Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
Menu #5 January 25-26 – 2019 – 25-26 de Enero Standout Plates / Platos Destacados Cured Silverside – fillet of silverside, cured in lime juice, tamarind paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, salt, white pepper; garnished with finely diced cucumber, fried beet threads, nori seaweed, cayenne chilies, chives Pejerrey Curado – fillet de… Read More The Fish or the Chicken?
Menus #3 & 4 January 16-19 – 2019 – 16-19 de Enero Standout Plates / Platos Destacados Broiled Salmon, Spicy White Beans, Passionfruit Sauce – salmon fillet, rubbed with olive oil, salt and pepper, broiled; sauce of passionfruit puree, onions, garlic, yellow chili; sauteed bok choy; white beans flavored with miso, gochujang, brown butter,… Read More Giving a Fig about a Salmon
Menu #2 January 10-12 – 2019 – 10-12 de Enero This turned out to be one of the best menus we’ve done in awhile. All five dishes got praise from multiple guests! Este resultó ser uno de los mejores menús que hemos hecho en un rato. Cada uno de los cinco platos recibieron elogios… Read More A Very Orange Menu
Menu #1 January 2-5 – 2019 – 2-5 de Enero Sometimes it’s the simple things that everyone loves. We’ve already had five emailed requests for the recipe for this soup, so, let’s put it on the blog! A veces es las cosas sencillas que todos aman. Ya recibimos cinco pedidos de email para la… Read More Beeting the Heet
As promised, a step by step recipe for our latest pasta hit! The original idea came from a post on the Salt & Lavender blog. It was good, though for our tastes, not enough punch, and too much heavy dairy in the cream and cheese. We played. Whole Wheat Pappardelle with Roasted Radishes &… Read More When Life Gives You Radishes
Last menus, and last post of the year 2018! Últimos cartas y post del año 2018! Menus 56 & 57 December 26-29 – 2018 – 26-29 de Diciembre Standout Plates / Platos Destacados Sole, Prawn, & Calamari Ceviche – sole, cut in cubes; prawns, split, deveined, and quickly poached; calamari, cleaned and scored,… Read More Last Menus of the Year
Menu #55 December 20-22 – 2018 – 20-22 de Diciembre Standout Plates – Platos Destacados Gazpacho with Wasabi Gelato – Emulsified puree of tomatoes, garlic, red limo chilies, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and white pepper; finely diced cucumbers, onions, and roasted bell pepper; sour cream gelato flavored with wasabi (milk and cream… Read More You Say Tomato, I Say Mushrooms
Menus 53 & 54 November 12-15 – 2018 – 12-15 de Noviembre Standout Plates / Platos Destacados Cherry-Kimchi Gazpacho – cold pureed soup of cherries, cucumber, red onion, homemade kimchi, garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper; finely diced red and yellow bell peppers; swirls of olive oil and balsamic vinegar reduction,… Read More Cherries & Basil