While planning our recent trip to Switzerland we had two choices of return flights; direct to London, or an 8 hour layover in Brussels. Never ones to turn down an opportunity to explore a new city, the layover was a no brainer. No More Living In The Shadows.

Buffalo Chicharrones at the Blue Piano. Crispy pork belly buffalo sauce carrots celery blue cheese. Asparagus parsley manchego 12 months. Cherry pancetta compote speck arugula gluvine reduction. La tur roaring 40s farm house cheddar vincotto. Great wine bars in miami.

Monday, December 14, 2009. Potato pizza was something introduced to me 3 years ago by a coworker. This is an Italian dish that is equally as good as its tomato sauced counterpart but not as well known. It is easy to make, great for sharing and aesthetically pleasing. I made this twice over the weekend and it was a hit amongst my friends. Salt, pepper to taste.

My favorite snap shots of Paris. My cute parents posing by the Louvre. The hotel bar at Novotel Paris in the 1st Arrondissement. A hybrid French-American breakfast buffet at Novotel Paris. The inner streets beyond Rue Saint Honore. Oozing yolk of Croque Madame at Relais du Louvre. Fountain water at the Louvre looks like sprinkling gems. The fabulous chocolate tart by Christian Constant. Langoustine ravioli with artichoke mousseline at Les Cocottes.

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