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Happy Valentine's Day!

Beautiful Roses

Lady M's Gateaux au Chocolate

Dense and creamy!

Sen - A sushi restaurant 

Vday menu with 8 courses, we love every one of them

 we definitely will go back

Super Bowl Dinner

Baked honey chicken wings for the Super Bowl Dinner.Yummy!

I think Beyoncey's performance is the best halftime show that I have seen.

Sunday Breakfast.

Creamy Pappardelle with Leeks and Bacon

Got the recipe from Bon Appetit. This twist on pasta carbonara is sweet from leeks and rich thanks to cream.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
4 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2' pieces
2 medium leeks, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise
kosher salt
3/4 cu heavy cream
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
1 lb pappardelle or fettuccine
1 cup finely grated parmesan or grana padano

Method

Heat oil and butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until fat is rendered and bacon is crisp, 5-8 minutes. Add leeks and season with salt. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often, until leeks begin very soft, 5-8 minutes. Add cream, thyme, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and boats the back of a soon, 5-8 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain past , reserving 2 cups pasta cooking liquid.

Add pasta, parmesan, and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce and stir to coat, in crease heat to medium and continue stirring, adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta.

It is a slightly heavy dish. I pare it up with roasted cauliflower, white onions, bell pepper and brussel sprouts. It is very tasty!