On the January Ride

During the first week of January, my ♥ and I were on a train back to Geneva in the restaurant carriage. ♥ was hungy and wanted to order one of those over priced meals...this prompted me to go on a bit of a tangent on money and saving and la la la. Sometimes I envy how he consciously enjoys every moment, never taking into account, how much these 'moments' may cost.  So for the month of January,  I have set the goal to "live the ride" and let my worries fade away.

My "ride" began with this home made shortbread crumbed banana bread cake

Having an extravagant meal with my ♥ at THAÏ in Geneva on a Tuesday Work Night

I had the pan-fried salmon with thai herb salsa & he had the Honey glazed duck & pineapple(Both fantastic btw)

 taking off my scarf

 The week before my work team had our rather late Christmas Dinner at the Buffet de la Gare in Eaux Vives

This was the first time I had tried Fois Gras (It came with a fig theme)

Potato Puree with cooked Fois Gras and wild Mushrooms

This was a wonderful chocolate mousse on a light cake with a caramel halo, I could have eaten ten of these

LILY's REVIEW

On Sunday it was Date night  :-)  !!!  We went to one of our favourite restaurants in Basel. Lily's!  This pan-Asian restaurant has a simplistic modern design of communal thick wooden tables & benches which encourages communal dining. They serve fresh currys (Indian/Thai), wok, soups noodles & more. It boasts an open kitchen often lit up by fire created by the chefs wok-tossing skills. Lily's keeps a focus on the simplicity of delicious food

In the Garden with my plants

 Lily's Kitchen

 the Ice Teas 

I would certainly recommend either the bright orange thai ice-tea or the deep red hibiscus ice-tea as the ideal thirst quencher.  I tried a lemon-grass ice-tea this time which was also fresh but can't compare to the favourites.  We shared a chicken-satay to start with and I have always found this to be the best in Basel as both the chicken is perfectly seasoned and the peanut sauce is ultra creamy!  We ate it too quickly so I couldn't take a picture.

Pad Thai Gai & Bai Kapao Mains

Hmm beefy smokey taste !

The Pad-Thai-Gai is fail-safe and delicious- it's what I order at Lily's 80% of the time. It is the perfect combination of Rice Noodles, Bio-Tofu cubes, chicken, egg, peanuts, spring garlic, soya beans all fried up in a sweet&sour tamarind sauce and garnished with a handful of fresh coriander.

My ♥ ordered the Bai Kapao: A wok dish composed of beef slices, thai-basil, thai-green beans, cauliflower, chilli & garlic and served with a fried egg on top. Sometime's this can come very spicy but the heat gives it a particular kick. It all came to about Fr.-75 for the two of us which isn't too bad for Switzerland.






THE MOVIE WE WENT TO SEE

We walked back to Gross Basel and watched the 'Tree of Life' in a near-empty cinema which was perfect for the date-mood.  Terrence Malick created a dream-like film packed full of so many beautiful shots leaving you in an awe of relaxation (almost hypnotising). It was very unlike the usual big-buck films that are common for Summer.  I liked that there was a bit of an indie/kult-kino feel to it.

  

P.S  Here's a quick close up of my babies.  my Tomatoes!

getting big !