Comfort food at its finest: Dirty Mac ‘n Cheese with Smoked Chicken, Tater Tots and a New Glory Beer.
Tank House
1925 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 431-7199
Archives for 2013
Review: Sauces from Ocean Beach Foods Co.
by: Liz Conant and Jake Ferguson
When the folks from Ocean Beach Foods Co. asked the SacFoodies if we would like to try their line of locally-produced sauces, we of course responded with an enthusiastic “Yes please!”
Dave Nettles, known as the “Big Kahuna” of Ocean Beach Foods Co., stopped by and hand-delivered three different sauces for us to sample: Baja Verde Sauce, Tikka Masala Sauce and Taqueria Sauce. He explained that although he is still hard at work at his day job, he’s spending his evenings and weekends working hard to bottle the sauces to keep up with the demand from local retailers.
Here’s the scoop on how we used the sauces we tried:
“I took home both the Taqueria Sauce and the Tikka Masala Sauce. The Tikka sauce comes with instructions on the bottle which made it easy to prepare this traditional Indian dish for a quick weeknight meal. Full of flavor and just the right consistency, this is a Tikka Masala Sauce I would use again. Next up was the Taqueria Sauce which really could be an all-purpose sauce for just about anything. Dave suggested using it on eggs, so I went with his recommendation and used it on top of a Saturday breakfast of potatoes and scrambled eggs. I am a sucker for spicy sauce on top of my breakfast and this one definitely satisfied.” – Liz Conant
“When Dave dropped off the sauces for us to sample, he suggested using the Baja Verde Sauce on chicken tacos and I jumped at the opportunity to give this one a try! Tacos are an easy weeknight dish to whip up and the splash of flavor that the Baja Verde Sauce added made my meal complete. I found the sauce to be just the right amount of kick, without being overly spicy. In fact, I ended up smothering the sauce on my rice and beans as well. What I loved most is that the sauce consists of 8 simple ingredients.”- Jake Ferguson
The Ocean Beach Foods Co. website also offers suggested recipes for trying out the sauces.
Support a local company by picking up a sauce from Ocean Beach Foods Co. next time you’re at one of these Sacramento-area retailers.
Wordless Wednesday: Crispy Korean Chicken Wings
The Sac Foodies team recently tested out the new fall menu at P.F. Chang’s in midtown. These “lollipop-style” wings bring an amazing and spicy twist to the usual fall comfort foods. Green onions and sesame seeds add the perfect finishing touch.
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
1530 Jst #100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Old Sugar Mill Tasting: Chenin Blanc and Petite Sirah
This Thursday, November 14, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., the Old Sugar Mill is hosting a tasting of the region’s most unknown yet most versatile varietals: Chenin Blanc and Petit Sirah. These two varietals are produced in every major wine region in the world. However, Clarksburg is the only winegrowing region where they both flourish together. The two varietals will be presented by 30 different area wineries. Guests can enjoy live music while sipping wine alongside food from the region’s best chefs.
Participating restaurants and food offerings include: Tuli, Scott’s Seafood Grill and Bar, Supper Club, Matteo’s Pizza and Bistro, Crocker Café, Beth Sogaard Catering, Sima’s and California Wine Wafer. Participating wineries include: The Terraces at Quarry Vineyards, Clarksburg Wine Company, Picnic Wine Co., Cedar Creek Ranch and Vineyard, Charles Krug, Bogle Vineyards, HandCraft Artisan Collection Wines, Pine Ridge Vineyards, Trentadue, PS I Love You, Andis Wines, Rendez-vous Winery, Wilson Vineyards, Miro Cellars, Lava Cap Winery, Heringer Estates Family Vineyards and Winery, Three Wines and Miner’s Leap.
Old Sugar Mill
35265 Willow Avenue
Clarksburg CA 95612
(916) 744-1615
Downtown Ice Rink Opens This Friday
This Friday marks the start of the 22nd year of one of Sacramento’s favorite holiday traditions: the opening of the downtown ice rink. To celebrate, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership is hosting a free community skate day on Friday at noon at the rink located at 701 K Street.
Can’t make it until after work? No problem. The rink stays open until 10 p.m.
Watch for special promotions throughout the holiday season, like Tuesday Family Skate Nights, theme nights every Thursday and My58 Fridays featuring half-off skate rentals.
But the best promotion might be on Mondays when from 4-8 p.m. you can bring a receipt from any downtown restaurant and get a free skate rental in exchange.
Happy Holidays!
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