Thanksgiving 2016

#ShowYouSTL Backstory - Yashica - J.J. Sing Catering

I had the pleasure of first meeting Yashica at an event last July being held at the Urb Arts center. The event was showcasing small business entrepreneurs and Yashica was actually station right behind me. She was setting up her table. I knew she had something special when people were coming through specifically to find her and that was before she was able to get her table finally arranged the way she wanted it.

So I looked behind me and saw that she had desserts in a jar. Now I'm super picky when it comes to food, especially my desserts. My mother is the queen when it comes to food so I was a bit hesitant at first to really look at what she had to offer. But after seeing so many people come through and rave about her sweets I finally had to see what the fan fare was about.

#ShowYouSTL Backstory - KUUMBA UJAMAA AROMATHERAPY AND FAMILY AFFAIR CATERING

Two weeks after my meeting with Michelle, I was able to meet up with my friend Majic (his nickname) who I have known for quite some time. I was introduced to him by a close friend of mine and we both began taking some masseuse lessons at his old location off of the Riverview Blvd circle. He has since relocated to Cool Valley and his new location which looks absolutely beautiful.

When you walk into the area which is located on the 2nd floor above a barber shop, you are instantly greeted with a spacious kitchen area with a high table off to the right accompanied with two stools. Off to the right is a relaxation room to further relax from your massage as well as two separate massage rooms and also a bathroom with tub and shower area to prepare yourself for your massage. Further down a hallway is a living room area complete with a small bar and extended couches enough for a small gathering. Perfect for some girlfriends to get together and have a relaxing spa day.

Recipe to try: Oven Roasted Steak with Red Wine Pan Sauce

Well yesterday while I was home alone, I decided I was in the mood for some steak. Now normally I make mine by seasoning on both sides with some Montreal Seasoning salt and slap it on a oven tray and slide into the oven until its medium rare and then I take out and devour it. But this time I decided I wanted to try something fancy and went out on Allrecipes.com.  So I decided on the recipe - Oven Roasted Steak with Red Wine Pan Sauce.

Recipe to try: Coq au Vin

Well last night my mother and I tried out a recipe called Coq au Vin that I found on a website called Amateur Gourmet  a few days ago. We started around 6:15pm and were not done until 8:45pm. Overall it tasted wonderful. We did substitute a few things out in the recipe. For example, the recipe called for a fruity red wine, the author of the website used a Pinot Noir, my mother decided to use a Marsol. also my mother thought for some strange reason that beef broth was needed, so along with the chicken broth she added 2 teaspoons of Worchester sauce. She realized later that wasn't the case. lol Overall the only thing she regretted was letting some of the juice dry out. Yet there was still plenty in the pot. We were thinkin instead of using noodles maybe use some Uncle Ben's dirty rice.

We used a roaster style chicken and all the parts were delicious, even the breast which did not dry out.

Overall this is not a dish I would make out of the blue. I would make this for a special occasion.