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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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Nanaimo Bars

The legendary Nanaimo bar is a no-bake dessert named after the city, Nanaimo, in British Columbia.  Pronounced nah-NIGH-moe, this sweet confection has three layers.  The crust's main ingredients are   graham crackers, cocoa, coconut, and nuts.  The middle layer is cream based and then they're topped with a later of chocolate.  In 1986, the Mayor of Nanaimo held a recipe contest for these bars and over the four week contest, over 100 recipes were submitted.  The winner was Joyce Hardcastle and I've added the recipe here so you can try and make them.  I found some Nanaimo bars sold in containers of two in the bakery section of QFC and I couldn't resist grabbing them.  I had read about the origin of the dessert before and thought they looked tasty.  And I was right.  One bite in and I was already satisfied.  They were so good that I passed them around the house and everybody tried them.  I love beautiful British Columbia so it was fun to research and eat a famous dessert from the area. 


The recipe below is from the City of Nanaimo website.  And as usual, all photos from this blog are mine.  Cheers!


                                       Nanaimo Bar Recipe

Bottom Layer½ cup unsalted butter (European style cultured)
¼ cup sugar
5 tbsp. cocoa
1 egg beaten
1 ¼ cups graham wafer crumbs
½ c. finely chopped almonds
1 cup coconut
Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut, and nuts. Press firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan.
Second Layer½ cup unsalted butter
2 Tbsp. and 2 Tsp. cream
2 Tbsp. vanilla custard powder
2 cups icing sugar
Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.
Third Layer4 squares semi-sweet chocolate (1 oz. each)
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.




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