Chinese takeout in London means a variety of dim sum samplers to choose from. I wish San Jose’s Chinese delivery restaurants would take note.

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Takeout, Travels by Courtney

I had passed by this place multiple times thinking it looked very nice inside, but since it was right on Trafalgar Square, it might be a bit of a touristy trap let down. I was wrong about that last part. We started with cocktails, expertly made, then moved onto dinner, starting with haggis, which was out-of-this-world tasty. For the main course, venison medallions showered with parsnip crisps atop a red cabbage. I finished with a bit of apple crumble that was warm and crumbly, just as it should be. My husband went the liquid route, (more…)

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Dinner, Travels by Courtney

Of course we couldn’t pass up a chance to try Monty Pythons Holy Ail while seeing Spam a lot. Both the beer and the musical come highly recommended.

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Beer makes me cheer, Drink time, Travels by Courtney

Since I had a couple of extra chicken thighs left from my chicken cacciatore last night, as well as some mushrooms, I decided to make chicken au champagne with the leftovers. Chicken thighs were an awesome stand-in for the usual chicken breast (and a bit smaller). Instead of doing the brown rice pilaf I generally do, I opted for wild rice with brussels sprouts, using olive oil instead of the duck fat called for in the recipe. The result? So, so good, and so easy. I see more of this and less of eating out in my near future.

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Cooking away from home, Dinner by Courtney

My chicken cacciatore over creamy polenta, served with sauteed broccolini. Definitely hit the spot! And the ingredients were pretty easy to find, all in one store today!

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Cooking away from home, Dinner by Courtney