A Delicious Peruvian Lunch

And a Delightful Day in Baltimore.

Three friends all Realtors® got together for lunch. But this time it was not at one of Baltimore's many restaurants. This one was even more special... a homemade gourmet meal with lots of conversation and friendship.

We started lunch at 12:30 and before we knew it... already after 4PM.

Where did this time go? No phones, no iPad just 3 friends enjoying each other.

  Margie invited us for a homemade Peruvian lunch. The food was delicious and served with style. The main dish was Aji de Gallina which is a traditional spicy Peruvian chicken stew  served over slices of potato and garnished with hard boiled eggs and Peruvian olives.

  A colorful salad, bright green broccoli, and rice... rounded out this tasty gourmet meal.

 

I just had to add that tiny purple orchid pedal for color.

After all it is Raven's Super Bowl week.  Will you join me at my

Pre Super Bowl Open House where Ray Lewis once lived?

 

 

 

Margie has a warm, inviting, well orginized home filled with art and family treasures.  Above is a tiny sample of her collection.

A Delicious Peruvian Lunch

And a Delightful Day in Baltimore.

Sonny Lee's Hunan Taste...Lunch in the Baltimore Area

Sonny Lee's Hunan Taste...Lunch in the Baltimore Area

This week we enjoyed a lovely lunch at Sonny Lee's Hunan Taste located at 750 Main Street in Reisterstown, Md.

Since I always have my camera ready, I took a few pictures to show you and maybe even make you a bit hungry.

 

The dish on the top row Moo Shu Chicken (shredded chicken sauteed with cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, bean sprouts and scallions) is served with pancakes and plum sauce. There was plenty for all three of us to try...yummy.

The second row Hunan Chicken (sliced chicken sauteed with broccoli, mushrooms and baby corn) is served with a spicy brown sauce.

Those triangles are delicious scallion pancakes that we started with as an appetizer. They are not on the menu but Erica had them before and made a special request.

Lee really liked the House Lo Mein (beef, chicken, shrimp, napa, mushrooms, bean spouts and scallions) which was served in a small wok. At Sonny Lee's you have a choice of white rice, brown rice or fried rice.

Did I succeed in making you hungry?

Sonny Lee's Hunan Taste located at 750 Main Street in Reisterstown, Md.

Baltimore Restaurant Sushi Sakura

Baltimore Restaurant Sushi Sakura

There were eleven of us dining at Sushi Sakura, our first visit to this restaurant even though it is right in the heart of Pikesville next to the Gucci Giant. 

Our lovely waitress, Cindy, was superb. All the orders were right and served with a big smile.

 

 

Orders to remind me to take pictures, were not followed. Having so much fun, a variety of foods and good conversation, I forgot to take photos of our dishes.

So what does one do when this happens?

You go to the other diners who are quietly enjoying their evening and you beg ask if you can "shoot" their food.

Such delightful guests who allowed my intrusion so I would have some pictures to share with you.

Baltimore Restaurant Sushi Sakura

Baltimore Restaurants ...Fun Places to Eat and Meet

Baltimore Restaurants ...Fun Places to Eat and Meet

How many of these Baltimore restaurants have you visited?

Baltimore's Carrabba's

• Bare Bones and ActiveRainers

• Plum Crazy Diner in Westminster, Maryland

•  Welcome to the Upper Crust!

• Crab Cakes at Box Hill Pizzeria in Belair, Maryland

• Iggies Serves Pizza and Pets in the Mt Vernon Area  

•  Butterfly Sandwich at the Lansdowne Inn Baltimore

• Suburban House...Active Rainers eat Well in Baltimore.

• A Romantic Dinner at Tio Pepe

•  Tarks in Greenspring

•    Zorba's  Baltimore's Greek Town!

•  G&M Restaurant For Business, Friendship, Sharing ...

• Sushi Ya is Delicious in Owings Mills, MD!

• McCabes has great Comfort Food!

•  The Corner Stable

•  Suburban House in Pikesville

• Razorbacks in Towson

•  Linwoods...Delicious Cuisine, Style & Service

•  Blogging Might Get You Some Dessert at Donna's

•   RA...The Art of Enjoying Sushi and Udon Noodles ...

