Candi and her family were down last weekend, so I met up with them and spent the weekend at Disney.
Author: melisajohnson
Grilled Mediterranean cheese and veggies
I tried something new today for lunch. I roasted some sweet potatoes and red onions and tossed it with some tomatoes and avocados. Then I made a chimichurri dressing. Finally I grilled some Mediterranean cheese in some olive oil to top it all off.
A quick midweek lunch! Now it is unfortunately back to work…
Lunch at Ulele
Today I drove down to Tampa for a business lunch and we ate at an amazing restaurant. It was in a historic building with amazing art both inside and out!
I had the stuffed portobello mushrooms and they were wonderful. Stuffed with grilled zucchini, squash, red onion, red pepper, sautéed spinach and manchego cheese topped with flash fried carrot ribbons.
I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting!
Amazing food
I was thinking back today at all the amazing food we have been lucky enough to experience.
One of my favorites was on Christmas Day in Barcelona. We went to Angle and had their tasting menu. This was a Delta mussels curry with mini pumpkin and acidulate wild mushroom water. The pumpkin bits just popped in your mouth!
Another great meal was. It was created by chef Melissa Logan. It was beautiful! A maracaibo chocolate pave with a hazelnut dulce sponge, passion fruit curd, praline ice cream and micro flowers. A work of art!
There is a little dive bar on the east end of Cayman that makes the most delicious fish tacos. I think part of their secret is the lionfish is fresh out of the ocean.
If I could eat anyplace in the world it would have to be my favorite restaurant in London- The Shed. I have never had a meal there I didn’t fall in love with and it is always my first stop in London!
Street food (especially in Asia) can be amazing as well. Traveling through Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore we had some amazing treats!
I think we initially fell in love with food in Sicily during cooking school at the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School. I could live in Sicily in a heartbeat!
Creme brûlée success
We finally got them out of the oven! Just need to let them get to room temperature then put them in the fridge for a few hours!
Creme brûlée
We are attempting creme brûlée this afternoon… it has been baking for about 45 minutes and I am starting to get nervous as I can’t get the internal temperature to 170. 
Fig Tart
The one thing I am loving about living in Florida are some of the fresh figs I can get at the farmers market. I am getting better making the crust, but the consistency is still off a bit. This morning with the extra crust I made some biscuits and they turned out pretty good I have to say!
Battle of the Bands 5k
I previously signed up for a series of 5K races, but with my foot I will not be running again anytime soon, so Richard and I decided to walk the race (which was still maybe a bit too much for my foot).
They had 3 bands throughout the course and you voted at the end for the best band… to be honest they were all pretty bad.
At the end of the race you did get a beer and the finish line was by a beautiful lake. Not a bad way to start your Saturday!
Cooking demo
We went to a cooking demo/class on Saturday night. It was different as it paired each course with a different beer. It was a nice night out!
Winter Park Boat Tour
Yesterday we decided to take a morning tour of Winter Park via boat with a company called Scenic Boat Tours. They are a great little tour company that has been giving tours in Winter Park for 80 years. We will definitely be doing the tour again!
The Johnsons 