...I'm Back! The Catch Up (Ketchup?) Post.

Let's Ketchup Guys!

Hello world! I am bringing Alimentary My Dear out of the dusty recesses of the blogosphere and into the light of readership once more. Now, I know it's been a while since I've posted and that I've neglected my bloggerly duties. Forgive me, dear readers, things have been busy as always, but that's no excuse. Look out for a couple of new posts soon. (Just some reasons to come back: I've got an ice-cream maker and a pizza making kit for Christmas. Also, I'm trying to cook at home more and eat less meat, so expect more 'In the Kitchen' posts and more veggies).

In the meantime, to make things up to you, I want to supply you with a good amount of food porn. The following are some of the foodie photos I've taken in the past few months. Many I took with the intention of writing a post, but I never got around to it. In the future, I will try to write shorter posts and include more photos so I don't fall behind again. (If you're for some reason dying to read my writing, I actually started another blog, dedicated to all the things that fascinate me, called, unsurprisingly: Briana + Her Fascinations. I just wrote a post on Food Waste and Composting too! Talk about good timing.)

Now, without further ado, the backlogged photos (betcha can't guess which I took with my phone and which I took with my DSLR :P):

Garden Delight Pizza, from La Val's on Northside.

In the Kitchen: Homemade crockpot chili, made with Ben.
This tasted way better than it looks, sorry guys. 

A ridiculous amount of Thanksgiving Pies.
(over 10 at least, not all pictured.).

Three beers and my wimpy cider with friends at my favorite pub, Jupiter.

The most amazing cheesy bread with roasted garlic ever, from Jupiter.

 In the Kitchen: A wee little salad I made one day with arugula and asian pears.

In the Kitchen: Shrimp Stir-fry, with red peppers, garlic and basil.
Added this some thai noodles. The ratio was off, but still a decent meal.

Garlic/Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries and Asparagus

Ok, I  have to say something about our Christmas feast photos below. I'm seriously so lucky, I get the best homecooked Persian food on the planet for Christmas every year. My grandma is the most amazing entertainer/cook I've ever met. She makes everything look so beautiful and it all tastes so good!

Most beautiful and delicious appetizers ever.
I always regret filling up on these before the meal has started.

I wanna say this is Baghali Polo, but I think it's something else entirely.
(I'm sorry, I don't speak farsi and I forget food names easily)

Rice with saffron and candied orange peels.

Fesenjoon.
I still love it, even though I'm not an eggplant fan. 

Gheimeh, one of my favorites.

Even her salads are pretty.

More appetizers.

Apologies for the blurriness, but here's dessert.
 My grandma's specialty assorted fruits beautifully arranged on pound cake.  

And that's all I got in terms of photos. Here are some of my more memorable eating experiences in the last few months that I haven't photographed. I'll have to revisit some of these:

• Pho, at The Pho Bar on Northside
• Bulgogi, at BeBop on College Ave.
• Lamb Souvlaki Wrap and Baklava, at Troy's Greek Cuisine on College Ave. 
• Circe Pizza (shrimp, garlic, green onion, red peper flakes), at Jupiter's, mentioned above. 
• Spiffy Tiffy at Ike's Place, in SF. I MUST RETURN AND WRITE A POST.
• Proscuitto and Arugula Pizza, made for a potluck by my friend Shannan. 
• My mom's experimental spinach pasta with basil, broccoli, mozzarella, and red pepper flakes.
• Ben's fried rice with multicolored bell peppers, green onions, onions, garlic, and the kicker, Anaheim peppers.
• In the Kitchen: Recreating my Dad's famed spaghetti (garlic, parmesan, burnt red pepper flakes and olive oil)
• In the Kitchen: lots and lots of sweet potatoes. I'm going through a sort of phase
• In the Kicthen: Hardboiled Egg, Balsamic Vinegar, Tomatoes and Toast Breakfast. It's become a new staple for me.

I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting, I'll be sure to add them as I remember. Until next time, faithful readers!