide e....man the coffee is strong and the foam thick (i always order the small cappuccino, actually any place i go i ALwAYS order small...THAT way the coffee is stronger...otherwise too milky....), so where can you find Vide e.....airport (not very convenient....but just in case you fly domestic which ill do soon......so guess where i will go.....), Hydepark by the movies, Sandton by the foodcourt and the one i was at.....SAndton by the BAron....that way my friend and i could sit outside in the sun for 2hrs catching up....was so good to see her....and catch up.....really catch up.....always nice......

Second place im gonna tell u about is at the new Nicol shopping centre, it is downstairs....so yes....not the best spot.....coffee shop is called Melt....cappuccino, in my opinion, is very pricey....coffee very strong...but foam not very good....little upset cause i asked for lots of foam and waitress did not listen..actually waitRess was a little useless....then owner saw and she was great....my mom and i Also ordered a small chocolate snack with it....80% dARk chocolate with some nuts and dried fruit....Divine.....so ill prob go back and give them a second chance with the foAm...just because coffee was strong and chocolate thingy really nice....i think ill try it out with a friend who i know loves strong coffee....here is a pic....

So now to some cooking......i had a friend over, And i knew we were gonna chat really long...so i told her to rather come to the house and ill cook for her. The other reason was, im a little sick of eating out always....and when back on the ship its all that again....so cook home meals as long as i can.....i know my friend loves quiche...so that is what i was gonna make....spinach and feta with a big salad.....and yes...my amazing dressing....when she arrived i was almost ready...i got some nice roses.....here is a pic....

And then dinner lasted over 4hrs....we had a great evening together.....eAting, looking at photos, catching up..... A real girly evening...with red wine....let me tell u quickly how i do it....just in case you want to make it once.....

First: roll out short cust pastry and blind bAke for 15min on 200 (grease quiche tin with butter)

Second: prep ingredients for quiche...in my case, cook spinach, cut feta and prep egg mixture (2 eggs and milk)

Third: add fillings into blind baked pastry and bake Another 35min on 200

Here is two pics......i think ill need ro doanother quiche....not sure which one though...hmmmmm.....decide at a later stage i guess......

So...other fillings i do butternut and feta or bacon, caramalized onion and feta...hmmmm...my favourite....prob the bacon one....but i guess they are all nice..Serve with salad...perfecto....

Other things that i have been cooking...scallops....found these giant ones at Food Lovers MArket....have only seen them in Europe before....so when i saw them...of course i grabbed the opportunity and bought them....and with it...or better on top i made an almond sliver butter...in a pan, i melted butter and added almond slivers....cooked until just brown and almonds started to smell...curtosy of my gran.....yummy....

Another thing....chaeschnitte...very simple Swiss meal....dip bread, not toast bread, in white wine...both sides...on top add cheese, but please proper cheese...gruyere or raclette and then put into oven until cheese melted....man sounds so simple and yes it is ....but often simple is best...serve with a simple salad....Ok enough about food now.....but for once im full....my friend just cooked me a divine meal...more about that in my next blog....

Ps...have to tell you i played olf today..shocker of a game....almost died....had these amazing holes and then shockers....and the best part....i know i was lifting my head....but somehow i still could not correct it...And then on top of it all.....my friend scores an 81 with 42 points.....shit....i think i need to practice....hmmmmm.....ok off to bed now.....

 

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