Late Post: Easter 2014

Easter is a beautiful celebration of life, love and salvation. Thus I decided to honor this holy day by making a zesty, tasty Lemon Bundt Cake and a huge pan of Asian Noodle Salad. We also had lovely Spring weather so I was finally able to wear this beaut of a dress from H&M which I bought eons ago :)

The first time I heard of the bundt cake was from the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Here's the hilarious clip to refresh your memory:

Bundt cakes are named so because of the pan they're baked in, which characteristically has a hole/tube in the middle (this provides for a more even heat distribution). They're easier to divide, and everyone will have an equal amount of frosting area/slice! Hurrah! Although I am warning you, if you slather a thick type of frosting on top, it will look like a giant doughnut. More on that in the next post ;)

Alas, dear reader, I forgot which recipe I used, so I'm posting links to similar ones instead. Here's the cake I made :) (so good, you have to try it!)

"Lemme At It" Lemon Bundt Cake

I sprinkled gold sugar and lemon zest on top of the lemon-flavored frosting for a touch of whimsy :)

http://pixelatedcrumb.com/2011/07/17/lemon-bundt-cake/
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/lemon-bliss-cake-recipe
http://foxeslovelemons.com/meyer-lemon-bundt-cake-vanilla-bean-icing/#_a5y_p=1386218

Asian Noodle Salad

I first had this when my Ma took home some leftovers from an Asian-themed lunch party that my little bro had at his old school. It was love at first bite, I can tell you that - I'm a huge fan of noodles, sesame oil and veggies, and this was a wicked combination of those three! I decided to try out the promising "Dang Cold Asian Noodle Salad" recipe by Guy Fieri from the show "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" (where he samples food from mom-and-pop places in the ol' US of A). What I love about this dish is that it is so easy to prepare! Soba noodles (made with buckwheat flour) take just 6 minutes to cook, and you basically just mix the noodles with the sauce and veggies. The End. Here it is paired with a drumstick from Bon Chon:

And the link to the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/dang-cold-asian-noodle-salad-recipe.html

That's all for now, my bed is telling me that it's time to catch some Zzz's! I hope I dream of oodles of bowls of noodles and plates of lemony bundt goodness *sigh*

Ta-ta for now and God bless you!

Special thanks to Jomar for being my sous-chef, you were sous-perb!