Saturday, January 13, 2007
Dinner at The House of Prime Rib, San Francisco, CA
Arguably the best place for prime rib in San Francisco, we were shocked that we hadn't been here since the inception of SeeUsEat. It was very good tonight. Although they sat us about 1/2 hour after our reservation at a too-small table, they did honor our request to move to a roomier spot. For a dinner including salad, bread, English pudding, cornbread, potatos, creamed spinach, creamed corn and prime rib, plus seconds, the cost is about $33 per person (not including drinks, tax or tip).
Salad
They dress this salad at the table with something resembling thousand island, but it still tastes good. I could do without the beets.
Salad
They dress this salad at the table with something resembling thousand island, but it still tastes good. I could do without the beets.
English Cut Prime Rib with Creamed Spinach
Perfect temperature, bacony spinach, very tasty.
Perfect temperature, bacony spinach, very tasty.
Labels: Decor: 0, Food: 1, regional American, restaurant, review, Service: 1
Lunch from The Cheese Steak Shop, San Francisco, CA
In honor of the Eagles playoff game we got cheese steaks at the most authentic cheese steak place in SF.
10" Bacon Cheese Steak with Extra Meat $10
Lots of meat, not enough cheese.
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10" Bacon Cheese Steak with Extra Meat $10Lots of meat, not enough cheese.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Dinner at a Friend's House, San Francisco, CA
A friend of ours had a chef friend of his in town, who graciously prepared a delicious meal for us tonight.
Cheese and Crackers
More Cheese and Crackers
Boursin-based Cheese Dip and Crackers
This dip was quite good as Boursin melts in your mouth.
Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Bisque with Pancetta BLT
The soup was very flavorful , pleasantly hot and perfect for dipping this inspired version of a BLT.
Pear, Frisee, Toasted Pecan and Blue Cheese Salad
Refreshing and decadent at the same time.
Short Ribs, Brocolli Rabe and Polenta
The short ribs were melt-in-your-mouth tender and rich in flavor. The brocolli rabe provided a nice crunch to contrast the incredible creaminess of the polenta. And the plate was pretty too. It's not often that you are served a beautifully plated home-cooked meal.
Clementines
A perfect dessert, served with Prosecco.
Cheese and Crackers
More Cheese and Crackers
Boursin-based Cheese Dip and Crackers
This dip was quite good as Boursin melts in your mouth.
Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Bisque with Pancetta BLT
The soup was very flavorful , pleasantly hot and perfect for dipping this inspired version of a BLT.
Pear, Frisee, Toasted Pecan and Blue Cheese Salad
Refreshing and decadent at the same time.
Short Ribs, Brocolli Rabe and Polenta
The short ribs were melt-in-your-mouth tender and rich in flavor. The brocolli rabe provided a nice crunch to contrast the incredible creaminess of the polenta. And the plate was pretty too. It's not often that you are served a beautifully plated home-cooked meal.
Clementines
A perfect dessert, served with Prosecco.
Lunch at Tandoori Mahal, San Francisco, ca
A cheap, tasty, buffet near the financial district.
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Tandoori Chicken (flavorful and tender), Chicken Mahkni (not as good as Mehfil's), Saag (strangely lacking paneer) and Curried Cauliflower (tasty)
Breakfast at Home
Bacon Egg and Cheese Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, microwaved bacon and cheese inside a low carb tortilla, crisped on the stove top and topped with fresh salsa.
Scrambled eggs, microwaved bacon and cheese inside a low carb tortilla, crisped on the stove top and topped with fresh salsa.
Labels: breakfast recipe, eggs
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Breakfast at Home
Dinner at Home
Butter Chicken with Steamed Brocolli
A coworker gave Alexis an instant sauce packet for butter chicken. It basically contained spices, dehydrated milk and oil and with the addition of water and chicken, produced a flavorful thick butter chicken. Although it didn't really taste like the butter chicken we are used to eating in restaurants, it was quite good and very easy.
A coworker gave Alexis an instant sauce packet for butter chicken. It basically contained spices, dehydrated milk and oil and with the addition of water and chicken, produced a flavorful thick butter chicken. Although it didn't really taste like the butter chicken we are used to eating in restaurants, it was quite good and very easy.
Labels: brocolli, chicken, dinner recipes, homemade, Indian
Lunch at Work
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Dinner at Home
Zuchinni Lasagna
Click above for the recipe and a video demonstration of how to make noodles out of zuchinni.
