R.R. Recipie: Steak and Tomato-Baked Eggs

This recipie is NOT mine, my friend gave it to me to try out and I thought that I would share it with you.  It is from the Rachel Ray magazines and this was a seven day menu.

Ingredients

• 3T extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 onion sliced
• One 8oz package white mushrooms thinly sliced
• 4 large tomatoes tops sliced ff and flesh scooped out
• 4 eggs
• 1T finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1lb flank steak
• 1 bunch of Watercress

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375º.  In a medium skillet, heat 2T of olive oil in medium-high heat.  Add onions and cook for about 3 minutes.  Add mushrooms and cook until softened.  Season with salt and pepper.
2. Fill hallow tomatoes with mushrooms and onins.  Really pack it in and crack an egg over the top.  Season with salt and pepper and bake for about 20-25 minutes.  Add parsley over the eggs.
3. Preheat another oiled pan over medium-high heat.  Season with salt and pepper and turn it over about halfway.  Cook for about 12 minutes for a medium rare and 15 minutes for well-done.  Transfer to cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
4. In a salad bowl, whisk the juice of half a lemon and 1T olive oil and add watercress. 
5. Serve together and eat up!  ENJOY!

Pictures from Nashville

Veal Porterhouse

Olive Oil and Basil Gelato

Cured meats and cheeses

Nashville Tennessee

On my trip to Nashville, I stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.  It was really big and it felt really cool.  There were a lot of restaurants to eat at the hotel alone.  Some of the restaurants I ate at in the hotel were the Cascades, Solario, and Ravello.  All of them were really cool but I only took pictures at Solario and Ravello.  Here is what I think.

Link: http://www.booking.com/hotel/us/gaylord-opryland-resort-convention-center.en.html?aid=311088;label=hotel-58636-us-0B1ftxZgy10VJJwniWT54gS6922013163;ws=&gclid=CJ2lmpyivqcCFQUDbAodGgqXAg

Ravello's:

This southern Italian restaurant was really good.  I loved it a lot.  I ordered the Caesar Salad as usual.  The romaine lettuce was so crisp that it was the perfect salad.  My entrée was the Veal Porterhouse.  It was so big I didn't think i could finish it.  By the time I did, realized it was mostly bone.  I was disappointed because it was so good.  It was very moist and tender.  I never had veal before so i couldn't compare it to anything but it did have Lots of flavor.  A friend of mine ordered the Antipasti.  It includes a choice of their cured meats and artisan cheeses.  Before you order, a specialist comes out to talk to you and explain you choices.  It was really cool because there were so many to chose from.  Desert was awesome!  I ordered a gelato.  But it wasn't any gelato.  It was a basil and olive oil gelato, well, one scoop of each.  It comes with some syrup and strawberries but the gelato is the star.  The olive oil gelato, you might think it is weird but it tasted pretty good, I liked it.  The basil gelato, I guess depending how strong your taste buds are will determine whether you like it or not.  I didn't love it but I wasn't putting it down like my mom.  If you like an herb taste, you'd love this gelato.

Menu Link: http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/nashville-tn-dining-activities/assets/GO_RavelloDinnerMenu.pdf

Solario:

Solario was a pretty good restaurant.  I am not a big fan of Mexican food mostly because I don't like spicy things but this restaurant didn't have much spicy food.  Even the salsa was mild.  I ordered the Salsa Salsa Salsa! That is an appetizer that provides you with three different salsas.  All of them are good, but not to my liking.  I thought they were a little too mild.  Even though I don't like spicy food, I do like a little bit of a kick in the food and it had nothing.  so if you don't like spicy food at all, you're in luck.  Another appetizer I got was the sweet potato fries.  It was really good.  You can dip it in mayonnaise which brings out the spices more, or yo can eat it alone and all the flavor will blend together.  My entrée was  the Barbacoa Enchilada Roja.  It has pulled beef and smoked cheeses in warm tortillas.  I thought it was really good.  You get three medium sized enchilada's.  I thought that you could definitely tell that it was smoked because the flavor was definitely there!  I was hungry for more when i finished but then I had more of those fries and was it.

Menu Link:http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/nashville-tn-dining-activities/assets/GO_SolarioDinnerMenu.pdf

Ruth's Chris Steak House

By far this is the best place I've ever eaten. I loved their escargot the most.  It was covered with a layer of cheese which I thought made it taste even better!  Another appetizer I really liked was the Kalua Pork broth Clams.  It is just some steamed clams cooked in a Kalua Pork Broth and some pieces of shredded pork or here in Hawai'i, Kalua Pig.  I also ordered a New York Strip Steak.  As always I had to order it medium-well.  The steak was perfectly chard on the outside and a very light  red.  The steak was also very juicy and it was so very tender.  For desert, I had a Strawberry Chocolate Rum Flambe. It was so cool especially with the blue flames when they lit it at your table.  The flavor of the rum was so strong, even after the flames went out, it tasted like there was still some alcohol.  But it still tasted phenomenal.  EAT AT RUTH'S CHRIS!!!

Apples and Spice Porkchops

This was a simple recipie I got.  It started with searing the porkchop in some spices like oregano, thyme and even simple garlic and onions.  Then I let it sit, and broiled it after that.  Just until it was cooked all the way through.  Then I caramalized the apples in the spices that I used in the pork chops to really marinade the falvors together.  After that, I put on some beats and even some brussel sprouts to add some greens on the plate.  That's it! ass you can see it is an easy meal and it is a nice way to entertain friends for a short and simple last minute dinner.

Morton's

Morton's Restaurant located in Ala Moana Shopping Centre 4th floor was a great place to be.  It has a nice atmosphere and it is a very lively place.  I also found it convenient that they allowed you to purchase a cabin for your personal choices of wines.  It is a very nice idea and touch.  Also the fact that they customize the menu when it is someone's birthday or aniversary. 
When i went there, I ordered the New York Strip Steak, (Medium Rare) the Ceaser Salad, and a Baked Potato.  The course started with the salad.  It was an average salad, nothing out of the ordinary.  The steak and potato came at the same time.  When I cut into the steak, It was a perfect shade of light red and crisp on the outside.  My favorite! the plate also had some of the steak's juice flowing around.  After a few  bites, I found my steak to be dry.  I wanted to ask for a steak sauce because it was beginning to lose some of its flavors.  The potato was an ordinary baked potato but I like all of them.
Morton's Reastaurant is a good place for entertainment and also a nice place to have steaks, just be careful how you order it.

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          I am a teenage boy from the island of O'ahu and I love a lot of things.  One of my favorite things to do is to cook.  I like to experiment with different recipies and most of all, I love to EAT!!  I decided to make this blog as a "Food Critricism" blog taking in suggestions and going on like a normal food critic.  I mostly will do foods from restaurants in Hawaii, mostly O'ahu, but if I am going on a trip, I will let you know and I will take suggestions of restaurants in that area.  Please follow me and I will try to post as often as possible.