My Favorite Food Truck!

We had our very first visitors from Canada with us this past weekend.  It was great to spend time with old friends and show them around in our new city.  It was gorgeous and sunny so our days were filled with bridges and hills and ferries and cable cars and ocean breezes and bay views and more hills!  Of course food and drink also played a main role in our weekend adventures...our city has some of the best to offer.

After a weekend of complete over-indulgence, we decided the best way to wrap up our visit was with a stop at the food trucks - Soma StrEATfoodpark.  This is quickly becoming one of my favorite places in my neighborhood.  I just love having this many options for dinner! 

 

It took mere seconds for me to decide...

Their truck was calling out to me...

 

 

My Dad's side of the family is Polish and I think that some Eastern European foods are some of the best comfort foods around.  Really...what is better than a pierogi?  So, obviously, I had to try their version and they were amazing!

 

 "dumplings stuffed with potato and goat cheese filling, served with

caraway sour cream, pepper relish, and fried onion"

 

 

Then, I had to give their Schnitzelwich a try...

 

"chicken schnitzel with caraway honey, horseradish aioli, apple-cabbage

slaw & optional chopped liver schmear on an Acme roll"

 

I skipped the liver, so perhaps didn't have the full experience, but wow, this was yummy!  I don't even want to know the calorie count of this deliciousness...but does it even matter anyways?  This kind of food nourishes the soul!  I'll just eat salad tomorrow!

 

If ever you see this truck parked at an event around the city, you simply must try it!  Check out their website to see their story www.oldworldfoodtruck.com

 

 

 

 

 



Cinco de Mayo (on the 7th??)

Sometimes the best plans just don’t quite work out.

Cinco de Mayo isn’t a huge deal in Canada, but San Francisco has so many great festivals and events commemorating the day.  And of course, all of them have an abundance of tasty foods!  I was excited to check out the festivities.  The plan was to hit the food trucks at the SOMA StrEAT food park for their Taco Festival and Pinata Party (just a few blocks away from our new place – yay!).  It ended up that my stomach was not feeling well on Sunday and I knew that tacos, jalapeno peppers and margaritas were definitely a bad idea!  The guacamole and pico de gallo I was planning to make later that afternoon were also going to have to be on hold.

Finally, by the 7th, I was ready to prepare our own little fiesta.  I love how easy these recipes are…basically just chop and mix together.  The key is having the most ripe and fresh ingredients you can get.

Lisa's Guacamole

3 avocados
1/3 tsp cumin
1 roma tomato, seeded and diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
Juice of 1 lime (about 2 tbsp.)
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
I get everything but the avocados chopped up and ready to go first.
Mix together the cumin, tomato, jalapeno, red onion and garlic.
Mash up the avocados.  Keep them as smooth or as chunky as you prefer.  I made 2 pretty smooth but then left the third one chunkier.
Stir the first mixture into the avocado, add the lime juice and cilantro and mix everything together.  Finally, add salt and pepper to taste.
And voila...it's that simple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pico de Gallo

This was adapted from a recipe by Emeril Lagasse.  I added a little more jalapeno and cilantro.  They say most people either love or hate cilantro...I'm definitely a lover!

 

1 ½ cups roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped

¼ cup sweet white onion, finely chopped

1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped

3 tbsp. lime juice

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Instructions:

Chop everything up.  Mix together.  Enjoy!

 

Better late than never…our Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour!