FOOD PICS OF THE WEEK - The Atlantic on Pacific

The Atlantic on Pacific (***)

3004 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Since the hubby had the day off, we hit up The Atlantic because we were feeling fishy (or rather, “shelly”). An old friend from high school recommended the spot, and I am so glad that we took her up on her suggestion. The place is awesome because they have a very generous happy hour, which has $1 for all types of oysters and some pretty cool cocktails from $3 to $8. The only drawback to this deal is the restaurant’s happy hour is from 3 to 6 pm. I guess this makes sense because the restaurant is located on Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront, which is very popular with tourists and locals. I guess if you are already in that part of town, you probably have the day off or took an early day. Note: that these pics are just a taste (no pun) of what we had.

 
 

Our nibbles from left to right: 1. Fried Oysters 2. Oyster Chesapeake (mushrooms, garlic, and fontina) & Roasted Oysters with chili butter; 3. Oyster Rock (bacon, parmesan, cream cheese, bread crumbs, and spinach); 4. Raw Oysters; 5. Hushpuppies; and 6. A few glasses of white sangria to wash it all down.

Because of the yummy and multiple varieties of oysters, I have a feeling that the Atlantic will definitely go on our favorite restaurants list.

FOOD PICS OF THE WEEK

Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar (***)

8101 Shore Dr., Norfolk, VA 23518

This will be a quick and simple Food Pics of the Week entry. The husband and I stopped by the place for a quick lunch before I had to drop him off for one of his job interviews. We stopped by this place because it was near the place where the hubby's interview would be conducted.

I gotta say this was the best bread pudding that I've ever had in my life.

 
 

No, I did not have only dessert for lunch. For my regular lunch, I had a crab cake sandwich with french fries. Honestly, the crab cake sandwich was a bit mediocre - especially for an area that is known for crab dishes.

It's kind of funny that I did not care for bread pudding growing up, but now it's my crack . . . when done properly.

Food Pic of the Week

“KWABLO’S PLACE” 

OUR APARTMENT IN HARLEM

Trying to get into the Christmas spirit . . . I guess.

Bacon, Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Cookies

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The plan was to make two batches of cookies - the bacon chocolate chip cookies (aka aconbay ocolatechay ipchay cookies - Get it? Pig Latin since the cookies have bacon) and the peanut butter cookies. However, I was lazy and did not feel prepping two batches of cookies so I just threw everything together into one bowl. While delicious, this time I had time to refrigerate the cookie dough before baking, I think these cookies had too much stuff in them. Although not pictured, I did prepare a whiskey glaze for the cookies. Remember that I have to add booze to all of my desserts.

Home cooking I

Every now and then, I’ll make things at home. It’s very rare, but it happens . . . sometimes.

Here is my take on a chai spice apple ricotta galette. The recipe can be found here (link: ***). To make the recipe a bit more fun/adult/boozy, I added a bit of whiskey to the maple syrup spice mixture.

 
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