Feed me: Udon noodles

I've been in a cycle of just cooking whatever is familiar lately and we needed something different. I dug around in the cupboard and found a pack of udon noodles so I made this! 

This is Hot & Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles by Donal Skehan. I added some sous vide chicken thighs and I added some fresh peanuts as garnish. I could have made the sauce a bit thinner but otherwise it was so good that I'll definitely be making it again!

These noodles came together easily and used a lot of ingredients I already had on hand. I had to pick up some chili oil but I know I'll use that again!  

I found the recipe after a few searches and I fell in love with Donal Skehan's site. There are tons of recipes I want to try like this Mac & Cheese 3 Ways. Yum! 

Dinner: Cajun style

We started a little supper club with our friends, we trade of houses and try and meet about every six weeks. The deal is that the host chooses the cuisine and makes the entree and cocktails. The guests get to bring an appetizer and dessert. We stuff ourselves with too much food and wine, laugh and go home. 

This time around Thomas and I chose Cajun on a whim as our style. On a random cruise through the grocery store we came across frogs legs... score! Neither of us had ever had frog but we gave it a try and made this recipe for Buttermilk Fried Frog Legs with Mustard Cream over Green Onion Corncakes. Quite a name but they were really good! We also made Smothered Collard Greens and having never made collard greens these are definitely going in my side dish repertoire! 

I am really happy we tried cooking bullfrog. It was easy to find, simple to cook and really tasty! 

Beer Brewing Company

We were a little late to the game on visiting Beer Brewing Co. here in Oceanside and I'm kind of sad we hadn't visited sooner!  

This funky little brewery is tucked in behind Bull Taco and the Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub. I know that sounds like a big jumble but I promise you those are the names and they're also awesome. A gourmet taco shop, an eclectic sushi restaurant and a tiny brew house all tucked in one building. Try each of them!

The night we visited there were two beers on tap. The 96 lb. IPA was fresh and delicious. I had a glass of the Coalfire Stout which had the malt toasted in the coal pizza oven at the Privateer, another great Oceanside restaurant. 

Go, kick back, grab some sushi and have a beer on the patio. Yes!