Summer Catch-Up
Posted
Wed, 08/12/15
Lack of foody blog posts over the last several months is not due to an absence of culinary experiences, but rather a lack of time or energy in which to write about them. Without going into details, various personal catastrophes involving myself or family members have seemed to occur in steady onslaught fashion, wearing down my natural enthusiasm for just about anything, including my passionate inclination to write. The urge disappeared for a long time, but has recently been creeping back into my daily routine.
Firstly, several new recipes have been added to
Food Fare since
April (most with photos included).
Savory Stuffing Cakes became the result of leftover boxed
stuffing and my use of it:
Slow Cooker Mushroom Chicken & Rice is my version of a childhood favorite, the inclusion of dill weed and broth made from chicken bouillon cubes being the only deviations from Mum's original recipe:
I also experimented with my recipe for Couscous Mini Bells, adding chicken and mushrooms for a nice variation (Chicken & Mushroom Couscous Mini Bells):
Along the way, I messed with a standard variation of meatloaf (using a tiny amount of beef mixed with egg-breadcrumb filler and baked with small white potatoes and baby carrots):
Other new recipes (all from Food Fare contributors) include Bak Kwa Burgers, French Vanilla Chai Cake, Kiwi Crumble Bars, Potato, Cauliflower & Onion Pakoras and Stuffed Bread Bowls.
Secondly, I have the "ups and downs" on two restaurants I visited
with Mum over the last few months:
-
Granny Annie's: I'll never frequent this restaurant again. It
was horrible - lackluster service, and the food was nothing
to write home about. Their self-named "famous" scones were
doughy and tasteless. Mum could not eat the turkey plate she
ordered because the gravy was beyond salty, so she finally
settled for a side dish of tater tots. The apple turnover for
dessert was just another scone heaped with gobs of sickeningly
sweet frosting. Not recommended! -
Village Inn:
Wonderful food, and nearly perfect service. I realize
Village Inn
is a chain restaurant, but the variety and quality of dishes
offered is impressive and on much better par than some of the
top tier eateries I've tried. My recent favorite meal is their
Denver Omelet, which is perhaps the best I've ever tasted
(including
my own recipe). Mum enjoyed their tomato-basil soup
tremendously. We plan to return to
Village Inn
for our joint birthday celebration later this month, and
probably on many other occasions before the year draws to a
close as well. Highly recommended!
We live, eat and learn . . .
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