A week or so after the strawberry rhubarb crumble from BLD (see May posts), JM, INK and TTO had a pre-late dinner nosh at the Village Idiot. The strawberry shortcake was excellent. The whipped cream complemented the slightly tart berries. With the cake--the perfect balance of cakey and crumbly--we sopped up all the light sauce.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Side Dish: summer strawberries
Early summer (yes, we know it's now more than half over) means juicy, sweet strawberries in juicy, sweet treats. And of course, they're great straight from the basket.
A week or so after the strawberry rhubarb crumble from BLD (see May posts), JM, INK and TTO had a pre-late dinner nosh at the Village Idiot. The strawberry shortcake was excellent. The whipped cream complemented the slightly tart berries. With the cake--the perfect balance of cakey and crumbly--we sopped up all the light sauce.
A week or so after the strawberry rhubarb crumble from BLD (see May posts), JM, INK and TTO had a pre-late dinner nosh at the Village Idiot. The strawberry shortcake was excellent. The whipped cream complemented the slightly tart berries. With the cake--the perfect balance of cakey and crumbly--we sopped up all the light sauce.
Juquila Restaurante
Juquila Restaurante
11619 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-312-1079
Don't know what to order at this little Oaxacan restaurant on Santa Monica with soccer always on the flat screens? Just get the mixed grill, the one that has everything listed. And if that's not enough, also get a kicky rajas tamale. Occupy yourself with the tortilla chips with cojita cheese and mole for dipping while your waiting for your feast.
The Botana Oaxaquena has string cheese, grilled green onions and jalapeno peppers, and various meats (Delicacheena shorthand--sausage, strips, jerkey). We thought we were ordering what we got last time, what we lovingly refer to as "the boat." The boat was served on a platter, not on a grill and also included a pupasa type dish of corn masa, cheese and beans.
The mixed grill came with corn tortillas and rice and smokey black beans with more cojita cheese. Slap everything into a tortilla garnished with cilantro and avocado and you can't go wrong. (Although UE would advise against the too-much-cinnamon horchata.)
11619 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-312-1079
Don't know what to order at this little Oaxacan restaurant on Santa Monica with soccer always on the flat screens? Just get the mixed grill, the one that has everything listed. And if that's not enough, also get a kicky rajas tamale. Occupy yourself with the tortilla chips with cojita cheese and mole for dipping while your waiting for your feast.
The Botana Oaxaquena has string cheese, grilled green onions and jalapeno peppers, and various meats (Delicacheena shorthand--sausage, strips, jerkey). We thought we were ordering what we got last time, what we lovingly refer to as "the boat." The boat was served on a platter, not on a grill and also included a pupasa type dish of corn masa, cheese and beans.
The mixed grill came with corn tortillas and rice and smokey black beans with more cojita cheese. Slap everything into a tortilla garnished with cilantro and avocado and you can't go wrong. (Although UE would advise against the too-much-cinnamon horchata.)
Shhh! It's a secret. . . bake sale.
Those in the know are on the e-mail list for the best secret bake sale (are there others?). And Delicacheena was there on a June morning. Yeah, we would be content with giant squares of rice crispy treats and from-a-box cupcakes, but Treat Street provides homemade, family recipe delectables. Everything was priced at one dollar. Now that's a breakfast.
On an eclectic Silverlake street with great views of downtown, we sat on the curb and dug in. From banana pudding with Nilla wafers to a surprisingly yummy and crunchy Coke cake, decorated with a gummy cola bottle. From red velvet and coffee cupcakes to fried strawberry pie and savory jalapeno cheese bread (a quickly sold-out fav).
There were even excellent FREE coffee drinks from Intellegensia. Look at the lovely latte.
And then we worked off all the early morning calories with a walk up to the top of the hill.
On an eclectic Silverlake street with great views of downtown, we sat on the curb and dug in. From banana pudding with Nilla wafers to a surprisingly yummy and crunchy Coke cake, decorated with a gummy cola bottle. From red velvet and coffee cupcakes to fried strawberry pie and savory jalapeno cheese bread (a quickly sold-out fav).
There were even excellent FREE coffee drinks from Intellegensia. Look at the lovely latte.
And then we worked off all the early morning calories with a walk up to the top of the hill.
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