Creole Nouvelle co-owner Esther Lucchini is surrounded by patrons inside her restaurant Friday night. She and her husband Peter Lucchini, who co-owns the eatery at 1793 Deacon St., opened for dinner for the first time Friday to great success and will continue to open 5:30-8 p.m. every Friday going forward. Creole Nouvelle also is open 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday and offers a variety of items including a sea food gumbo with shrimp, crab and craw fish, oyster po’ boy and prime rib po’ boy sandwiches, cajun pasta, a popular bread pudding and much more. For Read More
Dining
Food on the Hill: Monte Cristo Sandwich
This week’s recipe:
Monte Cristo Sandwich
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Good French loaf bread
Black forest ham, sliced thin
Smoked turkey, sliced thin
Swiss cheese, slices
Smoked gouda cheese, slices
Mayonnaise
Country Dijon mustard
Ground pepper
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1 tablespoon of flour
1 tablespoon of melted butter
3 eggs
Powdered sugar
Raspberry or current jam
Directions:
Slather a small amount of mayonnaise and mustard on the insides of the bread.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comCommunity Invited to All You Can Eat Crab Fest
ROTARY News:
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos cordially invites the community to its 5th Annual Crab Fest, an all-you-can-eat crab and prawn family-style dinner, Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
The cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m.; dinner, catered by Blue Window Bistro, will be served at 7 p.m., and the event includes music, as well as silent and live auctions. Tickets are $50 each; reserved tables of 10 are $500.
Proceeds benefit local student awards and the purchase of outdoor picnic tables and benches for Los Alamos High School. Tickets may be purchased at Blue Read More
Food on the Hill: Easy as Pie Buttermilk Pie
This Week’s Recipe: Easy as Pie Buttermilk Pie
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comHere’s an easy pie for your sweetie. Again this year I am doing a special recipe that I feel anyone could make. The special someone in your life would like a surprise on Valentines Day., Make them a pie!
Ingredients:
1 frozen pie crust, thawed
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk
1 cup buttermilk, warmed slightly (80-90 degrees)
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon butter flavor (optional)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
zest from
Read More Food on the Hill: Sweet Polenta
This Week’s Recipe: Sweet Polenta
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
1 cup of corn meal for Polenta
1 cup heavy cream
2 ½ cup milk
¾ cup sugar
½ cup coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup each of three chopped dried fruits (I used cherries, apricots, blueberries)
Directions:
In a medium sauce pan, mix together the cream, milk, sugar and coconut. After the sugar has dissolved, add the corn meal by pouring it a little at a time while whisking.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIf you pour it slow while whisking, you will not
Read More Dixie Girl Renamed The Manhattan Project!
Dixie Girl Restaurant at 1789 Central Ave., has been renamed The Manhattan Project. File photo
Staff Report
A new name has emerged for the Dixie Girl Restaurant following a three-day survey published this week in the Los Alamos Daily Post. Community members cast 1,215 votes to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant and chose The Manhattan Project by a sound margin.
Restaurant owner Victor Medina. File photo
Final results:
- The Manhattan Project: 439 votes – 36.58 percent
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill: 327 votes – 27.25 percent
- The Summit: 231 votes – 19.25 percent
- Ground Zero: 218
Cowboy Breakfast Benefits Pony Club
Last Day to Take Rename Dixie Girl Survey – 1,066 Votes Cast So Far!
Dixie Girl Restaurant. File photo
Staff Report
The community survey to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant ends at midnight today. There have been 1,066 votes cast to date since the survey launched Wednesday and the results so far are:
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill – 282
- The Manhattan Project – 375
- The Summit – 209
- Ground Zero – 200
Here’s your chance to pick from among the top four choices members of the public have submitted to Dixie Girl owner Victor Medina as new names for the restuarant.
Victor Medina and his wife Patricia purchased the Dixie Girl in November from Denise Read More
Two Days Left in Survey to Rename Dixie Girl!
Vic Medina inside the Dixie Girl. Photo by Carol A. Clark
The first results for the survey launched Wednesday to rename the Dixie Girl Restaurant are in:
- Los Alamos Bar & Grill – 23
- The Manhattan Project – 41
- The Summit – 23
- Ground Zero – 15
Here’s your chance to pick from among the top four choices members of the public have submitted to Dixie Girl owner Victor Medina as new names for the restuarant.
Victor Medina and his wife Patricia purchased the Dixie Girl in November from Denise Lane and they would like the community to rename the restaurant.
Votes will be tallied Read More
Food on the Hill: Appetizers, Part Two
This week’s Recipe: Stuffed Peppers with Caviar
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Bottle of Perradew peppers (Albertsons or Whole Foods)
Herb goat Cheese, room temperature
Romanoff black Lumpfish Caviar (Albertsons)
Directions:
Drain the peppers well.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Place the goat cheese in a strong Ziploc bag and snip off the point of the bag. Fill the peppers with the cheese.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comPlace a small amount of caviar on each pepper top.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comChicken Read More