We can’t believe we’ve already cooked our way from A to Z. It seems just yesterday we were still trying to figure out what type of blog we wanted to create. From learning that cold milk will make cheese sauce seize to how to use a bike bump when making Peking duck, each and every recipe was both fun and challenging.

On the post for Zengo, our friend Joey asked, “After going through all the letters, which is your favorite recipe to recreate at home considering time, cost, and of course flavor?” We ended up having to go back through all the recipes to remind ourselves what we had made. It was hard to narrow them down, especially considering time, cost and flavor but if we have to pick one, we choose Palate’s Potted Planked Smoked Trout. Making the mayonnaise was the most time consuming part of the dish. But once we figured out the trick, the rest of the ingredients came together easily and the flavors of the dish… yum. Some of our other favorites are Mo Chica’s Lomo Saltado, Rustic Canyon’s Figs, and Campanile’s Grilled Duck Breast.

Many have asked if we plan to keep the blog going now that we’ve finished the alphabet, which we reply, “of course!” So here is our next vision- we now want to travel the world’s cuisine starting with Great Britain and working our way east. One great benefit of living in LA is there is such a diversity of cuisines offered. And while we sampled many of them during the first year of the blog, there are still so many more yet to try out. We now know to expect from ourselves some great successes and some hilarious failures. But we hope you’ll continue to enjoy the journey with us. Your support, comments, suggestions and votes have truly kept us going. We thank you all more than you can image.

Foodie love,
Romeo and Amanda