Kabob!

The hubs loves Kabob, so we visited a new kabob house last week. Before the kabob came out they gave us some bread (?), a pickle/spice/jalapeno dipping relish, butter, and a raw egg to pour over the rice.

The bread came in a ziploc bag.....and the dip in a plastic container (this was a restaurant). But I didn't mind since we brought it home with the leftovers- very convenient!

I got the chicken and the hubs got the kubideh. The rice was massive! I was wondering why they had so much butter on the table, but after peeping around at other tables, it was for the rice...tastes 1000000 times better with butter in it :) Doesn't everything?

Dinner at La Madeleine

the rotisserie chicken...the rice was very very delicious! wish I could make it at home. What kind of rice do I have to use? I made spanish rice today with long grain rice, but it wasn't like the stuff I eat at Mexican restaurants....a little bummed out :(

french vanilla tart. VERY, VERY good. I had half last night and finished the rest for breakfast!

Teriyaki

We had a couple of teriyaki dishes recently and really enjoyed it, so I decided to make one at home. Well, this is actually the 2nd time, so it turned out much better, and I had made a critical mistake my 1st time, so that explains a lot. To make the teriyaki sauce, it is important that you simmer it for a couple of minutes before you use it.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup  soy sauce

1/2 cup          mirin

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon   honey

So you mix the ingredients above in a little saucepan and simmer it (which I did not do the first time), and then refrigerate it until you need to use it. Marinate the chicken or beef with this sauce and stir fry until its done! Very easy.

The veggies turned out to taste the same, but the chicken was juicier than the ones we had before. I think you're suppose to stir fry it until the edges burn...I'll give it a try next time.