Labels: dinner recipes, homemade, Italian, turkey, zuchinni
Lunch from Mehfil Indian, San Francisco, CA
Another lunch from our favorite Indian take out place...
Chicken Mahkni with Saag Paneer
Heart attack goodness.
Naan
The best naan in SF, if not the world. We always eat way too much of it.
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Chicken Mahkni with Saag Paneer
Heart attack goodness.
Naan
The best naan in SF, if not the world. We always eat way too much of it.
Breakfast at Home
Lox and Cream Cheese on Crackers
We still had leftover lox and cream cheese, and since we were running late, we ate it on super crispy Swedish crackers and ran out the door.
We still had leftover lox and cream cheese, and since we were running late, we ate it on super crispy Swedish crackers and ran out the door.
Labels: breakfast recipe, homemade
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
The 2006 SeeUsEat Awards
All year we've been eating our way through San Francisco and beyond. We've looked back on all of the restaurants we've eaten at in 2006 and we've come up with the winners. Here they are:
Best Breakfast: The Pork Store
The Pork Store never disappoints. It may not be edgy, or high end food, but it is exactly what you need after a hang over, or if you're just feeling like comfort food. The portions are large, the prices are affordable, and you don't mind the wait in the line our the door because they serve you coffee in line.
Best Brunch: Canteen
Canteen is elegant, cozy and hip all at the same time. The booths are tiny, fitting 2 comfortably and 4 a bit more uncomfortably. The food is somehow homey and interesting at the same time.
Honorable Mention for Brunch: Foreign Cinema
Although the waitstaff are generally unbearably holier-than-though, Foreign Cinema is a great place for a late weekend brunch in the sun. The outside area makes you forget about how much cooler your waiter is than you.
Best Overall: The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
The food is always amazing, especially with Ron Siegle as the chef. The dished are interesting and use the best quality ingredients. They even serve you fresh wasabi, grated tableside, with wonderful bites such as spot prawn sashimi. The food is often playful and the service is impeccable.
Honorable Mention for Best Overall: Range
If The Ritz didn't have such amazing tasting menus and great service, Range would be getting this award. Range is fun, casual and the food is also amazing and affordable.
Best Newcomer: Range
At Range, not only are the prices reasonable and the staff knowledgeable and friendly but every singe dish we had was impeccable and inspired. Range is now the first restaurant we recommend to people.
Honorable Mention for Best Newcomer: Scott Howard
Scott Howard has created a great little spot with interesting tasting menu and a friendly atmostphere. You can order the full menu in the bar area, so don't worry if you've forgotten to make a reservation on a Friday night. Also, the chef is accomodating. He made us a variation on the tasting menu when we came back and discovered it hadn't changed since the last time we were there.
and Umami
Although obviously still working out the kinks, Umami will be a great place. Most of the food was amazing, and what wasn't was still very good. The bar was hopping. The decor is ecclectic, yet well put together and they have the coolest bathroom sinks we've ever seen.
Best Buffet: Ritz Carlton, Singapore
The breakfast buffet at the Ritz Carleton in Singapore was about as varied as one could want. French pastries, bagels with lox and cream cheese, a selection of fine cheeses, Japanese style breakfast, dim sum, congee, fruit. There was something for everyone, and something different to try each day.
Honorable Mention for Best Buffet: Espetus
For about $30 you get endless types of grilled meats, shrimp and pineapple, plus the (somewhat lackluster) salad bar. You always eat too much, but you feel like it was worth it at the end.
Best Bathroom: Astrid y Gaston
Not only the best bathroom in Lima, but the best restaurant bathroom we've ever been to. It smelled good. It was light and airy. It was modern and interesting in decor. It was everything you could want in a bathroom.
Best Decor: AME
The red, black and wood theme at AME in San Francisco comes off elegant and subdued rather than garish. The wall of wines is also spectacular. The only "3" we've ever given for decor. (And the food's pretty good too.)
Best Light Fixtures: Cortez
Although the food is pricey for the portion size, have a drink at the bar at Cortez just to look at these amazing light fixtures. They are sculptural, colorful and reiminscent of childhood.
Best Dessert: Astrid y Gaston
I don't know what these were called, but I do know that Alexis had finished the whole plate before Giao got back from the bathroom. These deep fried donut balls filled with molten bittersweet chocolate were not too sweet, and contained a perfect play on textures. They were sophisticated and homey at the same time.
