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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...
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Polenta Cakes with Carmelized Onion, Goat Cheese and Honey

Polenta is finely ground yellow or while cornmeal which is boiled with water into a porridge and eaten directly or baked, fried or grilled.  Polenta's place of origin is Italy and there are many uses for it in cooking.  I had never tried it until my husband made us Polenta Cakes.  He caramelized some onions, then put a dollop of goat cheese and a drizzle of honey on top of the Polenta disks.  The flavors blended really well together.  The Polenta tasted like really dense cornbread and was delicious with the sharp onion flavors, the nuttiness of the cheese and the sweetness of the honey. 

Here's how he made our Polenta Cakes:

1.  Saute onions on medium heat for twelve minutes until they're brown and caramelized.
2.  Prepare Polenta by slicing it into disks.  He used pre-cooked Polenta, San Gennaro, and it came in a tube.  Pour oil into a pan and cook it until warm, turning once on each side.
3.  Transfer caramelized onions to cooked Polenta cakes. 
4.  Top with Goat Cheese. 
5.  Finally, just drizzle with some honey.

 
 
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