A friend just got back from Latin America going on and on about the food from Peru. Does anyone have any suggestions for restaurants in the Sacramento or Davis area so I can see what Peruvian food is all about?
I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving...i've got the Turkey down cold (well hot, really), cranberries (three versions!) and desserts. What I don't have are any really killer side dishes.
Any thoughts? I'd love to be able to road test a few before the big day...
Cheers,
Anna in Sacramento
If you're going for Spanish Tapas, try slices of manchego cheese, proscutto or jamon serrano or Spanish Chorizo. All are pretty easy to find and slice up for a platter with toothpicks and some good olives.
I'm making myself hungry!
Grilling chicken for lunch... heirloom tomato salad for dinner and fresh corn. There's also the side project of pickled beets to go with the rest of the weekend plans!
Love the farmers market on long weekends!
I love this show! I was worried that it would disappear into the 2am hour... Cheers to Anne!
I love the Betty Crocker cookbook. Like The Joy of Cooking, this one has been updated and has tips about the basics.
One of my favorites is the New York Cookbook edited by Molly O'Neill. Not any particular type of food aside from all of the contributors are from New York City.
Another place to look for Cookbooks on the cheap is garage sales. I've found some great regional/fundraising books there.
Lemon Grass has excellent Vietnamese food (Mai Pham is a local legend)
Biba is also good, i've eaten there twice and had great food. Lucca, at 16th and J, is another great Italian food place. The Gov eats lunch there...it's centrally located, close to the Capitol and if you're going to the theatre, it's even closer!
My favorite is Spataro, its upscale but not too pricy. Great Italian food, friendly staff, great for clients and for a nice evening out. We had a Waiter in Training one evening, and ended up with double the service!
As blah and overdone as PF Chang's can be, they're open late, and do takeaway if you need. One of the Mikuni locations is just around the corner on 16th, as is Bistro 33 who have great sandwiches. That particular spot is small, but the menu is the same as 33rd Street Bistro on Folsom Blvd. I'm pretty certain that they do takeaway.
Mexican- Tres Hermanas is my favorite. Great food, great drinks!
Cheap Eats- Though its out of the downtown area, Haggins Freezes is on Walnut Avenue at El Camino Avenue. They make the original original Merlinos Fruit Freezes (all others are imitators!) along with some other non-fruit (Mint, Root Beer, Peanut Butter and a few others) and have hamburgers, hot dogs and the like. Great for those hot summer days in Sacto.
Sacramento Food is moving up in the world and everyday it seems like there's more good food coming into town!
As Saturday was a bust with the rain, the grill is going to see most of its work on Sunday and Monday...
First Beer-butt chicken of the summer! Time to try out different beer...no better taste testers than willing and hungry family members!
But, we're doing hot dogs, veggie burgers and turkey burgers on the grill for lunch too!
As for Monday, it might be grilled pizza, I haven't completely decided yet!
I love three day weekends!
After making awesome gravy for the first time in my cooking life, I would say de-glazing!
Turkey Enchiladas...with spicy sauce and lots of veggies! I can't wait until the 23rd!
My favorite tapas dish is baked goat cheese and tomato sauce with crostini to spread it on. Yum!
Hillary
Chew on That
One of the BEST Tapas bars is in Cambridge, Massachusetts called Dali. They have this amazing grilled pork sausage served with fig sauce that will absolutely curl your toes.
An easy thing to bring is a Spanish Tortilla. If you have more time, try making Empanadas. One other dish that is VERY easy to bring... find a really good Spanish Chorizo (cured), pre slice it. At the party over stove top... simmer the chorizo in red wine and a bay leaf for about 10 minutes. Serve with some toasty bread.
Cheers,
Angela
Wineunleashed.com
And Sangria mmmmm.
I like the shrimp but grilled with a romesco sauce.
Some sliced thin chimchuri beef tips also grilled
mushrooms sauted
lots of fried cheese
thin sliced ham
olives olives and more olives
This recipe from Cooking Light is my favorite tapas recipe. It's simple, as tapas should be, but the sauce is amazing!
grill? no. I'm spending the day smoking a turkey! I shove a couple in the freezer at Thanksgiving to smoke them in the summer.
Thank you Food Network, we love Anne's informative and expressive manner. I adore her spark and enthusiasm which shows the love of her art, cooking. Many thanks to the Food Network and Chef Anne Burrell for great programing and fabulously fun and yummy recipes. Can't wait for the new season of Sunday mornings with Tyler Florence and Anne Burrell.
Sincerely,
Susan
like the show. my wife is mad at me since I said Ann sounds like the cookie monster every time she does the deep voice "brown food" voice and now she can't get that out her head. Does anyone else in the world eat that much salt? She seems to need a fistful for everything
I love the recipes, hate all the cutesy bs. The hand gestures and sound effects need to go.
It's the biggest problem with FN, they have to make everything prettified and silly. Why does a real chef have to act like Rachel Ray and work in a crappy set when showing us tips of a professional kitchen? It doesn't make any sense.
She's a little weird but good. The best new thing out of FN in ages.
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