These flowers are the reason why the locust tree in our backyard is my favorite tree....i had forgotten i had taken these pictures this past spring.....
Big white clusters of white pea like flowers with a delicate scent....
They bloom but once a year....but it is definitely worth the wait....see you next year you delicious white beauties!
I love chinatown in los angeles....as a kid it was my favorite place to visit....it was so magical....with lanterns and shops filled to the brim with nice stuff and lots of crippy craps for kids of all ages....i used to have an egg flower soup spoon and fan collection....this is also where i learned to love deep fried crispiness, hot mustard, and how to use chopsticks....although i am not very good at it now....the good news is china town has not lost its ability to seem magical to me....
Tuesday night i scored a big a** bag of jalapenos for 94 cents....i knew i was making the pintos and needed to make salsa....so i froze some to use later and then i made jalapeno boats....
Here is my little helper from yesterday....
I sauteed the corn,onion,garlic,and mexican oregano with chopped up roasted jalapenos and mixed in some shredded cheese....i also sprinkled with a little cheese on top....although the top photo looks like i put a bunch....i assure you i did not....i have also been trying to not use a lot of salt since i have developed high blood pressure....these need more salt for sure though....the corn out sweeted the salt i added....
Here are the jalapenos prestuffed....take out the seeds and try the take out the white veins after you have sliced them in half....pour a little bit of olive oil in your baking dish....mix the jalapenos up in the oil....i did it with my fingers....then sprinkle with a little salt....after you fill them....put them in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes....when that time has passed....add your sprinkled cheese and bake for about 10 to 15 minutes longer....you can also add sour cream if you would like and you are afraid they might be too spicy....for me they are not! 
Roasted jalapenos....unfortunately i didnt get a good all over scorch....that is really the trick to getting all the skin off....
Here is my salsa....there is no cilantro....i am not a big fan so i did not include it....i think next year i will grow some....that way it will look pretty in the garden and i dont have to waste my money buying a big bunch i am never gonna use up....
So today has been a big cooking day....i cooked garbanzos and pintos....the above was lunch....left over diced tomatoes with fresh oregano and basil with onion and garlic....the corn and red onion were sauteed first and then cubed pork tenderloin and garbanzos with fresh basil....the diced tomatoes are added last with a quick stir because this pan was at more high than medium heat....
Yummy garbanzos for all kinds of delights....like hummus....my husband is a vegetarian....so beans must always be at hand....
LOOK....how pretty is that red onion and corn....i made a big bowl of this to use in dishes for the remainder of the week....my recommendation is.... if you are going to eat your onion raw....dont precut it....it get really intense....of course if thats how you like it than do it....
Fresh corn most of the time is ALWAYS necessary....frozen corn is tolerable....mmmm....maybe not....my vegetables were totally HOT looking today....how babelicious is this corn....how corny am i???
Last saturday my best friend and i went out the arboretum to see the california philharmonic....
I had never been there in the evening....i must say it was quite pretty....
We were on the lawn....this is the view behind us....those are the san gabriel mountains....
So we took this opportunity to indulge in a food fest....yes there was wine and tea....
There was chicken thai chiles cashews....
Delicious heirloom tomato bruschetta....i ate a whole lot of that!
Fried rice and salad with a sweet asian sausage....there were supposed to be cookies....but i had baking disasters....so i only brought the chicken....
Here is my girl Harumi....oh my god we both ate so much....polished off a bottle of wine....and you know when you are somewhere and you have eaten too much and you wish you could just lay down....well being on the lawn meant we could....it was definitely a great night!
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