Fusion Panini using pita bread + cheese + grilled vegetables (zucchini,eggplant & portobello m.) Plus a green bean almondine salad.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
PRACTICUM @ Patty's Pantry
Here are some biscuits I made @ my practicum site some are plain some are lemon MMM
Tulips or 2 lips??? GET IT? this was a customers request to make a gigant chocolate chip cookie with 2 lips... then he was going to tell his wife he had requested for her not "2 lips" put "tulips" on the cookie and that this was what he got!!! Sort of a prank for his wife or who knows what LOL we get all kinds of unusual requests but never the less they are fun to make and decorate :)
Tabuleh Salad with pita bread
Making a tabuleh with pita bread / Here I added a little yogurt with a little Zaatar mix (green specks) to give my tabuleh a nice flavorful base. Zaatar is a arab spice mixture consisting mainly of dry grown thyme hence the green color plus spices and toasted sesame seeds. It has many uses; the most popular is to add some oil and zaatar to your pita bread and toasting some call it the arab pizza :)
Peruvian Lunch, I was told these was all very typical Peruvian food.
-Cilantro rice with chicken + pickled onions (mmm),
-Papas a la Huancaina (fried potatoes with Aji sauce),
-Causa (mashed potatoes with tuna),
-Black Beans
-And DELICIOUS empanadas, which where stuffed with so many things like meat, onion,raisins, potatoes,green olives... MMM
To drink we had "Inca Kola" which is Peru's alternative to Coke. It is very bubbly and mildly sweet.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Jimmy's Food Store (Italian Market)
LOCATION: Jimmy's Food Store
| Address: | 4901 Bryan St, Dallas, TX 75206 |
| Phone: | (214) 823-6180 |
HEY!!!!!!!! Adriana!!!!! @ Jimmy's Food Store / the place was full of Italian import foods EXCELLENT source. In the deli area you can either buy cuts of meat, cheese, olives OR you can eat there since they have a small deli bar. The selection of groceries is huge and there is even a small produce section with great low prices! Well worth the visit.
I particularly recommend:
-Saeco brand teas specially the Peach and the Berries teas SUPER Good! Better than regular ice tea, much BETTER
-The COOKIES!!!! the cookie selection is HUGE! try the "Sfogliatine"
-PASTA!!!! all you pasta freaks will go crazy here
there is even hand made pasta sold in the Italian way wrapped in neat blue paper packages.
Also if you are looking for affordable fresh whole basil they sell Italian basil by the POT!!! yes the actual plant fresh and they are very healthy nice looking plants for about $4-5!!!! that's cheap considering you pay about the same for a bunch in the grocery store and here you get the whole plant you can keep growing.
(THANK YOU ADRI!!!!)
TEA ZONE
LOCATION: Tea Zone in Mansfield / www.teazonecafe.com
BUBBLE TEA anyone? Forget Starbucks !
Bubble tea started as a fad several years ago in Taiwan, the young Taiwanese crowd reinvented the ancient tea of Asia with the creation of "Bubble Tea". Basically flavored tea plus to make life just a little bit more interesting the tea is accompanied by "tapioca pearls" (see picture above, black pearls in drink). Tapioca pearls are like gummy bears in your drink MMM but better. The drink comes with a oversized straw to be able to suck the pearls with the tea,quite an experience!!! For those new to Bubble Tea sip slowly! LOL LOL LOL
It is quite an experience so don't miss out and take a visit to Tea Zone to find there is more to a coffee house than Starbucks. Tea Zone also provides free WiFi to all customers plus, a comfortable seating area. Along with fresh imported loose tea leaves, foreign candies, blue bell ice cream, snacks, specialty coffees, deli sandwiches, desserts, bakery goods and SO MUCH MORE!!!!
*** For a very god article and more info on BUBBLE TEA visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea
Blue Mesa
LOCATION: Blue Mesa in Dallas / www.bluemesagrill.com
Brunch is EXCELLENT @ Blue Mesa though plan on a little wait time. Southwestern style brunch with SO MANY choices it is advisable to come in on a very empty stomach. Full buffet line offers ALL you can imagine from:
Fresh fruit beverages in watermelon, cantaloupe and strawberry flavors.
Egg choices are huge served in various styles from huevos rancheros to omelets made to order.
Made to order waffles.
Hand made on the spot tortillas and tacos!!!
Plus a huge array of dishes like adobe pies (tamales like), vegetable based dishes and salads (chicken, green salads and fruit).
THEN comes dessert! so many choices decadent chocolate cakes, ice cream, cookie platters, pudding, flan and so much more!!!
(THANK YOU Adriana & Jesus!!!!)
Last weeks @ El Centro College
Side entrance @ El Centro College in Dallas, Texas / This entrance take you directly to the KITCHEN! :) / It was the place I spend my EARLY 6:50 AM!!!! morning summers LOL it was MUCH FUN and I learned A LOT!!!!!! VERY SPECIAL thanks to Alison and Bill Hodges for their support, knowledge and encouragement through out it all!!!!
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