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Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill’s corn bread recipe

June 8, 2010

Everyone loves corn bread. It’s a fact of life. And Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill has mastered the recipe. You know, that piping hot skillet of golden brown goodness complete with sweet honey butter spread and steak knife that the server bring out before your meal? That’s the one. Well we couldn’t hold on to this any longer. We had to share the wealth. So here’s Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill’s one and only corn bread recipe to make on your own at home. Enjoy!

Yields 4 – 6 ½ in Skillets

Ingredients

Corn Meal – 1 ½ cups
Flour – 1 ½ cups
Sugar – 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon
Baking Powder – 1 tablespoons
Baking Soda – 1 tablespoons
Yogurt (plain) – 1 cup
Cream Corn – 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon
Corn (frozen) – 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon
Buttermilk – 1 1/2 cups
Eggs – 3 each
Butter (melted) – 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon
Salt – 1/4 teaspoon

Preparation

  • Mix all dry ingredients together.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk all wet ingredients together. Then add dry ingredients to form batter.
  • Use a small pre-heated skillet, spray with non-stick cooking spray and then fill with 9 oz of batter.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 16 minutes. Rotate at 8 minutes. Note: This recipe is prepared by using a convection oven so try 400 degrees in regular oven.
  • Test by using a toothpick in the center of the corn bread. Toothpick should come out clean.

Download a printable version of the Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill cornbread recipe here.

Z’Tejas is located in The Lodge at Bellevue Square on the third level next to the sky-bridge. For more information on hours or to make reservations, call (425) 467-5911 or visit ztejas.com.

Pearl Bar & Dining introduces spring cocktails

March 22, 2010

Just in time for spring, Bellevue’s Pearl Bar & Dining has introduced two new cocktails to its menu: The Dragon-Berry Mojito is a decadent mixture of Bacardi dragon berry rum, fresh mint and raspberries, triple sec, house-made syrup and soda water. The Pomegranate Tequila Sour combines Pama Liquer, triple sec, house made sour, and El Jimador tequila!

 

Enjoy each of these cocktails at half-price during Pearl’s Happy Hour, offered seven days a week from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.-close. Pearl was the 2009 Haute Picks winner for “Best Happy Hour” and “Best Place to See and be Seen”. pearlbellevue.com

Pearl Bar & Dining introduces spring cocktails

Just in time for spring, Bellevue’s Pearl Bar & Dining has introduced two new cocktails to its menu: The Dragon-Berry Mojito is a decadent mixture of Bacardi dragon berry rum, fresh mint and raspberries, triple sec, house-made syrup and soda water. The Pomegranate Tequila Sour combines Pama Liquer, triple sec, house made sour, and El Jimador tequila!

 

Enjoy each of these cocktails at half-price during Pearl’s Happy Hour, offered seven days a week from 3:00-6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.-close. Pearl was the 2009 Haute Picks winner for “Best Happy Hour” and “Best Place to See and be Seen”. pearlbellevue.com

Happy Hour hotspot: Wild Ginger

February 25, 2010

Wild Ginger at The Bravern offers a happy hour to please all of your senses. No longer just a weekday occurrence, Wild Ginger’s happy hour takes place 7 days a week, with both an early (3:00-6:00 p.m.) and a late night session (9:00-10:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10:00-midnight Friday-Saturday with food until 11:00 p.m.). Their menu also features several items never before seen at the Wild Ginger Seattle location. In addition to the savory satays and specialty cocktails, wine selections are provided by the award-winning wine team and rotate frequently. Click to see Wild Ginger’s full happy hour menu here. Want to take the Wild Ginger happy hour experience home? Try out one of their signature coktail recipes (offered at 50% off during happy hour) below:

Mango Daquiri
1.5 oz Cruzan Silver rum
3 oz ripe mango
1 oz house made sweet and sour mix (1 part lemon juice, 1 part lime juice, 1 part sugar)
Blended with ice and garnished with a fresh lime wedge

 

Bradley & Mikel of Pearl Bar and Dining: A Rare Find

December 10, 2009

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Tucked beneath Lincoln Square’s main atrium off NE 7th Street & Bellevue Way you’ll find the luminous Pearl Bar & Dining. The locally-owned independent restaurant just commemorated its one year anniversary and they certainly have a lot to celebrate. Over the past 12 months Pearl has surely become a Downtown Bellevue gem. When Trader Vic’s closed its doors at the same location in August 2008, it was clear Downtown Bellevue needed a new and unique dining concept. In jumps seasoned chef Bradley Dickinson and business partner Mikel Rogers (both veterans of Schwartz Brothers) to get the job done.

The atmosphere at Pearl Bar & Dining is smart yet stylish, a perfect fit for any occasion, and the restaurant staff takes pride in offering exceptional hospitality. Pearl’s cuisine appeals to foodies and non-foodies alike, with signature cocktails and an expansive wine list to compliment each and every meal choice. And apparently the happy hour isn’t bad either. Pearl Bar & Dining was awarded the Bellevue Downtown Association’s 2009 Haute Pick for Best Happy Hour and Best Place to See and Be Seen.

For a gourmet evening at home, Bradley and Mikel were kind enough to share their recipes for Pearl’s Savory Chicken and Cucumber Melon Mojito. You’ll be sure to impress a table for two or twenty!

Savory-Chicken_webSavory Chicken
Serves 2 as an entrée, 4 as an appetizer

8 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast. Pounded slightly and cut into slices.
1 tsp porcini powder
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup seasonal mushrooms
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 cup cooked white beans
Pinch fresh rosemary
1 Tbsp. Marsala
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 Tbsp. garlic butter

Season chicken with porcini, salt and pepper. Warm oil in sauté pan over medium heat; add chicken; sear on all sides. Add mushrooms, garlic, beans and rosemary; sauté lightly until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Deglaze with Marsala and stock. Allow to reduce by 1/2. Whisk in garlic butter to build sauce. Serve with your favorite seasonal vegetable, pasta or rice.

Chef’s note: For an EXTRA rich treat; substitute truffle butter for garlic butter!
1/4 cup whole butter
1 Tbsp. truffle oil
1 Tbsp. truffle peelings
Salt and pepper to tasteCucumber-Mojito_web

Mix well.

Cucumber Melon Mojito

Bacardi Grand Melon Rum
1/2 oz Triple sec
3 slices of fresh cucumber
8-10 fresh mint leaves
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lime sour
Splash of soda 

Muddle cucumbers, mint and simple syrup. Add the Bacardi, triple sec and lime sour and shake well. Pour into a tall glass and top with soda water.