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I Made This – Ahi Poke Deluxe on a Crisp

Canela — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:36:56 +0000

There are no words to describe the perfection you see before you. My friends have dubbed it “the best thing ever” after my last dinner party. I really hesitated in posting this one because you know a Gurlz gotta have some secrets but what the heck, I’m feeling generous (lucky for you). Here’s the hook up on my “cheats can be fabulous” version of Ahi Poke Deluxe on a Crisp….. made with a little help from my beloved Fish King.

Fish King sells an amazing already marinated and diced Ahi Tuna Poke. For those geographically challenged, the ingredients according to Fish Kings label are Ahi tuna (raw diced), soy, ginger, and green onion. However, I’m certain there is a bit of sesame oil added in as well and I suspect FK wants to keep a few secrets of their own. At home I add diced avocado and tomato and serve it on a crisp wonton skin. You can either fry the won ton skins lightly (the yummy way) or bake them as I did (the I’m trying to pretend I’m healthy way). I baked mine at 375 degrees on a baking pan lightly sprayed with canola oil. The tricky part here is to keep a close eye on them because they can burn very quickly as I found out. Timing is crucial; you have to pull them out just before you think their done because they continue to cook a bit when you pull them out. I also spray the tops with cooking spray before putting them in and add a touch of salt.

There you have it! Now you too can impress your friends and family. BTW, you’re welcome.

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I Made This – Sashimi at home!

Canela — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:40:02 +0000

Do you hear that? It’s the theme to Disney’s Aladdin playing in my head…. A Whole New World!!! Truly the dawning of a new era. No longer will we need to suffer the sushi bar wait and high ticket price for a fresh fish buzz. All thanks to my neighborhood fishmonger Fish King. Fish King oh Fish King how do I love thee let me count the ways. I’m so lucky to live 2 minutes away from this food palace. I’ve been patronizing Fish King for years and had heard that you could order fresh sashimi grade fish cut to order but had never done so. Earlier on this fateful day I had been to Marukai Market and picked up some sweet looking Uni and Shiso Leaf and thought hmmm what about a whole sashimi dinner at home? Fish King to the rescue! I ordered 1/3 lb. Hamachi 1/3 lb. Salmon and 1/3 lb. Ahi (Maguro) sliced and served it with some ponzu sauce. We paired this with a lovely dry Spanish Rosé and it really worked well. Let me add here that I would consider us sushi snobs and I tell you the quality was right up there with the best of the best sushi joints we’ve been to. I have since refined this by adding some of their delicious Poke, succulent Albacore and radish sprouts. Heaven!

Hamachi, Salmon, Ahi and Uni Sashimi with Rosé

Good with Sashimi and very reasonably priced

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Adventures in Exotic Groceries – Square Market

Canela — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:14:31 +0000

After our visit to the food court Sis and I went for a stroll through Square Market (formerly 99 Ranch ) in Rosemead. I hear this is smaller and less glorious than 99 Ranch in San Gabriel but it was still quite exciting to me. Check it out…

Oooh Shrimp balls!

Fresh Sashimi!

Large Live Maine Lobster $6.99 a pound! I’m so tempted to get a lobster pot but still squeamish about having to actually kill it. I may have to get over that.

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I Made This – Steamed Black Cod

Canela — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:12:45 +0000

After an untamed year of wining and dining mischief, I realized that I needed to do something about my new buffet sized booty. Gotta streamline the junk. I’ll never fully give up my epicurean ways but there must be some balance and at times a bit of damage control is in order. So I stumbled upon the Ultrasimple Diet, sounds good I can hang with simple (and often do). I won’t go into all the specifics, you can look it up but it’s basically a dairy free, gluten free, sugar free, alcohol free, preservative/additive free, clean food kind of diet that lasts a week (I’m stretching it out a bit longer with cheat weekends). So far it’s worked out nicely for me and I am incorporating elements of this into my daily life. Lucky for me I live with a fisheterian who likes to eat healthy. Here’s a sample of one of my diet dinners…. Asian style steamed black cod with baby bok choy and mixed mushrooms.

Bottom tray of bamboo steamer- Black Cod, garlic and ginger slivers, green onion, pinch of sea salt, pepper and Braggs liquid amino’s

Upper Bamboo- Baby Bok Choy

On the side- Shimeji, baby king oyster and shitake mushrooms sauteed in garlic olive oil and Braggs liquid aminos

Steamed for 12 minutes and topped off with a touch of sesame oil. Mmm Mmm Good

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Hungry Cat Santa Barbara

Canela — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:35:38 +0000

Me and the Mr. have been interested in checking out the raw bar at Hungry Cat in Hollywood but being that we rarely go west of Vermont Ave., we haven’t had the chance yet. Well, this weekend we had planned a nice SB wine country sojourn and decided to stop for a light lunch at HC Santa Barbara. Overall we enjoyed it but there were a few hiccups…one being NO UNI! Our whole reason d’etre! Bummer. The other hiccup… the sauces for our raw platter didn’t come out until we were half way done with it. I’ll let the photo’s speak for the rest of the meal…

Smoky Sweet Homemade Salsa with fresh lime Margarita

Small Platter of Oysters, Clams, Shrimp, Rock Crab, Snow Crab & Caviar

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Newport Tan Cang

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:57:40 +0000

House Special Lobster-Full Monty!

Garlic Pea Shoots-Tasty Grass

Clams with Basil-Succulence

Salt and Pepper Shrimp-Crunchy Goodness

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