First of all, I was half way through my post when it somehow got deleted :( I really hate that!
Last week I made furikake teryiyake salmon and rice for dinner. We had steamed spinach on the side. It's been a while since I've made this but it's good and easy to do!
Last week I made furikake teryiyake salmon and rice for dinner. We had steamed spinach on the side. It's been a while since I've made this but it's good and easy to do!
Last week Edward brought in our usual bay cities but also made a great mac & cheese with veggies. It was the best one he's made by far in my books!
At work we're also lucky enough to celebrate our birthdays with cake! When I first started here at Radius 60, everyone had their own celebration because there were only 9 of us! But now that there are 40+ we usually do them by month. Lately we've kinda been combining them so this one was for April & May (oh, and March because apparently we forgot). I stopped at my usual spot- Ralphs! The Ralphs bakery over here is really great-- they feature cakes, pies and cupcakes from Sweet Lady Janes (located on Melrose) and have a huge selection. I got the strawberry shortcake (which happens to be the best one I've ever had) & a carvel ice cream cake (my boss Keith's favorite). I of course had a slice of each...it was the perfect ending to my Thursday...although it did make it seem a bit like Friday!
Friday was Samantha's birthday and to celebrate she wanted to have dinner at Primitivo with the girls. After hearing all about it from Sean's parents I was excited to finally get to try it out.
I also decorated the table with some "princess" themed confetti, balloons, a collage and of course matching presents... we wanted to make sure she felt special and that it was something different than just your normal birthday dinner. Hope she liked it all!
My favorite dish was the paella, least favorite was the chicken... but all in all everything was super good!
I also decorated the table with some "princess" themed confetti, balloons, a collage and of course matching presents... we wanted to make sure she felt special and that it was something different than just your normal birthday dinner. Hope she liked it all!
My favorite dish was the paella, least favorite was the chicken... but all in all everything was super good!
We started off with some really good bread and this olive spread... and Liz suggested the sangria there because she said it was really good....and it was!!!
Arguala Salad with Shaved Manchego Cheese, Apples, Dates, Candied Walnuts & Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Tortila Espana- Spanish Potato and Onion Omelet with Salsa Brava
Seared Ahi Tuna Steak with Roasted Baby Fall Root Vegetables and Foie Gras- Chive Emulsion
Seared Diver Scallops with Warm Chanterelle Mushroom & Frisee Salad (my pick!)
Half Roasted Chicken with Garlic Scented Shoestring Fries (my least favorite)
Braised Chipotle BBQ Short Ribs with Apple Smoked Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Potatoes with Caramelized Onions
Potato Gnocci, Pancetta, Asiago, Aged White Cheddar, Parmesan and Brioche-Bacon-Garlic Crust
Steak Frites- Prime Grade Culotte, Peppercorn Sauce with Garlic Scented Shoestring Potatoes
Paella with Saffron Rice, Chicken, Tiger Shrimp, Mussels, Chorizo and Peas
So a month or so ago, Becky introduced us to the best red velvet ever from Dough Boys. Since Tara now lives in West Hollywood, she offered to go get it which was so nice!!! It was the perfect ending to the night... the only bad thing was that 1. they charged us $3 per person for bringing in our own dessert which I thought was UBER LAME and 2. they cut me the smallest little sliver of cake it was more like a tease than anything else! But alas, it was a great meal for a great girl! Have to go back again!
Well on Saturday, Sean worked a half day then passed out when he got home. He woke up for the Laker game, but then I fell asleep at half time and only woke up for the last few minutes. By the time we were ready to get dinner it was already 10 pm. I had been craving the red velvet alllll day since my sliver was so small the night before, so I looked it up and it was open til 11 pm. Whoohoo! Sean was nice enough to take me down there so I could pick up not one, but two cupcakes! And yes they are large sized cupcakes so it took me the entire weekend + Monday to finish them.
Now it was like 10:30 and we had no idea where to go eat... so we called up my brother Scott and asked him where we could go downtown (K-town or something) that would be open. He directed us to BCD Tofu House which ended up being a better version of Tofu Ya On Sawtelle!
The only things that weren't better were the sides... the fish had bones and some of them like got stuck in my throat- yuck... and the pickles were weird and the kimchee not as good. The potato salad though, was SUPER good... and our soup (it was so hot I burnt my tongue though... I really hate when I do that!) and entree's were really really good as well. Sean got the kalbi short ribs and I got the pork bulgogi.
They also do this thing with your rice... they scoop it out for you then they leave a little in another hot pot and pour some kind of hot water mixture in there. It reminded me of the chinese "Juk" soup...not sure how you spell it but my mom and tutu would always make me have that when I was sick as a kid...
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