A (fishy) night at the oscars

So we are only have way through the oscars, but marie antoinette should totally not have one the award for costume design. Aside from being a mediocre movie, the costumes were nothing that you don't see in every other period movie ever made. On the other hand, the first thing that you noticed and were amazed by in curse of the golden flower was the amazingly elaborate and very sexy costumes and the incredible opulence of the chinese imperial court as portrayed by the film. While it was a pretty bizarre and rather frustrating movie otherwise, I think they got jipped out of this award.

So a few days ago we made mixed seafood with tomato sauce on a bed of soft polenta. I drizzled some of the afore mentioned tomatoey olive oil on top which gave it a really fresh and complex tomato flavor. We reheated some of the leftovers tonight and, strangely enough, it was even better after sitting in the fridge for a few days.

Since we were eating left overs, we indulged in making a desert tonight. David used some left over egg whites to make these chocolate cookies which we layered with fresh whipped cream. They were a perfect balance of sweet chocolate, fresh creme, and crunchy and chewy textures.