Mini-Review: Mahek Restaurant

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 11/19/2000 - 19:53

Mahek is one of my favourite Indian restaurants around. The food is authentic, tasty and inexpensive.

Because I work in the Surrey/Delta area, I've been to Mahek several times. However, we couldn't find a reason to trek out to Delta for a meal any other time. This week some friends from Seattle came up for laser eye surgery and stayed in Surrey. What an ideal chance to get together and show off Mahek to our friends!

Mahek features a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian choices and your choice of how "hot" you would like your dishes.

Tanya's Golden Molasses Apple Cake

Submitted by Roland on Sat, 11/18/2000 - 17:54

At one of their Lindy Hop Classes, Tanya who teaches with Toby (<plug>email Toby at skald@attglobal.net if you want info about their classes</plug>) made this Golden Molasses Apple Cake.

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The Other Raku

Submitted by Roland on Thu, 11/16/2000 - 21:41

There used to be another Raku restaurant! Not the same one as I mentioned previously but a different one called "Raku Kushiyaki" on West 10th by UBC which served fusion "Japanese Canadian" tapas and inspired the cookbook, "Asian Tapas and Sushi: A Nibbler's Delight of Fusion Cooking".

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Raku

Submitted by Roland on Wed, 11/15/2000 - 23:45

Eat at Raku! You'll love its Japanese style tapas and down home cooking!

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Mini Review: Raku Restaurant

Submitted by Roland on Wed, 11/15/2000 - 23:27

NB: This restaurant has been renamed to Guu Kuimonoya but, other than the name, nothing has changed; same food, same great buzz and same great prices!

After many recommendations from my Japanese hairdresser, Barb and I went to Raku restaurant on Sunday.

What can I say? She was right!

Raku is cheap, cheerful, delicious, noisy and delightful. Tapas style Japanese food at great prices ($4-$9 which is free for my American friends :-) is what you get.

It's not usual sushi, or teppanyaki or teriyaki that you get at most Japanese restaurants.

Just good down home cooking!

Mini Review: Raku Restaurant

Submitted by Roland on Wed, 11/15/2000 - 23:27

NB: This restaurant has been renamed to Guu Kuimonoya but, other than the name, nothing has changed; same food, same great buzz and same great prices!

After many recommendations from my Japanese hairdresser, Barb and I went to Raku restaurant on Sunday.

What can I say? She was right!

Raku is cheap, cheerful, delicious, noisy and delightful. Tapas style Japanese food at great prices ($4-$9 which is free for my American friends :-) is what you get.

It's not usual sushi, or teppanyaki or teriyaki that you get at most Japanese restaurants.

Just good down home cooking!

La Cantina

Submitted by Roland on Tue, 11/14/2000 - 23:30

If you are ever in Hamilton, Ontario, please check out the fine Italian food at La Cantina. You will love it!

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Slow Food

Submitted by Barb on Mon, 11/13/2000 - 19:53

While on vacation, I made an effort to slow down from my usual frantic pace and savour extra time to prepare some slow cooked meals. This was inspired by the "slow food" movement that started in Italy and is now finally influencing North America. The movement celebrates a slower paced approach to enjoying food, from producing to cooking to eating (a real backlash to our fast food, fast everything mentality!).

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Braised Short Ribs with Rosemary

Submitted by Barb on Thu, 11/09/2000 - 16:04

5 lb. meaty beef short ribs
Salt and pepper
2 Tbsp. oil
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 cups red wine
4 cups beef or chicken broth
3 bay leaves
3 sprigs rosemary
6 medium carrots
1 1/2 lb. nugget potatoes
1 lb. chippollini or pickling onions
Cornstarch

Cut short ribs into individual ribs. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 Tbsp. oil over high heat. Brown ribs in batches, adding more oil if necessary.
When all ribs have been browned, saute garlic but do not burn.

Leek and Potato Soup

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 11/05/2000 - 19:06

We're staying with Madeleine and Ted, Roland's sister and brother-in-law, this week. Their neighbour Sadie popped by today with some beautiful leeks and herbs she had just pulled out of her garden. What a treat to have fresh leeks, pungent and sweet!!

We threw together this quick leek and potato soup to start our dinner.

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