As you know I made a beautiful batch of hummus the other day, and so yesterday I discovered the BEST lunch/snack ever! I sliced up some of my fresh Kamut bread, and toasted it, then smothered in hummus, topped with sliced avocado, a few strategically placed sun dried tomatoes (cost-co has a mammoth jar and they are the best!) drizzled with a bit of olive oil and balsamic glaze ( you can't go wrong with De Nigris found at speciality stores) and OMG...this was to die for...Ivan loved it as well. Today we added some fresh tomato, a few spinach leaves and some alfalfa sprouts...wow...absolutely divine...and so healthy to boot!
I must also make mention of our beautiful date night last night! After work we bought some groceries and then went up to the best fish market in our area called 7 Seas. It has some beautiful seafood, and for a snack we had the candied salmon which is a delight (they have 3 different types)...and we bought just over a pound of mussels for dinner. Mussels are such an impressive meal for guests (and just for us). And so economical if you are on a budget...it only cost $7 bucks and it was just the right amount. We arrived back home and started the evening with olives and fresh made mojitos (a la Ivan), then cracked a bottle of vino that we have been saving from our honeymoon in Croatia. We brought it from Croatia and it was almost bitter sweet drinking it....YES it was amazing (as most Croatian wine is), but it was a little sad as that was the last bottle. Croatia does not export their wines (you may find 1 bottle in a speciality store), but its truly the best...they really have the best of the best of most things...food, wine, beaches, culture....you really should go...in fact I have a whole travel review, where you can hear of our adventures in Croatia....if you are ever going there...let me know and Ill send it your way!
Anyway, last night along with our beautiful crisp, white Croatian wine, we enjoyed a spinach salad with fresh blueberries and maple pecans (sounds fancier than it is....simply heat your choice of nut in a pan over medium, and once nicely toasted and fragrant, pour a little maple syrup in the pan and toss around...then place onto a dish covered with parchment paper to cool...and there you go...fancy ass " candied" pecans, walnuts, almonds....whatever you wish...try it on your next salad...or pancakes..yum!! Our salad was dressed with a simple apple cider vinegar and shallot dressing. For the main course, we enjoyed Thai style mussels...lots of garlic, fresh chili's, a little fish sauce, coconut milk, fresh cilantro and mint -WOW..this was amazing if I do say so myself! It called for fresh Kaffir lime leaves to infuse the coconut milk..but these were impossible to find in the near vicinity...Ivan went to Capers, Choices, Meinhardts and one other store and NOTHING! I know my master chef friend Aryn recently bought some from Wholefoods...but that's a bit far away...will have to go there next time. We used lemongrass instead and it really was an amazing dish!
Served over brown jasmine rice...Lundberg makes the BEST so far that I have tasted! A lot of folks hate the thought of brown rice...but this one is excellent..and with a blanket of silky coconut milk, Mussels and fresh herbs....who would even know! If you have never attempted making mussels...find a recipe and Enjoy!
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