Pan-seared scallops, with jamón ibérico chip, pomme purée, served with jamón ibérico foam and chestnuts.
Blimey, is it 2012 already? I can’t believe I have been away from the blog for three whole months! Thanks to all who have been dropping me tweets, messages and emails to check on how I am (and maybe to see if I’m still alive hehehe), I just want to say that everything’s good and I’m finally back with an entry that hopefully makes your mouth water, as much as it did to mine when I was browsing through my photo archives.
Black truffle spaghetti
I hate to admit it but oh gawwwwd, the backlog on my photos is truly appalling. Believe it or not, these pictures were taken a whopping ten months ago, in May 2011, after we returned from back-to-back travelling to Florence/Pisa and Murcia/Cartagena. Better late than never, eh (and yes, travelogues are coming up in future posts)? These dishes were lovingly prepared (how else would we have done it? =p) in our tiny kitchen in London, following our gastronomical trips which swaddled us in romantic (f00d) affairs.
Spaghetti with pan-fried prawns, green olives, and jamón ibérico chips
Like most of our holidays, we planned the trips according to meals and everything else was secondary to eating. This comes as no surprise as we’re after all the forever-hungry-pair-of-food-mongers. The delightful produce had us feeling like glam goddesses rolling in silk sheets that were the unspeakable pleasures; flavours of the earth and the sea couldn’t have been better represented by the black truffles we had in Florence, the fresh seafood and our favourite jamón ibérico de bellota we indulged in when travelling in Spain. We returned from our trips, completely inebriated by the tastes and smells of western Europe, and very quickly, we found ourselves working hard in the kitchen, slaving over the stoves all for the sake of reliving the experience.
The best thing that came out of this? Having to brainstorm, cook and savour a truly breathtaking meal with the one I love. There is really nothing quite like beating about the kitchen in our shabby home clothes, bantering, exchanging tips on cooking and fussing over each other’s poor plating skills. That, and reminiscing the wonderful memories we made on our trips together. Ahhhh, the good ol’ days…
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Also check out my other food adventures.
These are definitely not poorly plated. when I first took a gander at photos before the writings, I thought they were from one of the restaurants. So beautiful! Travel memories are one of the best!
Mrs Ergül: Thank you for your compliments! We took a LOOOONNNG time to plate those up lol.
it sure makes my mouth watering! welcome and good to see you back and in a inspiring spirit. cheers
kochfrau: Thank you! I hope to have my travel posts up soon!
Happy 2012 and welcome back.
Miss your posts. By the way, the food looks amazing as always.
Lisa: Thank you! Do stay tuned for more =)
So happy to see you back, have miss your posts so much, keep them coming pleeeease!
Lucy L: Thank you! I’m glad someone is happy to have me back!! =p
oh my gosh, these dishes look sooooo good. how i wish i could visit your home and enjoy you and your husband’s cooking…hehehehe. and beautiful photos capturing your food, as usual
i don’t blog often anymore nor catch up on blog readings as i should, but…i finally got caught up with a few of my favs (including yours) now. i hope you’ve been well and all..
angie: Thanks hun! Yes I’ve been well, I haven’t been blogging very much either, guilty as charged, and I hope to do that (and catch up on what others have been writing) real soon!