Wanna know what I wear as a hat? A lentil

                             


Mmmmmm lentil soup. Definitely qualifies as a top favorite winter meals, probably in a close race for first with a classic Thanksgiving-inspired dinner. Its hearty, warm, rich and best of all CHEAP. A bag 'o lentils runs for about 1-2 bones these days- not bad when it costs 4 dollars just to go over a stinkin' bridge- which these devotees nearly did for a mere lack of carrots. Lentil soup without carrots? Just won't do. Its really easy to make and easy to throw in whatever you have around. We're talking variety here people. Leeks, scallions, celeriac, thyme- you kinda play it by ear, or mouth rather. You can literally add anything you desire into this dish. You can even use 1 month old scallions like Valen did! 1 month old I tell ya! MMmMmM. That's called being green, even if they aren't anymore.

Anyways- the best part about lentil soup? Beer. No, not beer in the soup. Beer with the soup. Let us warn you ladies, beer and lentil soup can be quite the man's meal. We tried pairing it with wine, we really did- and we wouldn't recommend it. But there is a solution to every problem- and that solution is a little thing we like to call HOPS. Newcastle HOPS to be specific. Not so heavy that it will make you lethargic like a Guinness and not so light you will feel like you're at a college frat party. As a wise philosopher called Goldilocks once said, "This one is just right."

Well, were going outside before this snow storm comes.  Of course, we will be drinking again. But you don't drink cold Newcastles when you're going outside in this weather, oh no. Hot toddies- and we're not talking cider and rum here people. Good Earth Tea, 2% Milk and Seagram's Whiskey. Oh yes, we did, and you can't judge us until you have tried it yourself. We just created it from beverages we already had- and turns out its our new favorite thing. (Valen is Scottish- of course he always has whiskey in his freezer.) A night hike is much more intriguing (and warm, and fun) when you have a thermos filled with this concoction.

'Cause you wanna know the best part about cooking? Experimentation. And that is the theme of the night. Sometimes the creations you whip up with things you have laying around can turn into a favored standby. So get in your kitchen and create a masterpiece- if we can do it so can you.

Goodnight Internet people.

Oh and the weird title? If you don't get the reference:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU. Lots 'o laughs here. 

If sushi is made in the forrest and there is no one around to eat it, does it still make a sound?

Note: picture is taken by a lame cell phone camera. Expect better quality pictures in posts to come.

A text I received one cold December afternoon:

"How do you feel about making sushi tonight?"

Make our own sushi? Don't you have to be a famous sushi chef to do that, one who can fillet a fish in one second? Seems complicated. Yet as it turned out, Valen had already bought the fish, not to mention those special bamboo rolling mats. Sushi it was and honestly, I was a bit apprehensive.

But you know what? Its not as hard as it sounds. And once we were done (after a few sushi rice mishaps) well, we were proud. It looked good, really good.

An epiphany was born that very night.

No two people would make 40+ sushi rolls and just act like that was a thing all couples do on Tuesday nights. And might I add- its not just sushi either. I am a broke college student but whenever I do round up some funds, where do they go? Straight down our esophaguses- a splurge on a winter squash perhaps, or a trip to Diego's restaurant in Newport. Maybe some lentils for soup, or possibly eating the best flan ever known to man. Herbs at the farmer's market? Taco night? Or, coconut macaroons anyone? What's that? We've been to almost every restaurant on Thames street? I admit: we are food lovers, okay, food obsessors.

A food blog will be the answer to our undocumented madness.  Here we shall pour our hearts out about the food we already can't stop talking about. Maybe we can give some good restaurant reviews or share a tasty recipe (we do make up our own a lot). Not only that, but maybe we can give you reason to cook with local, healthy, organic ingredients- something very important to both of us. Whatever we post though, we can promise you this: great food. We hope you dig it. 'Cause we certainly do.