Disastrous (well, cooking-wise at least) Day

Well, it happens. Sometimes as enticing and straightforward as the recipe appears, the result doesn't taste quite right in the end. Today the San Jose Mercury News ran some great looking Spanish tapas recipes. Tapas can be a lot of work, but I have made some successfully before (even if they were Argentinian and not Spain Spanish) and I already had a lot of the ingredients for one so I decided to give it a try. The recipe was for fried cod fritters, and I had my boyfriend fry some sausage since I figured the amount for the fritters alone wouldn't be enough for both of us for a meal. Despite my best efforts at following the recipe, the fritters tasted more like soft potato pancakes and kind of looked like a soggy mess with some bits of tasteless fish. The sausage turned out to be more turkey flavored than beef and even good olive oil couldn't save it. Oh well. We tried.

As I clearly have no desire to post any photos of my less than satisfying creation, I will instead reminisce on some past summer days of more delicious food. This is dedicated to my wonderful friend Liz who has won my heart over my NCC friends and even my boyfriend for showing me that someone besides just me is actually reading this blog.


A photo flash to the past of a delicious tempura appetizer from a sushi place on August 01, 2008 in Cincinnati, OH. I don't seem to remember the name of the place but it was pretty good.


I remember the name of this place though. This is "Buckhead", a restaurant located on the other side of the Ohio River so it is actually in Kentucky.

Liz and her niece (not her child!). I ate there with her and some of her family while visiting her at the University of Cincinnati on August 02, 2008.

I somehow don't seem to have any pictures of the food I ate there (too hungry from the long wait maybe?), but I seem to remember that the cheese boulders were absolutely delicious.


Instead here is a shot of the Ohio River and some of Cincinnati. Not my best photo of it, but Cincinnati is definitely one of Ohio's prettier cities, at least skyline wise. Dayton's is too small and Columbus's is just dull.

Ah...those were the days...even if they were only about a year ago, haha. Thank you for the great memories Liz!