As you know I have been on the hunt for a new Chinese restaurant and guess what just opened in Rochester, NH. A brand new pretty Chinese restaurant! Eastern Paradise is located at 150 Market Place Blvd. It is open Monday through Saturday at 11:30 am and open Sunday at noon. The first thing we noticed as we walked through the door was how big the restaurant is. They have a full bar area and a long sushi making area. You can sit in the bar area and watch all of the sushi being made along with an entire hibachi room. Plenty of seating no matter how large your party is!
We knew we wanted to get a variety for an appetizer’s so we got one of the combination appetizer plates with egg roll, chicken fingers, beef teriyaki and crab Rangoon’s served with duck sauce.
This came out super fast and everything is just as expected, crispy, warm and flavorful especially with the duck sauce. The beef teriyaki was very tender and the first to be gone!
No sooner did we have our appetizer when ALL of our lunch was served. We would have enjoyed a little bit of time before our main course came out, as it was really too much food all at one time.
Jim had the lunch special for $8.25. This came with a soup or salad, Jim chose the salad. His choice of appetizer, the crab Rangoon’s, and he chose the General Tso’s Chicken with fried rice. The salad was fresh and crisp with a nice light dressing. I have to say I loved the General Tso’s chicken here. The chicken was crispy and lightly coated with the dressing but it’s the dressing that caught my attention as it did not overpower the chicken with too much spice. I think I went back to Jim’s plate more than my own!
I ordered the Sweet and Sour Chicken with white rice for $10.50. They serve the chicken with pineapple, carrots, and scallions on a large plate and the rice and sauce on the side. I totally appreciate that as if the sauce sits on the chicken it tends to get soggy fairly quickly.
My lunch was very good, the chicken was definitely freshly cooked with the nice crispy coating. Overall lunch was very good. This is a large spacious restaurant serving fresh excellent quality food, if there was one downfall it would be the very small ladies room. For the size of this restaurant, you might expect a larger ladies room. That certainly won’t stop us from going for some tasty Chinese food or sushi!
Check out their website and Facebook page for a full menu and specials!
http://www.easternparadisenh.com/
Enjoy!
This dish became a fast favorite in our house. Best of all you can change it in any way using bacon instead of sausage or add whatever your family enjoys. I keep the base of eggs and the cheese the same but change it up with anything I have on hand. Although I air fried these, you can also bake them. I also made the filling the night before so in the morning all I have to do is wrap them and pop them in the air fryer. This recipe will make 10-12 rolls.
NOTE- this is my original recipe that won a contest and was published in Taste of Home Magazine. Needless to say it’s a keeper!
INGREDIENTS
4 eggs
1 Tablespoon butter
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
4 teaspoons of milk
1/2 pound ground sausage (I used “hot” Jimmy Dean sausage)
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 Tablespoon scallions, I only used the green part
Egg roll wrappers
Maple syrup for serving – optional
DIRECTIONS
Over a medium skillet cook your ground sausage until cooked through and no longer pink. Add both cheeses and scallions. Turn off the heat and set aside.
In another skillet, over medium heat add the butter to melt. In a bowl, crack your eggs, add the salt, pepper, and milk and whisk until combined. Add the egg mixture to your warm skillet and let the eggs set for just a minute. Then using a rubber spatula scrape the set eggs towards the middle of the pan letting more of the egg mixture hit the bottom of the pan to set. Do this until the eggs are cooked and no longer runny.
Once done, add to the sausage mixture and combine. This can be done the night before.
When you are ready to air fry or bake, take one egg roll wrapper at a time and add about 2 Tablespoons of the egg/sausage mixture to the middle of the wrapper. Fold the bottom of the wrapper half way up, fold both sides of the wrapper into the center of the mixture not squishing it. It will look like an envelope then roll the bottom of the wrapper all the way to the top like a burrito. Set aside seam side down. Do this for each roll.
When you are ready to fry, preheat your air fryer to 40o degrees. Add the eggs rolls to the basket not layering them. Spritz with a little olive oil and fry for 4 minutes, turn the rolls over, spritz again with olive oil and fry for an additional 4 minutes or until the rolls are to your desired crispness.
TO BAKE – Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Spritz rolls with olive oil and bake for 8-10 minutes, turn the rolls over, spritz again and continue to bake for another 5-7 minutes or until your desired crispness. Serve warm with maple syrup if desired.
Enjoy!
Are you looking for something different to try with your tomatoes? This is a fast delicious side dish or even just an afternoon snack. You can make the dressing in advance and keep in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat. This is a dish that will really brighten up your dinner plate with all the herbs.
