Friday Night Dinner

This past Friday, I made my own menu and had my family over. Instead of going to a restaurant I created a restaurant!!! They picked something on the menu and my Dad and I cooked it. The menu is posted below.  I had a lot of fun but it was a lot of hard work being the waiter, busboy, and the chef!

Italian night

Hey Everybody!

Last weekend my Dad and I cooked Italian veal skewers.  They  were great!  We got the recipe idea from Mario Batali (see below).  We pounded the veal and put prosciutto and a sage leaf inside.  We rolled them up and put them on the skewers.  Watch your fingers, the points are sharp!  It was my first time tasting veal, the outside was magnificent.  They didn't take long to cook so that was good.   It was my first time tasting prosciutto also, it was awesome.  We had some fresh ribbon pasta with a sauce.  The noodles were very long and wide.  You can take the meat off the skewer after or dig in like I did and leave them on.  There are some pictures below to see the finished product. 

Till next time,
Jr food critic


Italian Veal Skewers


Serves 4-6

4 veal cutlets (scallopini)
8 thin slices of prosciutto
Sage
Italian Parsley
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
Olive oil
4 skewers (soaked for at least 30 minutes)

Cut veal in to 4 pieces each and add lightly salt and pepper. Place sage and prosciutto on each piece and roll jelly roll style. Skewer each piece 4 to skewer. Heat oil and butter in sauté pan. Saute skewers for 10 minutes turning frequently.

We served this with pasta and a simple tomato sauce. Enjoy!

Hi, yesterday my Dad and I went to Pimyanoli's. It's a barbeque restaurant in Baton rouge. It was really good. They have a great kid's menu, including ribs. For an appetizer, I had chicken wings that were spicy, smokey, and tasty. I had brisket and mac & cheese for my main dish. The brisket was a little dry, but with the sauce on the table it was awesome. Thanks to our server, Ms. Amanda. She was really nice.

Happy New Year!

jr food critic

Hi, everybody,
This past weekend I went to New Orleans. I went to Mona Lisa's, Cafe Beignet, and The Somethin Else Cafe again. I couldn't stay away from them.
A new restaurant I went to was The American Sector. The owner is John Besh. My server was Byron. He was really nice. The restaurant was next to the World War 2 museum. It's really kid friendly. What I wanted to try was their mac & cheese. I'm glad I did! The mac & cheese was served in old fashioned lunch box. The mac & cheese was on top of a mountain of fries. The fries were on news paper which I thought was cool. The mac & cheese was really cheesy and gooey, just the way I like it!
Another restaurant I went to was Irene's. It was packed. We waited an hour to be seated. So we decided to leave and went to Mona Lisa's. My advice to you is get a reservation!!! It did look great so we will definitely try it next time.
We also did some Christmas activities. We did caroling at Jackson Square, saw Santa, snow and real reindeer at Fulton Street and rode rides and saw all the Christmas lights at City Park!! I hope your family has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


Till next time,
jrfoodcritic

On Friday I went to Le Creole on Highland Road in Baton Rouge. My server was Melissa. She was really nice and did a great job. I had bread and basil butter for my appetizer and Rabbit for my main dish. The rabbit looked and tasted like chicken. It was really good. I also tasted quail and gnocchi. They were also delicious dishes.

P.S. It's an upscale restaurant, probably more enjoyable by adults, but they do have a kids menu and a picture to color.

Hey Everybody! I spent the first four days of this week in New Orleans! I went to some new restaurants. The first one was Somethin Else Cafe. I had a roast beef po-boy with a special sauce. It was like taking a bite of heaven. I also had a side of macaroni and cheese. This was not your everyday macaroni. It was spaghetti covered in cheese. It was awesome. The second place we visited was Cafe Beignet, it had great beignets and great breakfasts. Another restaurant I visited was Mona Lisa. I had a big lasagna, it was saucy and delicious. The spaghetti and meatballs were also very good. Hope you get to visit some of these soon, I know I will be back!

Till next time,
jr food critic

Happy Thanksgiving!
Last week my family and I made 80 bag lunches for the homeless to help others and give thanks. Hope you follow in our footsteps. We did this through the Volunteers of America program.

Keep an eye out for my next blog about N.O.!

Till next time...

jr food critic