Vacations are an amazing, revitalizing, much needed break, but some things are a bit tricky when away from our cozy home. Like cooking, which is not that easy in someone else’s kitchen. After several days of “not-exactly-home-cooking” in a bungalow close to Waimea Beach, we treated ourselves to a dinner last night at “21 Degrees North,” in the Turtle BayResort. The name reflects its location on the planet, at 21 degrees north of the Equator. What a gorgeous setting, we had a table window overlooking the ocean, totally romantic…
Not to detract from the aura, the restaurant lightning was dim, which meant bad news for blogging. But, my husband managed to snap a few reasonably good photos (thanks, honey!). First, the appetizer that we shared, foie gras potstickers, joining two of my favorite things in the gastronomical world.
His main course was a crab-crusted Hawaiian sea bass served over mixed beans and sauteed spinach, in a lemongrass coulis. Very delicious, with a quite stunning presentation…
I had a fantastic pepper-seared ahi tuna, cooked to perfection (nearly raw inside…), served over thin ribbons of zucchini, carrots, and summer squash in a miso sauce, with corn crisps (think about a thin corn pancake, crisp on the outside, tender and creamy inside). Sorry, no pictures of my dish.
Their signature dessert is a chocolate souffle with creme anglaise, a classic that was scrumptious.
And to keep the touristic chronicle going, here are a few photos from the last couple of days,
click to enlarge them.
Turtle Bay
Surfing lessons at Turtle Bay – yes, I was a little tempted…. 😉
Waimea Beach, our favorite
A tree, with fruits and amazing seed pods… called “Autograph Tree” (thanks for the info, Rhea!)
they do look like some extra-terrestrial beings! Amazing!
(make sure to click on this last photo to enlarge it)