INGREDIENTS
6 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon dried basil
Salt
Pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
Place the tomato wedges in a large bowl. Place the remaining ingredients in a blender. Cover and process until blended. Pour over tomatoes and gently toss.
Enjoy!
Silver Fountain Inn And Tea Parlor is located at 103 Silver Street in Dover, NH. The beautiful three story Victorian Inn was originally built in 1871. This is not only a quaint bed and breakfast but also a tea parlor. The tea parlor portion of the bed and breakfast is open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 am to 3 pm. Although they do take reservations, walk in’s are also welcome. I highly recommend making reservations as they do close down for private events as well. This lunch was not our average lunch, this was a very special lunch for a very special lady, my Mom, Lydia.
It was Mom’s birthday and although she originally thought we were celebrating MY birthday, that is later in the month, I had a few surprises for her. We were not celebrating my birthday, but only HERS. Without her knowing, I changed the reservation from two people to five and invited a couple of surprise guests. Our dear friends Margaret, Penny, and Mary Ann. We celebrated with flowers, cards, gifts and a fabulous lunch.
It was a crazy hot day when we went so we opted for the iced tea, we all ordered the “Berry Kisses” tea with flavors of candied apple, strawberry, pear along with marigold and hibiscus blossoms. Everyone agreed the tea was really good, fruity and not too sweet although there was sugar on the table if you wanted it sweeter.
There are a number of ways you can order and various combinations, if you want to just stop in for tea and scones you can do that too. On this special day, I took it upon myself to order for the table. We each had what they call “The Dutchess”. This is the largest selection that they offer and it includes a taste of almost everything. The Dutchess is $26.00 per person. But there are many options to choose from. The Dutchess arrived on a three-tier cake stand with the bottom tier holding four different sandwiches. They change the menu monthly but our sandwiches consisted of a turkey cheddar sandwich with a tomato jam and arugula, a dilly egg salad croissant with homemade dill and chive egg salad, our third sandwich was the walnut cream sandwich made with white bread, slathered with cream cheese spread made up with walnuts, onion, parsley, and nutmeg. Our last sandwich was the basil artichoke melt with herb bread, layered with basil, pesto, artichoke and Havarti cheese. If you asked all of us what sandwich was our favorite I think you would get all different answers, they were all very good with fresh ingredients.
The middle tier was a favorite for us all. This was the blueberry scone and homemade lemon curd tier. These scones were everything you would want, sweet but not too sweet, a little crumbly but not too much. When you add that lemon curd it was purely a bite of heaven! Did I mention you can order scones and lemon curd to go? Oh, yes you can, it’s just a phone call away!
By the time we got to the top tier we were slowing down but that did not stop any of us, how can you resist such cute little two-bite dessert? You can’t, or well we couldn’t! This tier had peach and blackberry cakelets, lavender and Earl Grey cheesecake, strawberry champagne shortcake and a couple of petit fours. Between all of us we tried all of the desserts and I can say the table turned quiet for a moment when we tried them, each of us enjoying these sweet bites. We all had plenty to eat and even some to go home.
There are so many great reasons to visit the Silver Street Inn and Tea Parlor. What a wonderful place for a wedding shower or baby shower, maybe a daddy-daughter date. You could be like us and celebrate a birthday with a group of friends, although you don’t really need a special occasion to go for a unique and tasteful lunch! Be sure to check their website and Facebook page for further information.
https://www.silverfountain.com/
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Silver%20Fountain%20Inn%20%26%20Tea%20Parlor
Enjoy!
I had mentioned prior that Robby is on a difficult diet and part of that diet includes being gluten-free and very limited dairy. When I came across this recipe on Pinterest I knew with a couple easy changes Robby could enjoy some donuts! Not only did he enjoy them, but I did too. The blueberry lemon combination has always been one of my favorites. Who could possibly resist plump blueberries right from the farmers market! This would be a great treat to bring into the classroom for any kids with allergies.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups almond flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
Zest of one lemon
3 eggs
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup raw honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 teaspoons squeezed lemon juice
1 cup fresh blueberries
FOR THE GLAZE
1/2 cup of confectioners sugar
2-3 Tablespoons lemon juice depending on how thick you want your glaze.
DIRECTIONS
preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease your donut tin and set aside. In a medium bowl combine almond flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest. In a separate bowl combine the eggs, applesauce, honey, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Gently fold in the blueberries and spoon into greased pan. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the donut comes out clean. Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the confectioners sugar and lemon juice. Remove the donuts carefully from the pan and drizzle with the glaze.
Enjoy!
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