Tonight's Dinner: Squash with Organic Red Quinoa and braised beef with red potatos

After a stressful day, I decided to reward myself by going to Path-mart.  I got some zucchini and yellow squash, cook the up with some grape tomatoes added some sea salt.  It's yummy yummy you can see....

Yosemite Bug Cafe

Yosemite Bug Café is hidden in a hard to find little spot along Highway 140, about 45 minutes’ drive from Yosemite National Park entrance.   This place is truly a local gem; the open space in the dining hall is both casual and welcoming.  Although the dining hall has no Wi-Fi but one thing is for sure, you are will have some quality time with your friends and family.  Whether if you want to have coffee and chat, have some healthy dinner or just enjoy the beautiful surrounding of Sierra Nevada, there is something for you here.  The café even offers puzzles and classic family games such as scrabble and monopoly.  You  don’t have to order food to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere; the dining hall is open to all.

 The open kitchen also adds charms to the café, customers can see clearly what the chef is cooking behind the counter.  At the first sight, you will be surprise to find that the chef, a big bear looking biker type man, actually creates some of the most innovation non-boring health food that will blow your mind away in the best way possible.  Please don’t get scary away the word ‘health food,’ what I mean is food that consist of fresh ingredients and free range meat, at the same time that is not blend and you won’t feel like calorie over load after you eat.  The menu is relatively small but well balance.  You will find all types of protein and vegetables.   You can expect to find some type of beef, fish, or pasta dish but only one of each type.  Many of the ingredients came from the vegetable garden the café runs.  As for the meat, they offer free range beef and chicken which always taste much more tender and juicy than your regular supermarket meat.   This place offers food that you can taste the difference.

The price of the food not cheap here, but consider all the awesome and garden-fresh ingredients, it not too bad.  With 20 dollars you will guarantee to find something you love.   I ordered the ‘Vegetable and tempeh red pumpkin curry with almond cherry quinoa and steak’.  I was in haven!!  The taste of the tenderness of the beef, the quinoa with almond adds a nice light touch to the slight heavier pumpkin curry.  I opt to mix the curry and with my quinoa, which is even better than I could ever imagine - the sweetness of the cherry quinoa, the creaminess of the curry gives you the perfect combination.  This is definitely one of the best meals I eaten in a long time.  So the next time you visit Yosemite remember to pay a visit to this cute little place, you won’t be disappointed.