pita with greek dill yogurt and smoked salmon
saeyoung as smoked salmon sous chef
beet and orange salad with pine nuts
mushroom and pea gnocchi
butternut squash fries with curry ketchup and sriracha mayo
So this is what I’ve decided: the farmers market is my disneyland. If I were to win the lottery, the first thing I would do would be to head over to the farmers market. We took a family trip to the UCI farmers market and bought some produce for a dinner I was going to prepare later that night. This is what I want to do every weekend–go to the farmers market and cook a meal with my purchases.
So happy!
appetizers: Why is it that so often, the appetizers are the best part of the meal! These may look like ordinary guilt-free spring rolls, but far from it. Deep fried wonton wrappers were folded inside. It was the ultimate cross between egg rolls and spring rolls. I’m not usually a big fan of peanut sauce, but I’ll make an exception just this once!
The entrees were less impressive. We ordered a filet mignon to taste the so-called “French” aspect. Let’s just say, the french would be pretty upset. The dish pictured above was the best entree we ordered. It was kind of like Korean BBQ bulgogi. The meat was incredibly tender and soft, I almost found it suspicious! We ordered another entree that was just like Tina’s Rice, a family staple recipe that I’m sure has been blogged before. 
To bookend the so-so entrees, the desserts ended the evening on a high note. We had jackfruit fritters and a banana crepe. Both desserts absolute required vanilla bean ice cream to help it go down. The crepe wasn’t quite the right texture. It was crispy instead of like a flapjack. 
