Pan Fried Basa Fish Fillet and Veggie Omelet

I've noticed that I haven't been eating much needed nutrients. So I defrosted the basa fish to get my proteins and decided to make omelette with my favorite veggies for fiber, calcium, and whatever vitamins it has!

Omelette with tomato, mushroom, spinach, cilantro, salt and pepper. Fish seasoned with salt and pepper, pan fried in olive oil. :] yummilicious.

About to finish my meal with soybean pudding :]

Tomato Basil Bruschetta, Sirloin Steak w/Mushrooms, Lime Cilantro Rice, Strawberry Tart

A full three course meal! :] My friends and I made dinner together tonight. Twas nice :]

Appetizer: Tomato Basil Bruschetta

I've been wanting to make tomato bruschetta for the longest time after my best girl friend made it for dinner one time. I finally bought tomato and french bread for it! I mixed chopped tomatoes, basil, black pepper, garlic salt, olive oil together in a bowl. Cut the french bread in 3/4 inch slices. Spread olive oil on one side of the bread, which will be faced down on the aluminum foil. Then put it in the oven at 450 degrees for 6 minutes! It was delicious!!

Lime Cilantro Rice

I love cilantro! I bought it yesterday so I wanted to make anything and maybe even everything I can with cilantro while it's still fresh. (I found a way to keep it fresh for two weeks btw!) So I decided to make lime cilantro rice! First of all, the kind of rice you buy makes a huge difference. I used to buy long grain rice to save money but it's never as good as the Asian rice which costs a little more. Always buy Asian rice, it maybe costs a few bucks more but it's worth it. This pictured right here is jasmine rice. I cooked it in a rice cooker. After it's done, I mixed lime juice and cilantro into the rice. There ya go! It's yummilicious! If you like Chipotle rice, you'll like mine ;]

Entree: Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms and Onions

Feeling for steak and absolutely love mushrooms! Just season the steak on both sides with salt and pepper. Then throw some onions onto the pan and pan-fry the steak with olive oil! Delicious!

Dessert: Strawberry Tart

Delicious strawberry sweetness! :]

Homestyle Japanese food @ Kitchen Kura in SF

I love restaurants run by couples! It gives a really adorable vibe :].

Kitchen Kura is a small place serving authentic Japanese food. Their prices are pretty good for their portion. The sukiyaki is the best! People on Yelp raved about their nanban chicken...but it was too heavy for me. It was basically deep fried chicken. The chicken was juicy but kind of bland making you have to dip it in their sauce especially for the nanban chicken. Next time, I would like to try the ginger pork which is another item that people on Yelp liked.

Baan Thai in SF

Wide and interesting selection of thai curry. Have you heard of pineapple, apple, or mango curry?? I haven't til I came here with my best girl friend. The appetizer was my favorite: tango taro & pumpkin which is a fried dish with yummy sauce. Mmmm every bite...so goood. Even though it's fried, it feels so light and healthy at the same time! I'm usually not a big fan of pumpkin unless it came in the form of bread or pie, but this is yummilious!!

I love mangos so I decided to give the mango curry a try. It was really spicy for my taste but it was a yummy curry. I felt like I was eating an entree and having dessert at the same time! Portion was smaller than I would like (their cup of soup was served in the same size bowl!) but if you come during the lunch time, prices aren't as bad.

Tom Kha (a spicy coconut soup) was too salty for me. I have a blander taste in soup.

Sisig @ House of Sisig

I haven't had a lot of Filipino cuisine, but if you're hesitant to try, you can't go wrong with sisig. It's marinated pork belly in chopped in cubes that can either be grilled or fried. We went for the grilled, it's delicious! Came with onions and hot peppers on top with some kind of yummy sauce.

Italian sweets @ Steps of Rome Caffe

These both are coffee desserts...which my boyfriend and I happen to be coffee drinkers :]. The was our first stop in our tiramisu journey in North Beach (Italian neighborhood) in SF. He knows exactly how to cheer me up whenever I'm feeling down ;]. His dessert is the Coppa Cafe which has cappuccino gelato along with other good stuff. His was sweeter than my tiramisu, which is also quite good. Although I hate to say...I'm picky about tiramisu too...Cafe Maria is still the best so far.

We came here in the afternoon but from what I know, this place gives a hip feel with the loud Italian music, colorful ambiance, and late hours.

Cavalli Cafe in SF

A truly hidden gem. Homemade desserts and imported coffee from Rome.

Thorough Bread and Pastry in SF

This is truly the best and most delicious pastry cafe ever. Every pastry I eat elsewhere after coming to this cafe is nothing compared to it. I don't even know if that's a good or bad thing, I feel a lot pickier in pastries! First of all, the pastry cafe is affiliated with the SF Baking Institute which is pretty legit already. But the ambiance, service, and the fooood (my gosh the fooooood!!) makes it even more amazing. Big huge thanks to by boyfriend for introducing me to this place.

There's indoor seating and an outdoor patio in the back which is pretty cute. It's like a secluded backyard except with tables and chairs. I recommend going earlier in the day when they have everything out. My boyfriend and I went for a second time to get their Vol au Vent, which is this orgasmic amazing savory flaky pastry with mushrooms and béchamel (you should look that up). But anyway, we went in the late afternoon...maybe 3-4ish and they already ran out!! UGHHH we were sooo looking forward to it, went all the way there just for that. But that's ok, I tried their savory bread pudding instead which is amazing also. The first time I went, I got the rustic tart along with the mushroom pastry. My boyfriend got the almond croissant which is so good! I've tried almond croissants from 3 different places, Thorough's is by far the best!

Baked Basa Fillet

After 5 days of fast food, ramen, and ketchup over rice, I finally had the time to make myself a decent meal for dinner.

Got the basa fillet fish from Superiors across the street and searched for recipes to try. I've cooked basa fillet fish before- the easy way. Just spread salt and pepper on both sides and pan fried it with olive oil. I never baked a fish before so I decided to give it a try.

I chopped parsley (which I ended up putting too much that it was so strong), mixed it in a bowl with bread crumbs, flour, garlic salt, and pepper. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. After dipping the fish in lemon juice, I dipped it into the mixed bowl to cover the fish. Spread olive oil on the foil then I wrapped it in aluminum foil, placed on a baking pan and let it bake for 20 mins. (This recipe is meant to include parmesan cheese in the mix too which I'm sure would have made it 10 times better...but I'm still lactose intolerant.)

Came out delicious! Added some parsley for decoration. Cooked spinach and mushroom as sides then WAH-LAH!