Happy Memorial Day

Thanks to all those serving our country!

Sirloin steak, with the sides crusted with ground coffee, served with Hollandaise sauce, baked yam fries, and asparagus. A small red onion cooked in the sucs and deglazed with chicken broth.
I made the Hollandaise sauce by scratch. I bought the book Michel Roux Sauces: Revised and Updated Edition and this was mt first sauce attempt. Came out well :)

Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

The recipe can be found here. I didn't have any chilis or fish sauce and used soy sauce instead. Not quite salty enough. I added some boiled broccoli florets for veggies. Served on top jasmine rice.

iittala dinnerware

When expensive department stores have big sales, it's fun to see what's on sale in the home dept. Usually it's items I still can't afford, but we came across some Finnish dinnerware marked down. The iittala bowls and plates, $12 & $22. I bought what they had left. They do sell them on the barney's website as well. They're made in Finland :)

Bouchon for lunch

Bouchon in Beverly Hills across from the Montage. I've been to the Bouchon Bar to snack, this time to try out lunch. We asked for a table outside and it was the perfect weather to eat outside. The downtside is their yellow umbrellas! Most of the pictures turned out yellow. The food is very good and very rich. We were too full for dessert although we bought a few macarons at Paulette's later that day.

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Iced Tea


Bread


Bibb Salad (they give two servings)


The Short Rib Hash


Roasted Chicken

Beef Chow Fun leftovers

Leftover beef chow fun from Phoenix. I stir fried some zen choy and garlic to have some veggies.


Zen Choy with Garlic


Beef Chow Fun

Soba Noodles with Beef

Soba Noodles with Beef Stir Fried with Zen Choy, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and cooking wine.

Pork with Pan Sauce

Pork Tenderloin with red wine pan sauce and Chinese broccoli.

1/2lb pork tenderloin
1/4 cup red wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1Tb butter
salt
pepper
small red onion
2 cloves of garlic
oil