Beef Broccoli!

A few nights ago I decided to cook my room mate some beef broccoli. I have never made it before so I just created it on the spot. First, I baked a small roast in the oven for about an hour. I seasoned the roast with salt and pepper and then placed it in a pan with tin foil over it.

Once it was done I took it out of the oven and cut it up into little strips. I then cut up some broccoli and put both the broccoli and beer in a frying pan. I added some butter and some of the juices left from baking the beef to it. I then added fresh garlic, garlic powder, onion salt, salt, pepper and soy sauce to the mixture. I then covered it and let it simmer until the broccoli was cooked just right.

I just made regular old rice to go with it. Everything tasted very good but I thought it could have been better. The beef was frozen and I defrosted it in the microwave. I think next time I will have to remember to thaw the beef the day before. Overall it was still an okay meal though! Any one have a better technique to make beef broccoli?

My dad's wedding!

A few weeks ago was my dad's wedding! The reception was Halloween themed and everyone dressed up in their Halloween costumes. My boyfriend and I decided to go as bacon and eggs! I can't seem to stop thinking about food no matter what the occasion is!

Their wedding cake was orange and black. I really enjoyed that the cake said it was their "spooktacular" wedding day. My dad's girlfriend made the cake herself. The cake had different flavours on every layer including lemon, chocolate and strawberry. The cake also had bobble heads of my dad and his new wife. I thought it was a great theme for a wedding and I had a lot of fun while I was there!

Some other cool things at the reception were skulls filled with candy, cookies in the shape of fingers and pumpkins all around the room. I have never been to such a weird wedding. Has anyone else ever been to a weirdly themed wedding? What's the coolest wedding cake you've ever seen?

Flower Power

I had been thinking about some things that people eat that seem strange to the rest of the population and I remembered my sister loved to eat a sweet dish that was basically made from rose pedals. It’s called gulkand. Than I started looking at what other edible things people make using flowers. There were many but some I found interesting were wine made from dandelions deep, fried pumpkin flowers and many flowers are eaten raw because when cooked they lose their flavor.

Flowers are eaten all over the world in many forms. There are some problems that can arise if you are just starting to use flowers in your dishes. Making sure the flower you use is not poisonous or causes any sort of unwanted side effects. If you are allergic to any foods or plants you want to test to see if you get an allergic reaction to that type of flower. Always taste the flower to see what type of taste it has (spicy/sweet) before adding it to any dish. Here is a chart that shows what different flowers taste like and if they cause any allergies or are poisonous. Even if this chart doesn’t say a flower can cause a allergic reaction make sure you test it before adding to a dish. Also remember to start out using flowers in small quantities because you won’t know how well they work on you digestive system.