What's for Lunch...?

Lunch at Axis Cafe in the City.

Tomato Basil Soup

[crème fraiche · chervil · crostini]

perfect for cold weather =)

African Bush Tea ---

i want/need to drink more of this

Cod Fish Taco

[napa cabbage · salsa verde · guacamole · greens or house fries]

fresh and delish!

What's for Lunch...?

It's been difficult lately...

Little treats, like having lunch at our favorite coffee shop helps a bit.

For lunch, we went to Blue Bottle.

We had, of course, a cup latte.

Mikey-Ike had a mortadella sandwich (not pictured).

And I had this simple but delicious cheese sandwich.

And... We tried their mediocre cookies (but hey, as my Dad would say, "it's better than nothing").

The snickerdoodle tasted like artificial vanilla.

However, the chocolate cookie was a hit; perfect with our latte =)

i hope things are well with you.

Hearts, A

"Heaven's Dog"

no clue why this restaurant is called "heaven's dog".
My guess, it must be because of their mouth watering dishes.

We ended up here one night during one of our excursions.
We had no plans of eating out, when we went in I was dressed up like I just finished working out.
Luckily, they had a bar away from the main dining room.

And there we enjoyed:

a) rice vermicelli stir fry, niman ranch pork shoulder, shrimp, yellow curry
My favorite kind of noodle, vermicelli. And the shrimp were fresh and not over-cooked.

b) spicy won tons
I heart spicy foods. They used schezuan sauce on this dish and it was mind blowing!

c) shanghai dumplings, pork, rice vinegar, scallions
These soup dumplings were super delish! Filled with wonderful soup.

d) spicy niman ranch lamb skewers, cumin, sesame, chili peppers
Initially, Mikey-Ike didn't like this dish. But after trying it with the pickled carrots, daikon,
and cucumber, he changed his mind.


e) for dessert we had: salted chocolate sorbet on top of a chocolate fudge cake. It was divine.
Lol. When it arrived on our table it looked so good that we forgot to take a photo of it - we demolished it in seconds!
Sorry no photo.

ps: haven't heard anything from you in a while. I hope things are well. Tc!

Cauliflower

Not sure if you like Cauliflower.  But I thought, I'd share anyway.

Curried Cauliflower w/ raisins and lemon juice.

This is all you need: raisins, lemon and curry powder.

This is very easy.

Before you bake: first cut the cauliflower florets into small pieces. 

Set the oven to 375 degrees F. 

Then drizzle the florets with a little Extra Virgin Olive Oil. 

And sprinkle a little bit of salt and fresh cracked black pepper - add to taste.

Bake it until you see some of the florets are a bit brown.

After baking: add in the curry powder, lemon juice, and a handful of raisins (or go crazy w/ it!) - again, add to taste.

And there you have it!  

Enjoy!

El Salvadorian

Pupusa (w/ cabbage) revuelta and Negra Modelo on a Friday night.
Camille recommended this.

Wahhh... can't get it out of my head.

A's Biscuits

Yesterday, I made some biscuits, Southern Style. It was the right consistency, it was light and soft. But then the taste was just horrendous... Made me very sad.


Today, I thought I should try it again...

Tada...

Nothing like KFC's biscuit, but almost there =))) Not as buttery (what would happen I wonder if I add some more butter...?)

It's edible.