by JP Esq | Jan 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
I had some wild craving for empanadas, so I went out searching for some {didn’t feel like making any today}. There’s a new little tapas place in Fishers, so this was my chance to try it out. Two empanadas “to go” please. I’ve now put these little pastries on my list of 2010 Kitchen Experiments. You know, since 2009 ends in about 3 hours.
8510 East 96th Street
Fishers, IN 46037
Quite tasty. Please go. The end.
by JP Esq | Dec 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
This city surely does but her best foot forward during the holiday season. My favorite childhood holiday to-do was driving around looking at all of the Christmas lights. Apparently, as an adult this is one tradition that has stayed with me.
by JP Esq | Nov 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Happy Turkey Day kids. Although I love to cook & love to eat, this year I’ve decided to employ my favorite trick:
Wear nice clothes & no one will ask you to prepare anything, then you can make your way to the dessert table & get full before dinner is even served.
Have a nice holiday.
by JP Esq | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
It seems like Kenya’s favorite fruit is passion fruit {so lovingly called “the passion” by locals}. Here’s a note to yourself: if you’ve never had fresh passion fruit juice that is like 10 minutes removed from the tree, you haven’t lived. Sweet sugar face it’s delicious.
Because the passion is so widely available, the AMPATH program also uses this as another economic stimulating venture for families. Here’s how it works:
by JP Esq | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was so excited to eat as much traditional Kenyan cuisine as I could get my hands on in Africa. So, one night the Judge and I and one of the Kenyan attorneys went out for…Chinese. Yes, that’s right. In the middle of this fabulous country we opt for Chinese. And let me tell you – it was the best Chinese food I think I’ve had in a long time.
One thing you’ll encounter as the staple starch in virtually every east-African meal: Ugali. It is definitely an acquired taste. It is generally made from cornmeal and reminds me very much of grits. I love grits, so naturally, I wasn’t turned off by the taste of Ugali. And when I ate it mixed with my greens – it was actually very good.
My first encounter with Ugali: Our lunch/dinner {more on this later} at Kerio View restaurant {below}.
What’s the view? Great Rift Valley. Definitely the handiwork of God, this place.
by JP Esq | Nov 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
I visited a Massai Market in Nairobi. Massai men and women come in from their villages and set up their handmade items for sale in a commercial area of the city. I was told to get ready to haggle, not to act too American {because you’ll pay highest prices}, and to be ready to walk away from an item if it’s not the right price. I was quite proud of myself for playing tough with the Kenyans. Walked away with several pieces of bone jewelry, traditional Massai necklaces, handwoven fabrics and some little African dolls. Nice.
{This is, in fact, a real tribe of Massai from the group’s safari in the Masai Mara}
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