Comments for R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings http://kaukabah.wordpress.com Food & Interests from Across the Globe Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Recipe: Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach by daisylou09 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/recipe-chicken-breast-stuffed-with-spinach/#comment-43 daisylou09 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:49:17 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/recipe-chicken-breast-stuffed-with-spinach/#comment-43 Umm, looks delish! Most recipes call for using twine to secure the breasts, but I LOVE the idea of using toothpicks - brilliant and a good bit easier! Umm, looks delish! Most recipes call for using twine to secure the breasts, but I LOVE the idea of using toothpicks – brilliant and a good bit easier!

]]> Comment on Furusato- review by Daniel Button http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/furusato-review/#comment-42 Daniel Button Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:33:41 +0000 http://ruhsa.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-42 I took 2 colleagues from work, and the dissapoinment was huge. The service was rancid. Staff were sullen and rude. The stretched across the table in front of diners, and were useless. I would have fired them if it was my restaurant. I give them a 1 out of 10 for service. We even waited about 25 minutes for water, and had to ask again for it to come. The food was about a 3 out of 10. The Sushi looked like it was made by a handicapped person. We had California maki roll, this was completly average. Salmon & avocado roll was poor, and sliced badly as well as using older "fishy" tasting salmon. They just had no idea of quality. The Sashimi was cut wrong. The chef was just cutting slabs of fish, and had zero knowledge of how to slice a portion of sashimi. The quality of the salmon fillet was the only saving grace in the sashimi. The salmon nigiri sushi was appaling, the fish was sliced paper thin and the portion was tiny. They also used older salmon for the nigiri, and it was obviously not the sashimi quality salmon. The miso soup was probably the best dish, how wrong is that? The prawn tempura was average, and the tempura fish was quite good. The prawn fried rice was lack lustre. The meal for 3 cost SR336 including a juice for everyone. Which was fine, but the meal was not even worth SR100. We knew that Furusato were at the bottom of the scale for Japanese in the city of Riyadh, but we just laughed as we left. We actually phoned 2 seperate parties of friends who were going over the next 2 nights, and told them to go somewhere else. This place should go broke, the manager needs to do a mystery shopper test on the restaurant, he would be appaled. My advice is to go to another restaurant, I hear that there are a couple more in Riyadh, and I'll be going to those with a hope of finding something better. Overall 2/10, not worth wasting your time. Furusato - be very ashamed. I took 2 colleagues from work, and the dissapoinment was huge. The service was rancid. Staff were sullen and rude. The stretched across the table in front of diners, and were useless. I would have fired them if it was my restaurant. I give them a 1 out of 10 for service. We even waited about 25 minutes for water, and had to ask again for it to come.
The food was about a 3 out of 10. The Sushi looked like it was made by a handicapped person. We had California maki roll, this was completly average. Salmon & avocado roll was poor, and sliced badly as well as using older “fishy” tasting salmon. They just had no idea of quality.
The Sashimi was cut wrong. The chef was just cutting slabs of fish, and had zero knowledge of how to slice a portion of sashimi. The quality of the salmon fillet was the only saving grace in the sashimi. The salmon nigiri sushi was appaling, the fish was sliced paper thin and the portion was tiny. They also used older salmon for the nigiri, and it was obviously not the sashimi quality salmon.
The miso soup was probably the best dish, how wrong is that?
The prawn tempura was average, and the tempura fish was quite good.
The prawn fried rice was lack lustre.
The meal for 3 cost SR336 including a juice for everyone. Which was fine, but the meal was not even worth SR100.
We knew that Furusato were at the bottom of the scale for Japanese in the city of Riyadh, but we just laughed as we left. We actually phoned 2 seperate parties of friends who were going over the next 2 nights, and told them to go somewhere else.
This place should go broke, the manager needs to do a mystery shopper test on the restaurant, he would be appaled.
My advice is to go to another restaurant, I hear that there are a couple more in Riyadh, and I’ll be going to those with a hope of finding something better.
Overall 2/10, not worth wasting your time. Furusato – be very ashamed.

]]> Comment on Got Rooh Afza? by Cookie Monster http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/got-rooh-afza/#comment-41 Cookie Monster Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:05:57 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/got-rooh-afza/#comment-41 My mom makes a roohafzah-esq syrup, which is mixed with milk and had almost every day with Iftaar. This is definitely a ramadan treat which we look forward too :) Ramadan Mubarak to you and hubby! My mom makes a roohafzah-esq syrup, which is mixed with milk and had almost every day with Iftaar. This is definitely a ramadan treat which we look forward too :)

Ramadan Mubarak to you and hubby!

]]> Comment on Man vs. Tree Rodents Part Deux by carolyncholland http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/man-vs-tree-rodents-part-deux/#comment-39 carolyncholland Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:51:18 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/man-vs-tree-rodents-part-deux/#comment-39 For some interesting ways to keep birds off squirrel feeders, check out the series of three posts that includes the "Possibly related posts" Battling squirrels at bird feeders II: to fight or join them . I'm trying two new ways this year. The hot pepper seems to work, except for one persistant squirrel. So I added hot pepper oil. I've had to chase few quirrels off the feeders using this technique. Carolyn C. Holland For some interesting ways to keep birds off squirrel feeders, check out the series of three posts that includes the “Possibly related posts” Battling squirrels at bird feeders II: to fight or join them .
I’m trying two new ways this year. The hot pepper seems to work, except for one persistant squirrel. So I added hot pepper oil. I’ve had to chase few quirrels off the feeders using this technique.

Carolyn C. Holland

]]> Comment on Roasted Garlic by Dinner menu « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/roasted-garlic/#comment-38 Dinner menu « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:03 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/roasted-garlic/#comment-38 [...] Leek and Celery soup with dinner rolls and roasted garlic [...] [...] Leek and Celery soup with dinner rolls and roasted garlic [...]

]]> Comment on Aloo ki Bujia (Potato Bhujia) by farooq http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/aloo-ki-bujia-potato-bhujia/#comment-37 farooq Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:43:55 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/aloo-ki-bujia-potato-bhujia/#comment-37 thanks for receipe we will try today thanks for receipe we will try today

]]> Comment on Recipe: Apple Crisp by Yasmine http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/recipe-apple-crisp/#comment-33 Yasmine Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:44:18 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/recipe-apple-crisp/#comment-33 That looks absolutely amazing! I might make that when I get some apples :D That looks absolutely amazing!
I might make that when I get some apples :D

]]> Comment on Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls by Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls « R3: Recipes … | OurBrownies.com http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/menu-chicken-stir-fry-with-spring-rolls/#comment-31 Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls « R3: Recipes … | OurBrownies.com Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:12:02 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/menu-chicken-stir-fry-with-spring-rolls/#comment-31 [...] the rest here:  Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls « R3: Recipes … Tags: archives, chicken-stir-, chinese, fuddruckers, home, life, ramblings, recipes, [...] [...] the rest here:  Menu: Chicken Stir fry with Spring-rolls « R3: Recipes … Tags: archives, chicken-stir-, chinese, fuddruckers, home, life, ramblings, recipes, [...]

]]> Comment on Chicken Stir Fry by Chicken Stir Fry « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/chicken-stir-fry/#comment-30 Chicken Stir Fry « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:30:47 +0000 http://kaukabah.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/chicken-stir-fry/#comment-30 [...] Chicken Stir Fry « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings [...] [...] Chicken Stir Fry « R3: Recipes, Restaurants, Ramblings [...]

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