Best Breakfast: The Pork Store
The Pork Store never disappoints. It may not be edgy, or high end food, but it is exactly what you need after a hang over, or if you're just feeling like comfort food. The portions are large, the prices are affordable, and you don't mind the wait in the line our the door because they serve you coffee in line.
Best Brunch: Canteen
Canteen is elegant, cozy and hip all at the same time. The booths are tiny, fitting 2 comfortably and 4 a bit more uncomfortably. The food is somehow homey and interesting at the same time.
Honorable Mention for Brunch: Foreign Cinema
Although the waitstaff are generally unbearably holier-than-though, Foreign Cinema is a great place for a late weekend brunch in the sun. The outside area makes you forget about how much cooler your waiter is than you.
Best Overall: The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
The food is always amazing, especially with Ron Siegle as the chef. The dished are interesting and use the best quality ingredients. They even serve you fresh wasabi, grated tableside, with wonderful bites such as spot prawn sashimi. The food is often playful and the service is impeccable.
Honorable Mention for Best Overall: Range
If The Ritz didn't have such amazing tasting menus and great service, Range would be getting this award. Range is fun, casual and the food is also amazing and affordable.
Best Newcomer: Range
At Range, not only are the prices reasonable and the staff knowledgeable and friendly but every singe dish we had was impeccable and inspired. Range is now the first restaurant we recommend to people.
Honorable Mention for Best Newcomer: Scott Howard
Scott Howard has created a great little spot with interesting tasting menu and a friendly atmostphere. You can order the full menu in the bar area, so don't worry if you've forgotten to make a reservation on a Friday night. Also, the chef is accomodating. He made us a variation on the tasting menu when we came back and discovered it hadn't changed since the last time we were there.
and Umami
Although obviously still working out the kinks, Umami will be a great place. Most of the food was amazing, and what wasn't was still very good. The bar was hopping. The decor is ecclectic, yet well put together and they have the coolest bathroom sinks we've ever seen.
Best Buffet: Ritz Carlton, Singapore
The breakfast buffet at the Ritz Carleton in Singapore was about as varied as one could want. French pastries, bagels with lox and cream cheese, a selection of fine cheeses, Japanese style breakfast, dim sum, congee, fruit. There was something for everyone, and something different to try each day.
Honorable Mention for Best Buffet: Espetus
For about $30 you get endless types of grilled meats, shrimp and pineapple, plus the (somewhat lackluster) salad bar. You always eat too much, but you feel like it was worth it at the end.
Best Bathroom: Astrid y Gaston
Not only the best bathroom in Lima, but the best restaurant bathroom we've ever been to. It smelled good. It was light and airy. It was modern and interesting in decor. It was everything you could want in a bathroom.
Best Decor: AME
The red, black and wood theme at AME in San Francisco comes off elegant and subdued rather than garish. The wall of wines is also spectacular. The only "3" we've ever given for decor. (And the food's pretty good too.)
Best Light Fixtures: Cortez
Although the food is pricey for the portion size, have a drink at the bar at Cortez just to look at these amazing light fixtures. They are sculptural, colorful and reiminscent of childhood.
Best Dessert: Astrid y Gaston
I don't know what these were called, but I do know that Alexis had finished the whole plate before Giao got back from the bathroom. These deep fried donut balls filled with molten bittersweet chocolate were not too sweet, and contained a perfect play on textures. They were sophisticated and homey at the same time.
Honorable Mention for Best Dessert: Hawthorne Lane
Hawwthorne Lane has the best sundae Alexis has ever had. We couldn't give them the top award for a sundae, since a sundae is not particularly original, but this one was truly delicious. Bittersweet, crunchy and delicious.
Hawwthorne Lane has the best sundae Alexis has ever had. We couldn't give them the top award for a sundae, since a sundae is not particularly original, but this one was truly delicious. Bittersweet, crunchy and delicious.
Best Single Dish: Fried Shallots and Crab with Watermelon in a Yellow Watermelon Soup at Michael Mina
It's very difficult to choose the best single dish we had all year, but we had to. The interplay of succulent, sweet crab, with the subtly sweet melon was perfection in a bite.
