what better way for me to begin the weekend with brunch...a salmon omelette souffle. DUDE, it was SO good.... 


and to cap off brunch...a strawberry waffle. DELICIOUS! 

FINALLY! the first cannolis that I ate outside of Philly. These were tasty, but a little unique 

Saturday brunch at Chef's corner: Griddle cakes w/ wild Maine blueberries... 


how to eat: stack one on top of the other, stick butter pieces inbetween to melt, soak completely w/ maple syrup, and cut into wedges 


and the healthy meat option: Southwestern omeletter w/ greens. 

freshest salad i EVER made and ate. i JUST clipped the lettuce 5 minutes before this shot. delicious.  

perhaps i need a toaster oven...or bigger pieces of bread 

PIZZA EXTRAVAGANZA! Vote for your favorite!

pizza#1: eggplant, red peppers, topped w/ shredded cheese... 


pizza #2 (in its unbaked form...o la la!): a sundried tomato pesto base w/ spinach, red peppers, feta, and shredded cheese 


pizza #3: a base of pesto, tapenade fr. trader's joe, eggplant, red peppers, some chicken, and mozzerella and parmesan. 


our delicious dessert pizza...premiering for the first time...apples, almonds and cinnamon sugar on a cream cheese base. 


and the GRAND finale...props to M who conquered our sink AND counters. thus acquiring open invite status to all pizza dinners and dare I say, MORE! :D 

and thus begins the weekend's baking. emilio begats blueberry lemon muffins... 


this dessert is dedicated to A...who missed a fine meal and an intrepid adventure into the world of ice cream and banana breads, which began w/ some ben and jerry's chocolate therapy... 


or what about...coffee ice cream w/ caramel swirls and chocolate bits... 


the idea spreads, and generates... 


another innovative diner...bananas and chocolate ice cream atop banana bread... 


a study break produces banana muffins with cream cheese filling. critics say, MORE cream cheese...but w/ berries instead, and next time, bananas'll go with chocolate chips instead... 


so ends Friday's baking... 

another fantastic night of pizza. i can't resist the sourdough crust. it's simply fabulous. this time i let it sit for two hours instead of the usual half. still GREAT. crispy, but i still don't know how to get the edges to puff up. Here is...a pepper pesto pizza w/ three cheeses. :D 


of course, how can i fail to mention the lovely company i had for dinner, E and K, who helped me with the standard favorite of spinach, feta, and pesto. i LOVE this pizza. Go emilio! 

this weekend's baking for another attempt at san francisco sourdough according to sourdoughhome.com. i followed directions to a tee, and tomorrow's lunch'll show us the money. i didn't taste, but moved onto other projects... 

this turned out into perfectly delicious pizza, from 1.5 cups of my emilio, 1 Tsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of salt, and 1.5 cups of flour. take or give a few pinches and dashes... 

a couple of pizza shells for future lovin'