•    A Burger, a Quesadilla and a Steak Sandwich...Tarks in Greenspring

•     Glory Days Grill in Eldersburg 

•      Guess Who I Had Lunch With Today at G&Ms?

•    Lunch at SeaSide Restaurant in Glen Burnie, Maryland

•    The Bay Café and Good Friends in Baltimore, Maryland

•  Hill of Beans at Mr. Chan in Pikesville!

 

Baltimore Restaurants... Fun Places to Eat and Meet.

How many of the restaurants above have you visited?

Another Baltimore Restaurant...Carrabba's

Another Baltimore Restaurant...Carrabba's

Found a new favorite restaurant when taking my sellers out after a recent settlement. Their choice of where to dine and since we were already in the Hunt Valley area they suggested Carrabba's.  

             

  What a good choice!

The pastas homemade, salads were fresh, all the dishes were delicious, served with care and looked and tasted so yummy.

So busy enjoying the company, I forget to take photos of the food.

No problem. I just went back to the open kitchen and the staff was glad to accommodate by 'posing' the dishes.

 Another Baltimore Restaurant...Carrabba's.

Iggies Serves Pizza and Pets in the Mt Vernon Area of Baltimore, MD

Iggies Serves Pizza and Pets in the Mt Vernon Area of Baltimore, MD

My friend Andrew Lowrey, owner of Precise Home Management, invited me to see his fantastic home in Baltimore. (More about how he converted this four-story, 4,000 sq. ft. town home into a marvelously creative environment another time.) The address is 1007, but I am calling it the 007 house because it just fits with Andrew's wonderful English accent.

Not only did Andrew invite me to tour his home but we also had lunch at Iggies just a short block away near the corner of Calvert and Read Streets in the heart of the Mt. Vernon area. Along the way, we passed a home with a bright flag and a window box of brilliant geraniums – so pretty!

I have one word to say about Iggies...DELICIOUS! It's a very cute place with seating at individual tables or very casual at the long high community table. They feature fresh homemade dough and the freshest of ingredients - thin crust and very yummy pizza. We had a Verdura and a Diavalo, just two of the delicious possibilities. Andrew served me with a smile in this self-service place.

One special feature of Iggies - they have a water station for your pets. Inside, there is a wall of photos of Iggies' four-legged friends. Since my friend Peg's next book is The Dog Lover's Book of Days, I think we'll have to come back here to find dog lovers who are also pizza lovers.

Are We On The Right Track in Baltimore, MD?

Are We On The Right Track in Baltimore, MD?

With so much to do in Baltimore, MD, you might well ask, "Are we on the right track?" And even though the Preakness race was run at Pimlico Race Course this past Saturday, the track I'm talking about is not for the horses that run on four legs.

We met friends for dinner the other night and wanted to try some place new. We let them
surprise us on the restaurant choice - that saves so much time and awkwardness with, "Where do you want to go?" "Your choice, what are you in the mood for?" only to wind up the regular standbys. But not this evening. We went to the B&O American Brasserie.

Are We On The Right Track in Baltimore, MD?

The original headquarters of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Company was a landmark in downtown Baltimore for many years. Now this historic building has been transformed into the Hotel Monaco, but much of the building's interior beauty remains. The lobby of the hotel is quite beautiful with the amazing attention to detail that you rarely see any more. It has high ceilings, sparkling chandeliers, and an elegant historic staircase with its "please be careful" sign.

As we entered the restaurant, shelves filled with pigs caught my eye. What were they and why were they there? I went to one of the staff at the open kitchen who delightfully removed one of the pigs and showed how it was used as a hibachi. On Monday nights, the hibachis are in use for grilling.

The restaurant was beautiful and the food was delicious and artfully presented. Look at the pot roast and mashed potatoes – talk about comfort food! There was also the pork shank with "tater" salad, and shrimp ravioli. Yum!

Besides the restaurant, there is a beautiful bar in this building that was designed in the Beaux-Arts School of architecture. The B&O American Brasserie claims to be "a mix of good modern-day food and drink and a comfortable journey back to an extraordinary time in American history."

Are We On The Right Track in Baltimore, MD? We definitely are on the right track in Baltimore, MD.