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Month: July 2020

Casa By The Sea is Open

July 29, 2020 by Akiba 3 Comments
Open by Appointment Only
Everything in the Store on Sale

Casa By The Sea is a unique home and garden lifestyle store with specialty items from around the world. You will find unique and exclusive objects that are created by the very best manufacturers, talented artisans and contemporary designers.

School of Fish Wall Art

This extraordinary platter by talented ceramicist is one from the large collection of ceramics carried at Casa by the Sea. “Best pottery and ceramics in Los Cabos”

Beatriz is multi-talented and her love of flowers took her to Mexico City and Michoacán to find the best paper flower artisans in Mexico. The shop is bursting with color with her extraordinary paper flower arrangements. She will make a personal arrangement for you using one of the vases in the shop, or you can bring your vase and she will work her magic.

Paper Flower Arrangement

Casa By The Sea also carries a unique collection of Terracotta pottery from all over Mexico handcrafted by the most talented Mexican Artisans.

Terracotta Pottery

Don’t miss this unique opportunity. There are so many wonderful and unique pieces at incredibly good prices. Schedule your appointment to come and shop privately at the store-wide sale. They are taking care of every Covid 19 measure for you to be safe and happy while you shop.

Beatriz Redo with Disinfectant Spray Gun

Because so many businesses have had to shutter in San Jose Historic Art District due to Covid 19, please help support Beatriz Redo at Casa By The Sea. She is a rare talent and we don’t want to lose her vision.

On a sad note, many of our local businesses in Los Cabos may be forced to close and may never reopen.

Note: The front entrance to the store is closed – you must enter through the back where there is a large parking area – Boulevard Centenario 8.

Map

To read my original post about Casa By The Sea, see link below.

CASA BY THE SEA SOPHISTICATED COLLECTION OF OBJECTS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING
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Black and White Ball with Midnight Chicken Hash

July 20, 2020 by Akiba 2 Comments
Black and White Ball – Getty Images

Truman Capote threw “a little masked ball” for 540 of his closest friends on November 28, 1966.  When Capote summoned his pals for a night of dancing (and chicken hash at midnight), he was as famous as he would ever be, and flush with the profits from his critically acclaimed best-selling nonfiction book “In Cold Blood.”

Capote and Friends – Getty Images

I was always intrigued by Capote’s selections for his midnight dinner at such an extravagant affair which included the very all -American and very homey, chicken hash. It may give us insight into the genius of Capote. This is a beautifully balanced dish that is surprisingly like nothing I have tasted. The red peppers along with the tomato paste are the stars that makes this dish zing. Capote was on to something when he placed it on the menu.

Ingredients

2 whole (4 split) chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on (see Note below)

16 basil leaves

Olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Six T unsalted butter, divided

2 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and large diced

2 red onions chopped

2 large red bell peppers

3 garlic cloves minced

2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

1 tsp paprika

1 T tomato paste – Note: I used 2 T

4 minced scallion, white and green parts

1/4 cup chopped fresh leaf parsley

Sour cream, cheddar and sliced lemons for serving

Note: I used 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts and baked them for 12 minutes at 425 F.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet. Loosen the skin from the meat with your fingers, leaving one side attached. Place 4 basil leaves under the skin of each chicken breast. Pull the skin over as much of the meat as possible so the chicken won’t dry out. With your hands, rub each piece with olive oil and sprinkle very generously with salt and pepper. Bake the chicken for 35 minutes until the skin is lightly browned and the chicken is just cooked through. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then remove the meat from the bones. Cut the chicken in large dice pieces and set aside.

Note: I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts and baked them for 12 minutes at 425 F.

Melt 4 T of the butter (saving 2 T) in a large saute pan. Add the onions and cook for a few minutes and then add the potatoes, 1 t salt and 1/2 t pepper and saute over medium heat for about 10 minutes until evenly browned and cooked through – but not mushy.

In a separate saute pan, melt the remaining 2 T butter and add the red pepper, garlic, thyme, paprika, tomato paste, 1 t salt and 1/2 t of pepper and saute over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes, until the edges of the peppers are seared.

Add the chicken and pepper mixture to the potatoes and heat through. Add the scallions and parsley, toss together and place on a serving platter. Finish with sour cream, cheddar and sliced lemons.

My version of the Black and White Ball Chicken Hash

Posted in: Eat, Learn, Recipes Tagged: Black and White Ball, Capote, Chicken Hash

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