Piquant Happy Hour #2

PIQUANT

What can I say, I'm a repeat offender! I love this place so much that it has made more appearance on my blog than me! 

 This was the Blood orange Saveur, and gosh was it good. my bartender in the background really hooked it up!

 

My cousin had the happy hour salad. I didn't try it but she said it was good. I recall her ordering this once before also. 

 

This was a Apricot and Gin signature. I loved the balance of bitter and sweet in this drink. I hate sweet drinks and this one was a winner in my book! 

 

Now for the food. The calamari was fried lightly, and that sauce it's pared with was divine! I can't say that a bout most calamari's I've had but it was really really good! 

 

Our triage  of drinks included Rhum pumpkin creole, Cosmo my way, and the blood orange saveur 

 

These were the fish and chips. Boy were they fresh and awesome. I loved the the tartar sauce it came with also, and believe me I hate tartar sauce from any where, so that says a lot! 

 

I kid you not, you better bring your butt down there after you read this post!

http://www.piquantnyc.com/ 

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Blue Lagoon

BLUE LAGOON

I live out in Long island, and I'm not far from blue lagoon. i pass by it all the time. Then I got a restaurant.com coupon and decided what the heck..let's stop by. 

Let's talk about Calamari. I never had Calamari like this. Fried to perfection, then  lightly dressed in a Szechuan sauce.... Holy mother of god was I debating on ordering another one!!!.

This dish can be shared or if your greedy (like me) it can pretty much fill you up with a glass of water and wine. You can also get this for only $5 during their happy hour 3-7 week days (I'm just saying)

 

Another smack your mama dish was the crab cakes. Real crab danced on my tongue and I marinated it with the orange- coconut spicy sauce on the side. Again another great dish on the menu available for happy hour prices. I highly recommend getting both!!!!

 

 Here was a shared dish between my date and I. I'm not sure if the previous pictures justified the portion sizes but they were pretty hefty! Here we have the divers medley. Stuffed clams, scallops, huge prawns, seasoned vegetables, rice pilaf and a fillet of tilapia. I honestly wouldn't be able to eat all that by my self ladies and gentle man!  It was really light and refreshing and good. (not an item on happy hour but great if your really hungry)  

I truly recommend coming here after work or on the weekend to take a load off. The staff is pretty cool and the decor is really refreshing!!

http://www.the-blue-lagoon.com/

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Home made Tikki Masala and Naan

Talk about at first you do success!!! 

So I was really anticipating making tikki Masala at home. I bought all the ingredients to make it in my slow cooker. I followed the directions as much as possible. Yet of course putting my own spin onto it. I then thought what goes great with tikki than naan. So I looked up a homemade recipe for that as well.

Everyone enjoyed it. Although I was a bit impatient with both the naan and the Masala. I couldn't have enjoyed it any more than when I finally waited for it to cool down and take a few bites.

I suggest looking for these recipes according to your convenience and try it. Its fool proof and darn right awesome.  Till next time keep eating!!!!!

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