Meze

Among

the

many

perks

that come

with

owning

Petit Soleil

is

that

we

MUST,

yes

MUST

try

all the new

places

that open

in

SLO

and

around the county

Meze

Wine Bar and Marketplace

opened

at the end of

2010

in the

newly

refurbished

SLO Railroad District

Very

cool building..

AND

no

darn

earthquake

will

rock

it down?

Really

amazing

and

distinctive

wines by the glass

I started

with

a

delicious

bubbly

Cremant

and

John

had

a

creamy

White Burgundy

the

menus

are

typed

on

lined

binder paper

(nice touch)

First

we

ordered

the

Brussels Sprouts

(a salad with

BS leaves

bacon

marcona almonds

dried cherries

shaved cheese

dressed

fashionably

in a

champagne

vinaigrette)

DE

lish

and the

cheese and charcuterie plate,

oh, yeah!

here it comes....

a

delicious

assortment

of

meats

cheeses

dried fruit and nuts

and

crusty baguette slices

with a

Provencal Rose,

yes,

please!

The

cute

chef

...

take a bow

All the goodies

on the

Cheese and Charcuterie board

are available

to purchase

in

the

adjoining

market

We had

a

charming

afternoon

and

WILL

go back

again - soon!

We still miss you Wally!

Yesterday

we celebrated

Huck and Phinn's

first

birthday

the reason we have

H & P

is because

we lost our

Waldo

January 14. 2010

and

John

thought we

needed

two

pups to fill

our

irreverent

Wally's

paws

We know

Wally

is singing

joyfully

in

Heaven

******

Enjoy the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRcnmDcG70E

Who do I bake for now?

five lbs.

can

be

so

STUBBORN

....

they just hang on

and don't

budge.

I read this article

about

the

devil's invention

of

sugar,

wheat flour,

canola oil

and

preservatives

and

how

they

creep inside

you

and

find happy homes

on your

belly,

thighs

butt

and

other places.

I read that these

devilish

delights

need to be

exorcised.

aaaauuuuggghh!

You know

how

I

LOVE

to

bake,

cook

eat and drink

oh, no!

(and so

does

hubby, John)

(especially the eat and drink part)

...

John

is

going

to

try

to

exorcise

the little devils,

too

aaauuuggghhhhhh

WHO DO I BAKE FOR NOW?

*****

HAPPY

FIRST

BIRTHDAY

HUCKLEBERRY AND PHINN!

Baking is my therapy!

I love

the

process

of reading

a recipe,

and bringing

the words and ingredients

to life!

and then

reaping the benefits

of an

outstanding

therapy session,

Carrot Dog Cookies

3 carrots

(why did I

start to

I peel carrots for

dog cookies?)

cut into chunks and microwaved until soft

Puree carrots

with a handful of parsley and 4 cloves garlic

(it smelled really good...)

Mix

2 c. unbleached flour

(I had way old rye flour that needed to be used up)

1/2 c. homemade whole wheat bread crumbs

1 c. oats

Add

the carrot stuff

to the

flour mixture

and 2 eggs

and mix

until a ball is formed

Roll

out onto a floured surface

and grab

your

fave

cookie cutters

I had quite an audience at this point

I wonder

if they knew

the birthday cookies were for them?

Cut the dough

into

shapes

onto the cookie sheet

and

bake at 300 degrees for about an hour

Carrot Dog Cookies!

I made

the

boys

new green scarves

which didn't last

Happy Birthday, Phinn!

(scarves back on for the picture)

Happy Birthday, Huck!

glad you came to the party, Nottie!

They actually ate the cookies,

no throw up

no "drop and walk away"

...

another

successful

therapy session

...if the

exorcism

of

the devils

ingredients

works

to

shed

those

nasty

five lbs.

t.b.a.

......