What's for Dinner? (redux)

[soxtrot3]

Trader Joe's potato salad.

Just got back from Trader Joe's.

 

[loyalsoxfan2]

Just got back from Trader Joe's.

Love that place!

 

[HarpoSF]

Basically, you can pair just about anything you like with quinoa and it will taste great!

 

[HarpoSF]

(and in line with my above post)
What's for Dinner... er... Lunch?

Vegan Curry Wrap ~ roasted cauliflower & chickpeas, red quinoa, caramelized onions, yellow coconut curry sauce, on a Wheat Tortilla

Cafe Venue - Food Menu

The sights, the sounds, and the excitement of San Francisco all come together at the city’s own CAFE VENUE. Serving the City by the Bay since 1995, Cafe Venue has remained a favorite with ...

cafevenue.com

And, man, was it ever tasty!

 

[soxtrot3]

Sounds delicious

 

[HarpoSF]

It was a bit spicy, but just enough. I am a fan of anything that has garbanzo beans or cauliflower in it, anyway.

 

[HarpoSF]

¿Que hay para Cenar?

Una Enchilada de Queso y Uno Chile Relleno ~ served with rice, beans, salad, and corn tortillas

Their web-site is pretty much useless, but, trust me, their food is very good and their Tequila selection is one of the best in the city, if not all of Northern California. This is "Vieja Escuela" Mexican fare. It is one of the oldest running Mexican restaurants in the city. The best part is that it is only eight blocks from my apartment, so, after a HUGE meal, I can walk it off a bit (albeit, it is uphill all the way... and very steeply).

Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

The international award-winning Yucatán restaurant is best known as the home of the original Tommy's margaritas & extensive tequila list.

www.tommysmexican.com

 

[loyalsoxfan2]

This one might be for @HarpoSF
Last night I had friends over and I had a veggie platter with a nice tzatziki dip.
One of the veggies was jicama. omg, so so so good. It was the first veggie to go.
What else can I do with jicama besides serve it on a platter with a dip?

 

[HarpoSF]

I love jicama; unfortunately, jicama is best served raw. It is not like yucca where you can eat it raw or cooked. Jicama does go good with hummus if you like that dip, too. It is also a great addition to almost any salads.

I have a jar of locally-made Jicama Kimchi. It is sooooo good and retains its crunchosity in there.

 

[loyalsoxfan2]

I served it last night and had hummus too. So so good!

 

[HarpoSF]

What's for Dinner... er... Coffee?

I was feeling a little experimental this afternoon and decided to try something using a cheap-o brand of Coffee (that I might have taken from work... but, in my defense, this Coffee was purchased even before COVID, so it is way past its prime, anyway).

The bag states that it is a "Colombian Blend"... but knowing my company, that probably just means that it came from the Capital of South Carolina...

Anyway, I have some Mexican Hot Chocolate that I like and decided to make a pseudo-Café Mocha (or would that be "El Café Moca"?) with it. The Hot Chocolate already has both sugar and cinnamon in its ingredients, but I decided to spice-it-up a bit more and added some ground nutmeg (which I had to grind from the whole nutmeg nuts) and powdered cardamom (thankfully, it was already pre-ground for me when I bought the bag at an Indian import store in town).

All in all (for outdated Coffee) this turned out pretty good. I matched it up with a few Girl Scouts samoas® cookies for a nice afternoon snack-thing.

 

[soxtrot3]

I just ordered pizza. The hubby went to NY to help our son instead of me going. I stayed home to make sure the kid goes to school. I got an email every single day I was in Vegas

 

[HarpoSF]

Does Marc Anthony's deliver to your location, or is it a bit too far?

 

[HarpoSF]

Has anyone else tried the new Coca-Cola Spiced (Raspberry Spiced Coke)? I like it, but I am not a huge fan of these mega-corps forcing us to have to drink their cr*p with tons of High Fructose Corn Syrup as the main sweetener. They do offer it as a Coke-Zero version, too, but I equally hate those chemical fake-sugars, too.

Now if only Coke would come out with a Zero-HFCS version of their products...

 

[SoxFanOC]

I'd like to try it.

 

[soxtrot3]

Does Marc Anthony's deliver to your location, or is it a bit too far?

Too far.

 

[soxtrot3]

Has anyone else tried the new Coca-Cola Spiced (Raspberry Spiced Coke)? I like it, but I am not a huge fan of these mega-corps forcing us to have to drink their cr*p with tons of High Fructose Corn Syrup as the main sweetener. They do offer it as a Coke-Zero version, too, but I equally hate those chemical fake-sugars, too.

Now if only Coke would come out with a Zero-HFCS version of their products...

I have a coupon for a free liter.

 

[HarpoSF]

I have a coupon for a free liter.

If you like Coke... and a bit strange flavours... give it a try. I hardly ever get stuff with that cr*p High Fructose Corn Syrup in it. Sometimes you have no choice if you want to try something new. I tried it, now I don't need to try it again.

 

[loyalsoxfan2]

Has anyone else tried the new Coca-Cola Spiced (Raspberry Spiced Coke)? I like it, but I am not a huge fan of these mega-corps forcing us to have to drink their cr*p with tons of High Fructose Corn Syrup as the main sweetener. They do offer it as a Coke-Zero version, too, but I equally hate those chemical fake-sugars, too.

Now if only Coke would come out with a Zero-HFCS version of their products...

I cannot remember the last time I had a cola. Not a fan of soda.
I don't even remember what coke tastes like!

 

[soxtrot3]

If you like Coke... and a bit strange flavours... give it a try. I hardly ever get stuff with that cr*p High Fructose Corn Syrup in it. Sometimes you have no choice if you want to try something new. I tried it, now I don't need to try it again.

I'm not a big soda drinker.