Lettuce wraps

Hey Guys,

Here is the recipe of the scrumptious lettuce wraps.

Ingredients for filling 1 (Asian flavor)

2 chicken breasts cut into small cubes
4 medium sized mushrooms finely chopped
1 small carrot grated
a hand full of vermicelli noodles fried n crushed
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 red or green chilli finely chopped (you can use more if u want it extra spicy)
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp chilli garlic sauce
1tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp oil
salt n pepper to taste
Lettuce washed n soaked in iced water

Method:

Saute garlic and chilli in oil. Add chicken a cook on high flame till it changes color. Add mushrooms and carrot and cook for further 2 mins. Add all the sauces n seasoning. Cook till the chicken is done and the mixture is well combined n dry.
Dry the lettuce leaves completly. Just before filling the lettuce add the fried vermicille noodles thru the chicken mixture. Fill up the lettuce and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Second filling.

The second filling is very similar to the filling of chicken-mayo sandwich. boil n shredded chicken, salt, pepper, cream cheese, mayo. This is the basic. To this mixture u can do any additions to ur liking. I added grated carrots, sliced rocket leaves, a bit of shredded cheddar cheese. Tomato to garnish.

Hope you all enjoy!!!

The Sandwich Gallery Review

Hi Guys,

Let me introduce myself to you guys. I am Asma, Aisha's sister.  She and i will be writing our reviews of restaurant we visit either with or without each other.  So here goes...

After a tiring TRX Rip 360 (Yup, the name says it all) class, me and Nidal (friend) were on the verge of fainting so we decided to treat our selves with some delicious food. So, we decided to go to  The Sandwich Gallery.

Modern sitting arrangement

When we entered we were hit with a sudden boost of energy due to all the vibrant colors and their out of ordinary interior. A funky place to hangout with friends n family. #TSGLOVE

Unique décor & photo corner

A view of the kitchen

Entrence to the ladies toilet

A very wide variety available to choose from the menu, which has things basically from all around the world. Being a sandwich place, they bake their own bread which is excellent. 

"Cali" turkey sandwich along with the Phuket salad & Kale chips

We chose the "Phuket salad" which was a crispy beef salad with a Thai flavour dressing with a slight kick of chilly. The crunchy beef added the perfect texture to the refreshing salad and the thai dressing took it a notch higher.

Then we went for a healthy option "Cali" turkey with qinuoa with honey mustard dressing in a brown ciabatta bread. A very healthy and guilt free option. It was very light and filling but it did not have enough quinoa to do justice to its name.

Philly cheese steak sandwich

Since it was getting very healthy we decided to cheat a little and ordered  a "Philadelphia" which was a Philly cheese steak sandwich. The glee on Nidals face was clearly showing as the cheese ozzzed out when she dug into that sandwich. The tenderness of the meat complimented the melted cheese well.

None of the sandwiches came with sides which was a bummer :( so we ordered organic kale chips with sea salt as a side dish which were delicious. I feel they can add more variety of sides such as baked potato , wedges, sweet potato fries etc...

French Toast

As we were about to finish our meal the owner came to ask for our feedback and to our pleasant surprise gave us a free dessert. FRENCH TOAST!

 The perfectly caramalized french toast bathed in a rich beautiful custard giving our tastebuds a heck of an experience. Plus, as they say anything free tastes even better ;p. I did suggest the owner to add cinnamon flavoured ice-cream to enhance the flavour  which he took into consideration.

I must say all of the things we tried were finger licking good and the presentation was also very good. And the dessert French toast with ice cream was a bonus treat. 

The place is having its soft opening. I definitely recommend it. Very friendly staff and a clean place with lovely atmosphere and fairly priced. Also running in with today's trend of healthy eating. They serve "Detox waters" and they have several healthy options available on the menu. It is located on Rawdah in a new center called the U shaped center. Quiet a few new restaurants r coming up in tht center. So it's a place for foodies to watch for. 

See you later guys.

Love,

Asma

Applebees Jeddah review

Greetings fellow homo-sapiens,

So after 1 month of procrastination, i present to you my first post. It's a small review of lunch at Applebees. Watch this space for exciting recipes, food reviews, travel diaries and lots more.

Since i didn't have breakfast, i was starving. So me and Anam of KSA Beauty Haul decided to grab a quick bite at Applebees. It was nearly deserted as it quite early in the morning. Lets just say we were having an early lunch. ;P The interior was very modern and relaxing. 

For appetizers we ordered an Appetizer sampler (it was rated applebees's favorite). When it arrived on our table it looked like a party of all the mouthwatering appetizers we see in the menu. The platter had Mozzarella sticks, Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Cheese Quesadilla Grande (contains beef bacon) and Boneless wings. Each and every appetizer on that platter seduced my taste buds with its richness and oozing taste. But at the end i had to give it to the Quesadilla's as it had bacon and i am sucker for bacon. That doesn't  mean you can underestimate the boneless wings and mozzarella sticks. The wings were juicy and tender with the perfect amount of barbecue sauce and mozzarella sticks were crunchy from the outside and soft and gooey from the inside. This appetizer was SR 56 and was worth every penny. I rate this dish a 9/10. 







For drinks i ordered a Blue Hawaiian drink. When i looked at it in the menu i thought it would be sour considering its blue color, but to my surprise it was very refreshing and tropical. As they say never judge a book by its color. The hint of coconut was the  cherry on the cake. It was SR 23, a bit pricey to be honest. I rate this drink a 7/10.









Since we were getting late for work we only ordered appetizer and drinks, but it left us full and happy. I hope you enjoyed my review and found it helpful. If you have any recommendations and suggestions please leave it in the comments below. Please like my page on Instagram - jet.set.eat.  Watch this space for more exciting stuff. Until then stay hungry & happy.

Aisha xoxo