Bruschetta

(Hehe, it's been awhile, again)

So along with the 3 Way Ceviche, that i had to make back in April, I had a Bruschetta plate to make.  It consisted of:

• Grilled Crostinis
• Grilled Steak
• Granny Smith Apples
• Grilled Chicken
• Tomatoes made as a Traditional Bruschetta
• Bleu Cheese Spread and Pesto for dipping sauces

In my opinion, I thought it was a nice plate, but man, it was a lot of work to put together!

Well, see you again next post!  Nin nin!

Omake:

Thanksgiving

It's that time of year again: Turkey, Stuffing, Veggies, and Gravy.  And seeing how this is just another food blog on the internet, it's time for...My Thanksgiving Post!!!!

Now seeing how i work in a restaurant, I had to work on Thanksgiving,  So, invited my parents and sisters to my apartment on the Tuesday for our Thanksgiving Dinner.  Thanks to the free turkey i get from work, i only had to buy a few other ingredients.  Here was my menu:

Roasted Sage Turkey

That's a Sage Compound Butter under the Turkey skin

Rosemary Gravy

I boiled some of the Turkey Au Jus with a sprig of rosemary

Sauteed Veggies

Sauteed Brussel Sprouts, Corn, and Green Beans with Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Sweet Potatoes tossed with some cinnamon and roasted in the oven with marshmallow.  (Note - forgot to add some allspice)

Dried Cranberry Stuffing

Used the crust from 2 loaves of wheat bread and dried cranberries to make this traditional stuffing.  also made with celery, onions, sage, thyme, parsley, and chicken stock.

Needless to say, my parents were very happy!  =)

Birthday Ceviche

Ooopsie, looks like i forgot to post something last week.  Oh well, i'll just have to do a double post for this week.

First of all, a guest was celebrating their birthday and had ordered a Chocolate Covered Strawberries amenity.  So, I made a special birthday plate with their amenity:

I know that writing "Happy Birthday" on a plate like that is a little old fashioned, but it's what we have at work.  

 With that out of the way, here is the real post:  Back in April of this year, we rolled out a new menu for the Spring/Summer season.  One of the new items we introduced was our Ceviche 3 Ways, which was served with Tortilla Chips:

The three ceviches, from left to right: Halibut Ceviche, Rock Shrimp Ceviche, and our Scallop Ceviche.  The Shrimp and Halibut ceviches were our more traditional ceviches with lime juice, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos  and cilantro.  The Scallop Ceviche also had the previous ingredients, but with the added bonus of pineapples, mangoes, and coconut milk.

Wings!!!!

So, back in late March, I didn't know a Buffalo Wild Wings had opened a branch over at The Outlets in Orange, CA.  After seeing the commercials, I finally decided to go try them out.

Now, I'm not gonna talk about the restaurant itself because that is not what I am here for.  But in case you don't know, Buffalo Wild Wings is a sports bar/restaurant.

I had ordered 12 wings and 2 kinds of sauces: Mango Habanero (left) and Honey BBQ (right).  I thought both sauces were good.  They were.nice and sweet with good flavor.  My only complaint had to do with the chicken itself: it was bland.  The chicken  doesn't taste like it has seasoned before (in a marinade or brine) or after (with some salt or seasoning) before tossing them in sauce.

Would I eat the wings at Buffalo Wild Wings again, I might.  It wouldn't be my top choice, but if a friend really wanted me to join them for some wings, i'll go.

So, it's been a while...

So, it has been well over a year since I wrote my first post for this blog.  My original intentions for this blog were to explore Filipino Foods' connection to Spanish Food/Culture.  But it seems that I never got around to writing even just the 1 article.

My 1st article would have been about the dish "Arroz Caldo".  I had taken pictures of the different steps to make a pot of Arroz Caldo.  But when it came to sitting down to do the research on Arroz Caldo, I just kept putting it off, and it just didn't get written.

This time, I think I'll try a different approach: I'll try writing about other foods that I make at work/home and encounter when I go out.  Hopefully this will lead me back to, my original intentions, Filipino Food.

Even though it's late, i'm suddenly in the mood for writing!  My first food related post shall be about:  Spicy Ahi Tobiko.
So back in March of 2012, our restaurant had a 3 (or 4) course secret menu that, to no surprise, was rarely ordered.  The part I had in this secret menu was in making the appetizer, Spicy Ahi Tobiko.  The idea behind  this appetizer was to have an Ahi tartar served sushi style.  I made sushi-style rice using Jasmine Rice, Seasoned Rice vinegar, and sugar.  I formed that into a small, bite-sized puck shape, and topped it with the Spicy Ahi Tobiko mix:

• Chopped Ahi
• Mayo
• Wasabi Tobiko
• Salt and pepper
• Sriracha
• Green Onions 
• Black Sesame Seeds

In case you were wondering, we stopped using this secret menu once we changed to our Summer menu.  So, as far as I know, I won't get into too much trouble for writing about this.  In case any of you were also wondering, yes I do have pictures of this appetizer:

I personally liked making them nice and spicy, but of course i would've gotten in trouble for it  XP