CHARRED BROCCOLI WITH TAMARI PEANUT SAUCE

A few weeks ago Chris I and went back to Philadelphia to celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary.

We spent our days walking the city.

End to end.

With a head full caffeine.

And we spent our nights at our favorites restaurants and bars.

With our friends, whom we missed dearly.

And with a heart full of gratitude.

Also, a head full of wine.
I was inspired to go back and dig through our wedding pictures. I wanted to share some of them with you because I never did that way back when. Our ceremony was at City Hall. Our guest list was comprised of our parents and our two closest Philly friends.

We had a golden hour champagne toast overlooking the city on the nineteenth floor of XIX. We ate and drank like farm-to-table royalty at the esteemed Talula’s Garden. And ended the night in our hotel’s corner room overlooking City Hall’s clocktower. It was simple. Un-frilled. If I could do it all over again. I’d wear a more comfortable dress. And less make-up. And less jewelry {thanks, Grandma}. The shoes though. I’d keep those. The guy too.

We had a reception with one hundred of our closest friends and family members later in the summer that year. More of those pictures one day.

This charred broccoli with soy peanut sauce is heavily inspired by my favorite bowl of food in Philadelphia. The broccoli small plate from Cheu Noodle, conveniently {too conveniently tbh} located one block from my old apartment. Heavy on the soy. Heavy on the peanut. Heavy on the fresh herbs. If you’re ever in Philly, head to Cheu. Order this dish. Request it without sausage, if that’s your thing. Thank me later.