skewered pork barbeque -- Pinoy Style (Olongapo secret recipe)
making the baddest crab with black beans and butter
And the finish product... Drunken Crabs that will make your date fall in love with you! It is the ultimate bare hand eating seduction. Bon Appetit!
My 1st Paella attempt... not the best. Despite the finest saffron, I find it still need improvement.
Single cooking: January 11 2008: grilled salmon steak and onions. Salt and pepper seasoning only. Chopin Vodka with Grapefruit drink on the side.
Safron rice, fried with sauted garlic, onions, and chopped Chorizo de Bilbao
start of grilling
lamb cuts, seasoned with Meditterenean salt and roasted garlic, pepper, and a light coating of extra virgin olive oil. Added a sprikling of dried rosemary during grilling.
Single cooking: lamb and saffron fried rice with Chorizo de Bilbao, onions and garlic. Side veggies from BirdsEye.
January 12 2008: home cooked dinner for one! Goat cheese and a glass of 2005 Sebastiani Cabarnet Sauvignon
This is an entree done by my Chef-Friend Patrick Bui, at his new restaurant appropriately called "Bui's" located in Albany, CA
Chef Biu's Clam dish at Restaurant Bui
Bui's Restaurant in Albany, CA
A personal comfort food: salmon bellies - salted, peppered, and deep fried
Rib eye steak, grilled with mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, and saffron laced steam rice.
rib-eye steak, grilled with mushroom and grilled tomatoes plus saffron laced steam rice.
Still Life: Strawberries and Grapes
Sauted Crab and Asparagus with Onions Omelet with Salmon Roe topping
a quick whipped breakfast
some ingredients for the crab and asparagus omelet
Before: for main entree, specially cut Rancher's Reserve 9.5 lbs. Bone-in Beef Ribeye steak
My favorite... Nob Hill brand Mediterranean spiced blend olives with pepper and fresh herbs
details
side dish - vegetable by Mylene and Cat
details: veggie lumpia
After: Medium Rare
Taho, from a vendor in public beach in Subic Bay
from Nager's lemon tree
Chico
Who needs Jamba Juice when we can get these fresh goodies?
Finally, I get a chicken (or rooster) crossing the road shot!