Honorable Mention for Best Single Dish: Kobe Tartare at Umami
We eat A LOT of tartare and this Kobe version at the very new Umami was a standout. The beef came through loud and clear and all of the other flavors, while interesting on thier own, ended up supporting the beefiness wonderfully.
Best Snack: Roti Prata at Borobudur
Ever since we got back from Singapore we've been trying to track down the best roti prata. We think we found it at Borobudur, a Singaporean joint in the Tenderloin. The roti prata here is the perfeact balance of doughy and crispy, stretchy and flaking, and the curry could hold it's own. Sort of expensive, at $6 a pop, but it was a HUGE amount, filling us both us.
Honorable Mention for Best Snack: Lobster Mac n' Cheese at Circa
Although the SF Chronicle slammed this dish in their review of Circa, Bauer just doesn't know what he's talking about. The lobster mac n' cheese (with truffle oil) is decadent, sure, but it is also really, really tasty.
Best Condiment: Homemade Mayo at Fringale
Fringale, if you ask for it, will serve you mayo with your fries. And you should ask for it, because it is sublime. It is a bit lemony, super creamy, and lighter than air.
Best Takeout/Delivery: Mehfil Indian
We eat here way more than we should. They have the best naan we've ever had, reasonable prices and lots and lots of delicious food that tastes as good when it arrives (and it always arrives hot) as it does when you eat there.
Honorable Mention for Best Takeout/Delivery: Osha
Osha decent Thai food that arrives hot and amazingly well presented.
and Brandy Hos
Good, clean Chinese food. The whole steamed trout makes you feel like you are not eating takeout. And they deliver late.
Best Soup: Jeanty at Jack's
The ceam of tomato soup topped with a puff pastry crust is rich, delicious, smooth and simply epitomizes what a cream of tomato soup should be. But be careful because it will fill you up fast.
Honorable Mention for Best Soup: Cauliflower Soup at Nopa
This soup was ethereal yet rooted firmly in the ground. It was so smooth and tasted for purely of cauliflower.
and Asparagus Crab Soup at Tu Lan:
This soup is decadent and simple at the same time. It is cheap and tasty.
Best Thai: Pen Thai
It's generally hard to find Thai food that isn't too sweet or isn't just a noodle shop. Then we found Pen Thai, in the unlikely locale of Bothell, WA, near Alexis' parent's house. The food was a nice balance of savory and sweet and everything we ordered was great. Also, it was a very inexpensive meal.
Best Value (San Francisco only): Tu Lan
Tu Lan, on 6th and Market, is by far the best bang for your buck in SF. You can get a 5 course seafood meal for $10 per person and the table turnover is so high you are sure the ingredients are fresh. You can get a full meal for under $5 and still have leftovers. This place is great.
Best Uniform: Bong Su
Sexy and classy. We didn't take pictures of the waitresses, so you'll just have to go to find out. The food is also better than the Slanted Door, so you'll be eating a fantastic meal as well.
Best Pub Food: The Pig and Whistle
We used to go here for quiz night every Wednesday. They have daily specials and a standard roster of decent, filling, british pub food. Bangers and mash, pasties, etc. They also have good wings and jalapeno poppers, and all for a very decent price.
Best Sushi: Ariake
Always fresh, and they have the best seafood salad ever conceived of. It isn't cheap, but it isn't astronomical either. The atmosphere is pleasant and cozy and you'll be stuffed to the gills when you leave.
Best Service: The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
Absolutley impeccable service. It's hard to remember tasting notes for an 11 course menu, so when Alexis forgot to bring something to write with, they immediately supplied a small pad and pen. They always pass our water test and the waitstaff know the ins and outs of every single dish on the menu.
It's very difficult to choose the best single dish we had all year, but we had to. The interplay of succulent, sweet crab, with the subtly sweet melon was perfection in a bite.
Honorable Mention for Best Single Dish: Kobe Tartare at Umami
We eat A LOT of tartare and this Kobe version at the very new Umami was a standout. The beef came through loud and clear and all of the other flavors, while interesting on thier own, ended up supporting the beefiness wonderfully.
Best Snack: Roti Prata at Borobudur
Ever since we got back from Singapore we've been trying to track down the best roti prata. We think we found it at Borobudur, a Singaporean joint in the Tenderloin. The roti prata here is the perfeact balance of doughy and crispy, stretchy and flaking, and the curry could hold it's own. Sort of expensive, at $6 a pop, but it was a HUGE amount, filling us both us.
