Joe's Italian

Looking for Italian? Go to Alabaster, AL! I only ate there once and I can already tell you it's my favorite Italian restaurant: Joe's Italian

Here's the menu, though what I ordered isn't on there: it was one of the day's specials.




Joe and Mamma Bertolone will take good care of you. This is real, homemade, authentic Italian. While you're waiting for a seat, Mamma just might bring around the basket of her delicious bread. If you don't eat enough, she'll tell you ya better get some more, it's good! And she's right!

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Lebanese food festival

4/18/2009

Here it is:



Did not get this year, though there was quite a bit of laughing, some pointing, and of course also the taking of the picture:


Not pictured:

All the dessert I brought home!

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Artichoke Chicken

I wish I could remember what I actually did, but it was loosely based on this recipe.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,198,151182-232205,00.html

ARTICHOKE-CHICKEN CASSEROLE

6 boneless chicken breast halves 2 tbsp. oil 4 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. butter 1 tsp. salt Pinch pepper 3 tbsp. brandy or sherry 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 1/2 c. water 2 chicken bouillon cubes 1 (8 oz.) tub sour cream 1 can artichoke hearts Dredge chicken breasts in flour and brown in oil in skillet. Into 9x13 casserole pan, arrange chicken and artichoke hearts. In small saucepan, melt butter, 2 tbsp. flour, salt, pepper and stir. Add brandy, lemon juice, water and bouillon cubes. Stir until thick, then add sour cream

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Tender Coupea

So I was trying to buy some fungus or something, and I dunno WTF I brought home from the Asian market, hahahaha. The package says Tender Coupea.
Maybe it's a bean.




The Engrish translation is very funny.

Ingredients: Vengetable, eatl
suger, oil, hotpepper and so on

and yes, that's exactly how it's typed on the package.
You can't make this stuff up!!!

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