Promesa, carmel CA

shared Tapas y paella

cheese & charcuterie board - one of the most intense blue cheeses I’ve ever had and it’s Spanish!!
tortilla
gigantes beans
gambas (jumbo)
olives
patatas bravas

fried chicken & chorizo paella


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Vietnamese lemongrass chicken plate (without the springroll)

My beloved pastrami pizza
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Duck porridge, sauteed eggplant, bulgolgi beef and rice.

All made by my son. Delicious!

David

Lugano Swiss bistro, carmel CA

cheese fondue
beef & chicken fondue
chicken schnitzel
assd side dishes - spaetzle, rotkohl, sauerkraut, rosti potatoes

chocolate fondue


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Quick and easy (and less spicy) army stew.

bibigo / Costco pot stickers - chicken & vegetable

I’ve seen this on menus in Korean restaurants. Is this a Korean dish?

Army stew? Yup. It's called budae jjigae in Korean. Not the healthiest thing since it's (usually) mostly processed foods, but convenient. In my case, Nong-Shim instant noodles, spam, weiners, cooked ham, romaine lettuce, peas, carrots and onions. No processed cheese in mine. Wasn't meant to clear the fridge of bits and bobs, but didn't want to expend a lot of effort on the food.

At 3am,just needed something.

Pan seared halibut, buttered wilted spinach, rice pilaf.

Ramen. Instant.

David

Yesterday (Monday) evening's vittles were BBQ Pork (char-siu) rice with blanched nappa cabbage and "wheat gluten"

Persian meal, family style:

Apps: Kashke-Bademjan (eggplant dip), Must-O-Khiar (cucumbers and herbs in yogurt), Shirazi Salad (diced cucumbes, tomatoes, onionsand parsley salad), Olivier Salad (potato, egg & chicken salad) - with pita:
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Platters: Beef (Barg/Filet Mignon, Koobideh/Ground Beef, Shish Kabob) + 1 skewer of Chicken Koobideh:
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Chicken (Barg/Breast, Cornish Gam Hen. Koobideh and Shish Kabob):
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Rices: Lobia Polo (String Beans and Ground Beef), plain rice topped with saffron and butter, Albaloo Polo (Sour Cherries):
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Dessert: Baklava and Persian ice cream:
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David

I love rice at Persian / other middle eastern restaurants, esp the ones besides saffron. I love pomegranate rice.

Beef noodle soup:
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David

Quarter of a chicken biryani (these things are usually quite packed). Going to have some for lunch (maybe add a salad if I have time to make it this morning).