Honorable Mention for Best Snack: Lobster Mac n' Cheese at Circa
Although the SF Chronicle slammed this dish in their review of Circa, Bauer just doesn't know what he's talking about. The lobster mac n' cheese (with truffle oil) is decadent, sure, but it is also really, really tasty.
Best Condiment: Homemade Mayo at Fringale
Fringale, if you ask for it, will serve you mayo with your fries. And you should ask for it, because it is sublime. It is a bit lemony, super creamy, and lighter than air.
Best Takeout/Delivery: Mehfil Indian
We eat here way more than we should. They have the best naan we've ever had, reasonable prices and lots and lots of delicious food that tastes as good when it arrives (and it always arrives hot) as it does when you eat there.
Honorable Mention for Best Takeout/Delivery: Osha
Osha decent Thai food that arrives hot and amazingly well presented.
and Brandy Hos
Good, clean Chinese food. The whole steamed trout makes you feel like you are not eating takeout. And they deliver late.
Best Soup: Jeanty at Jack's
The ceam of tomato soup topped with a puff pastry crust is rich, delicious, smooth and simply epitomizes what a cream of tomato soup should be. But be careful because it will fill you up fast.
Honorable Mention for Best Soup: Cauliflower Soup at Nopa
This soup was ethereal yet rooted firmly in the ground. It was so smooth and tasted for purely of cauliflower.
and Asparagus Crab Soup at Tu Lan:
This soup is decadent and simple at the same time. It is cheap and tasty.
Best Thai: Pen Thai
It's generally hard to find Thai food that isn't too sweet or isn't just a noodle shop. Then we found Pen Thai, in the unlikely locale of Bothell, WA, near Alexis' parent's house. The food was a nice balance of savory and sweet and everything we ordered was great. Also, it was a very inexpensive meal.
Best Value (San Francisco only): Tu Lan
Tu Lan, on 6th and Market, is by far the best bang for your buck in SF. You can get a 5 course seafood meal for $10 per person and the table turnover is so high you are sure the ingredients are fresh. You can get a full meal for under $5 and still have leftovers. This place is great.
Best Uniform: Bong Su
Sexy and classy. We didn't take pictures of the waitresses, so you'll just have to go to find out. The food is also better than the Slanted Door, so you'll be eating a fantastic meal as well.
Best Pub Food: The Pig and Whistle
We used to go here for quiz night every Wednesday. They have daily specials and a standard roster of decent, filling, british pub food. Bangers and mash, pasties, etc. They also have good wings and jalapeno poppers, and all for a very decent price.
Best Sushi: Ariake
Always fresh, and they have the best seafood salad ever conceived of. It isn't cheap, but it isn't astronomical either. The atmosphere is pleasant and cozy and you'll be stuffed to the gills when you leave.
Best Service: The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
Absolutley impeccable service. It's hard to remember tasting notes for an 11 course menu, so when Alexis forgot to bring something to write with, they immediately supplied a small pad and pen. They always pass our water test and the waitstaff know the ins and outs of every single dish on the menu.
Labels: Best of, restaurant, review
Dinner at Home
Shrimp Scampi with Brocolli
We used kelp noodles for this dish, but didn't let them cook long enough to get soft. Still, the flavors were tasty.
We used kelp noodles for this dish, but didn't let them cook long enough to get soft. Still, the flavors were tasty.
-15 peeled shrimp
-1 head brocolli, but into flowerettes
-2 packages kelp noodles
-2 cans chicken broth
-1/2 onion, thinly sliced
-5 cloves garlic, minced
-1/2 cup parmasean
-1 large handful of fresh basil, chopped
-juice of 1/4 lemon
-salt and pepper to taste
Sautee the onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil over low heat until beginning to brown. Add the broth and noodles, cover and simmer until noodles are soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the brocolli, and cook for another minute. Add the shrimp and cook until just done (a couple minutes). Remove from heat and toss with lemon juice, parmasean, and basil.
-1 head brocolli, but into flowerettes
-2 packages kelp noodles
-2 cans chicken broth
-1/2 onion, thinly sliced
-5 cloves garlic, minced
-1/2 cup parmasean
-1 large handful of fresh basil, chopped
-juice of 1/4 lemon
-salt and pepper to taste
Sautee the onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil over low heat until beginning to brown. Add the broth and noodles, cover and simmer until noodles are soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the brocolli, and cook for another minute. Add the shrimp and cook until just done (a couple minutes). Remove from heat and toss with lemon juice, parmasean, and basil.
