Posted in Candy, Miscellaneous, tagged Baileys Irish Cream, Chocolate, Food, ganache, Irish Whiskey, Tullamore Dew on February 28, 2013| 2 Comments »
Just a short update.
Back in the chocolate shop. Chefs have a mini chocolate show at a private club this evening.
Their testing two new chocolate ganache flavors for St. Paddy’s day, Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey and Baileys Irish Cream. Gorgeous. Pictures to follow (don’t know how to post pictures from Chefs’ computer).
One looks like an emerald (or jade), how appropriate.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Food, Tea, tagged Drink, Tea on February 27, 2013| 1 Comment »
What was in The Cat’s tea mug today.
Tea
Dragon Well green tea and goji berries. Kind of festive, don’t ya think?
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Celebration, Chinese, Food, tagged Chinese cuisine, Food on February 26, 2013| 1 Comment »
Another banquet. This time it was for some visiting dignitaries from China.
The Cat’s friend asked if we could help him out and attend (he is a president of one of the local Chinese societies and was “requested” to buy a table of ten).
The Crowd
There were twenty tables of ten so potentially 200 people.
By the time the speeches ended and the various VIPs were introduced, it was almost an hour before the start of dinner.
The Speeches
Whew! Nothing new, happens at almost all “formal” Chinese dinners.
Anyway, on to the food.
Roasted Appetizer Platter
Seafood Chowder, Chinese Style
Deep-Fried Shrimp with Walnuts
Stir-Fried Scallops with Mixed Vegetables
Roasted Chicken
Stir-Fried Fish Filet with Gai Lan
Capitol Pork Chops
Red Bean Soup with Sticky Rice Balls
The Cat thought the dessert was the highlight of the dinner. I thought the chicken was pretty tasty, even though the skin wasn’t crispy.
There was even some non-Chinese after dinner entertainment (a new one for me).
“Hawaiian” Entertainment
More like Hawaiian music, jazzed up.
Hula
The dancers tried to get some of the dignitaries to “hula” with mixed results. 🙂
After two “banquets” this weekend, have to really watch my eating this week.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Cooking Methods, Food, Vegetables, tagged Food, Vegetable on February 25, 2013| 8 Comments »
Someone gave us a whole kabocha squash. Normally I don’t like using whole kabocha. It’s a pain to breakdown. The skin is so hard, I’m afraid of hacking of body parts.
This time, I thought I’d try something different. I cut out the stem, poured about a cup of water inside (i didn’t even bother to clean it out, and threw the whole thing in the oven (400 degrees, 60 minutes).
This is what came out.
Steam Baked Kabocha
Not steampunk, steambaked. 🙂
From this point, the squash was soft enough to slice through and clean.
Cooked Kabocha Squash
The method seems to have worked. I’ll find out how it tastes from The Cat later tonight (I packed a wedge for her dinner).
Eat well.
The Mouse
Posted in Celebration, Chinese, Food, tagged Chinese cuisine, Food on February 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
Two of our mentors invited us for a belated Chinese New Year dinner this weekend at Kirin Restaurant (2518 S Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hawaii). We’ve had dinners with them there before. I think the restaurant is their favorite.
First off was this.
Suckling Pig
Everything But The Oink
And because it was everything but the oink, I had to eat this.
Tail
And this.
Ear
The rest of the food.
Drunken Chicken
Steamed Goat Fish, Chinese Style
Braised Pork Belly with Shanghai Cabbage
Stir Fried Beef with Leeks
Tofu Stew with Chicken and Salted Fish
Lobster with Ginger and Green Onions
Tapioca Soup with Honeydew Melon
Thanks to A and V. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and company. Wishing you a healthy, happy, and prosperous year of the snake.
Enjoy. Eat well.
The Mouse
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