Friday, May 25, 2012
Veggie Class FIELD TRIP dining options
In class we discussed options for our restaurant visit because there are so very many restaurants in Little India. We decided we would wait till we got there, then "sniff around" and decide where to go. Here is a list of the possibilities:
LITTLE
INDIA RESTAURANTS
BAWARCHI DOSA - authentic
Indian buffet
SURATI FARSAN MART
favorite place for CHAAT (tapas, dim sum, meze, antojitos, izakaya, etc.)
ASHOKA THE GREAT - somewhat Americanized Indian cuisine
MADRAS CAFÉ - authentic
south Indian vegetarian cuisine
GRILL HOUSE CAFÉ - authentic
Persian cuisine
PARATHA SPICE CORNER
specializing in a wide variety of stuffed flatbreads
Veggie Class FIELD TRIP Details
MAY
31st IS OUR FIELD TRIP
Do
NOT come to Foothills
Go
directly to the following sites keeping to the approximate time line.
Be
sure to sign the roll.
6 - 7 pm: BOMBAY
BAZAAR - 9484 Black Mountain Rd - San Diego
A
complete source for ingredients for vegetarian cuisine. Many heat-and-serve items. Hard to find Indian produce. A wide variety of cooking sauces which can be
used to make quick and exotic dishes. A
wide selection of frozen Indian food, offering authentic products for you to
serve at home.
7 - 8:30 pm: Bawarchi
Dosa - 9520 Black Mountain Rd - San Diego
Authentic
vegetarian Indian menu.
HOW
TO GET THERE:
BOMBAY BAZAAR & BAWARCHI DOSA are housed within steps of
each other.
Best way is I-15 North to MIRAMAR RD (NOT Miramar Way). Proceed WEST (LEFT) approximately half a mile
on Miramar Rd to Black Mountain Rd (3rd traffic light). Turn RIGHT, and enter at the first driveway
into the parking lot. Plenty of parking
around the building. Or you may use the
Bawarchi Dosa lot which is separate but adjacent.
Guests
& family members are welcome!
QUESTIONS?
E-mail
Lucile at: 7 lcheng@guhsd.net
Monday, May 21, 2012
ASIAN CLASS Field Trip - Note DATE
JUNE 4th IS OUR FIELD TRIP (May 28th is a school holiday)
Do NOT come to Foothills
Go directly to the following sites keeping to the approximate time line.
Be sure to SIGN THE ROLL at either site.
6 - 7 pm: WORLD FOODS Supermarket - 5245 El Cajon Blvd - San Diego
A good one-stop destination for all your Asian cooking needs, including food and tools.
7 - 8:30 pm: PHO CA DAO - 5223 El Cajon Blvd - San Diego
Authentic Vietnamese cooking.
Why a Field Trip?
The primary object of this FIELD TRIP is to introduce you to a neighborhood where there is a large Asian population. Hence, a wide selection of authentic foods, ingredients, tools and equipment will be available at very reasonable prices.
When you go to specialty shops, such as gourmet shops, you may be greatly overcharged. When you go to a non-ethnic market for ethnic food items, there is not enough selection, and not enough turnover to guarantee freshness.
Our restaurant visit gives us an opportunity to savor authentic dishes prepared by professionals. This should help you in your own preparations of the dishes we are learning in class.
GETTING AROUND:

Both sites are in the same location, sharing the same parking lot. The market is set back from the street, but look for the above sign for the parking lot.
From I-8, exit on College Ave; continue SOUTH on College Ave to El Cajon Blvd. Turn RIGHT (west) onto El Cajon Blvd, continue to 5223 ON YOUR LEFT (PHO CA DAO sign).
From 94, exit on College Ave; continue NORTH on College Ave to El Cajon Blvd. Turn LEFT (west) onto El Cajon Blvd, continue to 5223 ON YOUR LEFT (PHO CA DAO sign).
Guests & family members are welcome!
QUESTIONS?
E-mail Lucile at lcheng@guhsd.net

Spring rolls wrap up cooking sessions
We made Vietnamese spring rolls to wrap up our cooking sessions. The Field Trip will be on Monday, June 4th, because next Monday, May 28th is a holiday. Details will be posted very shortly.
Have a good Memorial Day and do think on our fallen heroes.