Labels: brocolli, dinner recipes, kelp noodles, seafood
Lunch from Fatt Dogg, San Francisco, CA
We ate some leftover clam chowder, but we were still hungry, as the clam chowder is way too rich to eat a lot of at once.
Chili Cheese Kielbasa $4.25
Always good for a quick lunch in a pinch, and it's halfway between our offices.
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Chili Cheese Kielbasa $4.25
Always good for a quick lunch in a pinch, and it's halfway between our offices.
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Breakfast at Home
Scooped Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese
We just couldn't resist. We've got to get these bagels out of the house.
Labels: breakfast recipe, homemade
Monday, January 08, 2007
Dinner at Home
Leftover Chili Con Carne
A little dry, as we left it on the stove for a bit too long the other day, during the playoff party.
Steamed Green Beans
Simply steamed and seasoned with salt, pepper and lemon. They were actually a bit too soft--we shouldn't have steamed them for so long.
Labels: dinner recipes, green beans, homemade, leftovers
Lunch at Work and from Mixt Greens
Leftover Clam Chowder
Mmm. We're gonna get gout.
Chicken, Bacon, Cucumber, Sun Dried Tomato and Mixed Greens with Blue Cheese Dressing
This salad was catered in at Alexis' work. We've eaten here before and we agreed that it was tasty, but too expensive for a salad if we had to pay for it ourselves. The dressing could have had more blue cheese in it, but overall it was a great salad.
Labels: leftovers
Breakfast at Home
Lox and Cream Cheese Omelette
We had a lot of leftover lox and cream cheese, so we made a nice omelette that was spiked with lemon and dill.
Labels: breakfast recipe, eggs, homemade
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Late Night Snack at Home
Kraft Mac n' Cheese
After a day of munching, we succombed to our favorite comfort food, mac n' cheese.
Playoff Party at Home
Clam Chowder
This is an incredibly rich version of clam chowder, adapted from the Duke's (of Seattle) restaurant recipe. The one major change is that we use turnips instead of potatos.
-4 strips bacon, cut into lardons
-1 onion, diced
-3-4 celery stalks, diced
-3 turnips, peeled and diced
-1 Costco sized can of chopped sea clams (reserve juice)
-4 cups heavy cream
-1 cup half and half
-1/3 cup flour
-2 tb butter
-garlic powder, cayenne, white pepper, black pepper, salt to taste
-2 bay leaves
-1 handful fresh basil, chopped
-1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
-1 handful fresh dill, chopped
-1 ts dried marjoram
Cook bacon until translucent in a deep pot. Add the onions, celery, spices and butter and sautee for until veggies are soft. Add the flour and cook for a few more minutes over low heat. Add the liquids and bay leaves, including the reserved clam juice and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add the turnips and cook until tender and the soup has thickened. Add the fresh herbs and the clams, cook for a few more minutes.
-1 onion, diced
-3-4 celery stalks, diced
-3 turnips, peeled and diced
-1 Costco sized can of chopped sea clams (reserve juice)
-4 cups heavy cream
-1 cup half and half
-1/3 cup flour
-2 tb butter
-garlic powder, cayenne, white pepper, black pepper, salt to taste
-2 bay leaves
-1 handful fresh basil, chopped
-1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
-1 handful fresh dill, chopped
-1 ts dried marjoram
Cook bacon until translucent in a deep pot. Add the onions, celery, spices and butter and sautee for until veggies are soft. Add the flour and cook for a few more minutes over low heat. Add the liquids and bay leaves, including the reserved clam juice and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add the turnips and cook until tender and the soup has thickened. Add the fresh herbs and the clams, cook for a few more minutes.
Cheesesteaks from The Cheesesteak Shop
A friend was kind enough to bring over cheesesteaks in honor of the Eagles. They were delicious.
Artichoke Jalapeno Dip
This dip from Costco was pretty good on veggies and pita chips.
Crudites
For dipping or just munching.
Stuffed Pepperoncinos
These are a derivation of jalapeno poppers, but they are served cold and not deep fried.
Bagel Station
Bagels, cream cheese, lox, red onion, capers and lemon--all the fixings for a fabulous breakfast.
The whole bagel...
Labels: brunch recipe, homemade
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