Jenna Kirkwood
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Favorite food: I don’t discriminate against any food, but the foods I simply can’t live without are sushi rolls piled high and with lots of sauce, espresso (in any form), Grande Mocha Frappuccino’s and Thai iced tea, but not all at the same time, of course. My favorite condiment is definitely sour cream, which I realize is weird to mix with jelly and put on waffles, but it’s so good!
Favorite local restaurants (formal dining, ethnic, neighborhood bistro): Sitting outdoors at Slocum House is my favorite formal dining. My boyfriend and I make a stop at Thai Bistro, El Mariachi Taqueria, or Woodstock’s in Davis pretty much every week. Saturday mornings after the Davis Farmer’s Market I get my caffeine hit and then head over to Posh Bagel for a poppy seed bagel toasted with light cream cheese. On weekday mornings, the Java City coffee cart in the lobby of our building is the best convenience ever for my coffee habit.
Earliest food-related memory from childhood: Baking candy cane shaped prune rolls on Christmas morning with Grandma. We still bake them every year.
Most impressive dish you’ve whipped up using only ingredients on hand: One night my roommate and I were having a craving for churros and of course, Costco was closed (Costco churros are soo good!). We headed into the kitchen and realized that we had everything to make churros right in our pantry. Who knew? We whipped some up that were muy delicioso! Now that I know I can make churros at any time, it’s very dangerous.
Favorite family recipe: My dad’s marinated grilled skirt steak fajitas. Mmmmm.
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Sujin | April 30, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Hi, Jenna,
My name is Sujin, and I recently moved back home to Bakersfield from NYC. Why many have asked? Purely because I missed my family. I am starting to go thru NYC w/drawal and get the shakes every now and then because the ecletic mix of international foods is cumbersome and nonexistent to come across these neck of the woods. I am a foodie, so Jack in the Box and the Elephant Bar are not the greatest choices to dine at.
I am also a condiment phene and put ketchup, hoisin, or mayonnaise on everything. I’m big on sauces since I am a vegetarian. Ergo, any veggie/pasta/bread tastes oh so much better with some saucy sweet and spicy love. Haha. Well, I thought I’d give you a shout since you sound as quirky as I am.
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Jenna | April 30, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Thanks for the shout.
Hope Bakersfield food can treat you as well as NYC.
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troy | January 14, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I lived in Bakersfield, before moving to Sacramento. Everytime we visit we have to go eat at Woolgrowers. In my openion it is the best in town. What a feast!
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Jenna | January 14, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I’m actually going to Bakersfield this weekend for a bridal shower – I’ll keep Woolgrowers in mind – thanks! I think last time I went to Noriega’s. http://sacfoodies.com/2008/04/23/my-first-basque-and-tongue/
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Ashley | December 6, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I just made the Snowball, Mexican wedding cookies you posted to add to my fudge batch in tins I am giving out to some friends this Christmas season and they are great! Thanks for posting the recipe! Super easy and yummy!
ps=I used both the vanilla and almond extracts 1 tsp each and love it!