Have a good Memorial Day and do think on our fallen heroes.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Veggie crepes!
We had so much fun making our veggie crepes. We made a separate batch for the dessert crepes filled with strawberries, blackberries and diced fresh mango. Those who used the whole wheat flour for the dessert crepe had a nuttier tasting crepe. We made spa cucumber water and several class members indicated they would continue to have this cool drink in their fridges all summer. So easy to do, just shave cucumber slices into a carafe of water.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Restaurant #6 announced
RESTAURANT
VISIT #6 OF 6: TUESDAY, MAY 22nd 2012
1-3 pm
Zorba's Greek Buffet
100
BROADWAY - CHULA VISTA - 619-422-8853
ZORBA’s is the only
remaining truly Greek buffet around here; Fairrouz is Greek plus Lebanese, and
Greek Town (El Cajon) is now run by an Iraqi family.
GREECE boasts a cuisine
that is traceable to the 9th Century BC.
It is distinguished by its generous use of fresh herbs and spices and a
richly aromatic, dark green olive oil.
ZORBA'S FAMILY
RESTAURANT is a family-owned restaurant in Chula Vista. It not only serves most typical Greek dishes
in traditional ethnic versions, but features an all-you-can-eat buffet; the
weekday lunch buffet is only $8.95, beverages additional. Though you may order off the menu, the buffet
allows you to sample many different dishes.
The extensive salad bar
has typical Greek salads and appetizers.
The soups are usually lentil and egg lemon soup. Pick up warm wedges of pita bread and/or
rice, and choose from a dazzling array of cooked vegetables and meat
dishes. The dessert bar usually features
baklava along with typical puddings and custards.
You may have to ask your
server for tzatziki, the delicious yogurt-cucumber condiment for most of
the dishes.
Here’s a tiny glossary of Greek food items:
AVGOLEMONO…………………….............................................................Egg
lemon soup or sauce
BAKLAVA…………………………........................................................Filo
pastry stuffed with nuts
DOLMATHES…..................................................................……………..........Stuffed
grape leaves
FAKES………………………………..........................................................................................Lentil
soup
FILO................................................................................................Flaky
sheets of pastry dough
GALAKTOBOUREKO...............................................................................Greek
custard dessert
MOUSAKA......................................................... …Eggplant
casserole filled with ground meat
PASTITSIO...................................................... ..Noodle
casserole with meat/cheese topping
PILAF............................................................................................................. Rice
cooked in stock
SOUVLAKI...................................................... Marinated
meat or chicken grilled on skewers
SKORDALIA.................................................................... Garlic
sauce made of garlic & potato
SPANAKOPITA............................................................................................................ Spinach
pie
TZATZIKI.................................................................................................................. Yogurt
sauce
HOW TO GET THERE:
Close to the WEST END of the SOUTH BAY PARKWAY (54). From 54 exit at BROADWAY and travel a very
short distance SOUTH past 2 traffic lights.
The THIRD TRAFFIC LIGHT is D STREET, and you will see ZORBA'S on the
southwest corner. There is ample parking
in back; also, there is plenty of street parking.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Monday night with Japanese Soul Food
We made Oyako Donburi, Japan's famous chicken/egg dish. Oyako means parent and child, which brings up the question which came first, the chicken or the egg? We enjoyed this with edamame and mugicha, Japan's favorite hot weather drink--it is iced barley tea.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Super Saturday fun
We had lots of fun cooking up a chicken rice pot and an elective pilaf in our Super Saturday class on May 12th. There were several variations of pilaf, selecting from quinoa, Basmati rice, red cargo rice, bulgur and kasha. Much of the food was taken home for sharing, since we had to clean up and clear out for the afternoon class.
Thanks to all for the great help cleaning up; special thanks to Suzanne and Elvira for their extra assistance both setting up and cleaning up.
Thanks to all for the great help cleaning up; special thanks to Suzanne and Elvira for their extra assistance both setting up and cleaning up.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Veggie class makes Zucchini Frittata
We made a lighter, fluffier Zucchini Frittata by separating the eggs. This made a perfect light supper with a Fennel Orange Salad and some crusty Italian bread. We also sampled tisanes, caffeine-free botanical infusions. Very relaxing. Really good help cleaning up so we got through early.
