Monday, February 10, 2014

Herbs

We have started growing our own herbs in the beginning of 2013 year. Since then I've been inspired to play around with the endless possibilities of growing them and incorporating them into our culinary creations.
Thyme

Golden sage

Orange mint

 Mint

Basil

Chocolate mint

Pineapple mint

Habanero 

Chocolate mint

Pineapple mint

Basil

Mint

Apple Mint


Lemon thyme and golden sage

Meyer lemon Trees

waiting for this guy to turn yellow

lemon Basil

Italian parsley 

Pineapple Sage

Spinach

Golden oregano

Palm trees

Apricots

more green apricots

What tomatoes from the farm tend to look like and not always nice a perfectly round 


Noche Agave Tequila tasting & dinner

NOCHE AGAVE / FEBRUARY 9, 2013
AN EVENING OF TEQUILA CULTURE & LORE,
BENEFITTING THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OF
THE YAKIMA-MORELIA SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION



This even was SOLD OUT! We all had fun working with Jessica Moskwa who is part of the Yakima-Morelia Sister Association .

*Guerra's Gourmet Catering was a proud sponsor in the portion of its profit to the Yakima-Morelia Sister Association

Here are some pictures of the event, the menu, and our team working



  
~Passed hor d'oeuvres~
Stuffed crimini mushrooms
Finished with tequila lime butter
Jumbo prawn shooter with tequila lime cocktail sauce
Tex-Mex spring rolls
Shredded chicken, black beans, corn, and dressed with avocado sour cream and sesame plum sauce

~Salad~
Baby greens with tequila lime vinaigrette   
-jicama, radishes, tomato, roasted bell peppers, toasted pecans with topped local queso fresco

~Entree~
Grilled wet aged ribeye accompanied by roasted baby potatoes and roasted winter vegetables

~Dessert~
Chocolate tequila bread and butter pudding with bananas


Created Fall 2012



51% Cocoa belgian chocolate for the bead pudding

Fresh Jicama for the salad /first course By: Lino Guerra

Chocolate tequila bread and butter pudding with bananas


Geraldo Guerra and I getting the shrimp cocktail shooters finished up

Baby greens with tequila lime vinaigrette
-jicama, radishes, roasted bell peppers, toasted pecans with topped local queso fresco

Roasted beets, carrots, and butternut 

adding the roasted potatoes form Bouches potatoes in wapato, WA 



Pudding topped with fresh tequila whip cream


Final result of the bread pudding

Grilled wet aged ribeye from Rays Meats in Yakima, WA