Dinner at Mo-Chica and a Recipe (Peruvian Ceviche)

I was recently invited by The National Honey Board to a Valentines Day dinner at Mo-Chica in downtown LA.  A Peruvian restaurant.  We were fortunate to have Peruvian Chef Ricardo Zárate cook our lovely meal.

 I love learning about cultures through food! And tasting a tiny bit of Peru was amazing.  Chef Zárate  aims to use locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients.  This I love.  And will definitely be returning.

My favorite was the ceviche.  I have the recipe to share along with a couple more in upcoming posts and know you will enjoy all the dishes as much I did.  I would have loved to share my own pictures...but ofcoarse...I remembered my camera and forgot the batteries!

with Chef Zárate and Catalina 

This would make a very lovely start to any romantic dinner!



Sea Bass Ceviche

Ingredients:
For the ceviche sause:
1/3 cup honey
4 garlic cloves
1/4 red onion
4 stalks of celery
1/8 lb fresh sea bass
1 cup lime juice
1/2 cup coconut juice
1 tbs aji amarillo paste

For the ceviche:
1 lb fresh sea bass, diced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 tbs chopped cilantro
Red serrano chili (to taste)
salt & pepper (to taste)

Preparation
In a blender, blend all the ceviche sauce ingredients together.
Mix the ceviche sauce with all the ingredients of the ceviche and them marinate for 15 minutes before serving.
Note: Aji Amarillo paste is a yellow Peruvian chili paste available in Latin supermarkets. You may also use any chili paste of your choice. You can substitute the serrano chili for jalapeño or habanero chili. 


And a drink to enjoy your ceviche with:


Bee's Knees Cocktail
this tastes lovely ( :


Ingredients
1 tablespoon Honey
1/2 shot (2oz) gin
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh orange juice


Preparation
Combine all ingredients and ice and shake vigorously. 
To avoid the honey from clumping.  Add a tad bit of hot water until the honey is dissolved then continue with recipe (this makes 1 serving).


Enjoy

Happy Valentines Day!


*no compensation was given for sharing.  I was invited to Mo-Chica for a lovely dinner and want to share the recipes.  (they are yummy).  
photo credit: The National Honey Board

It's Valentines Day!! (A Giveaway from Pieces Of April)

Dia del Amor y la Amistad.

I hope all of you are having a lovely morning.  

Kip, the kids and I had a special evening last night filled with enchiladas, movies and chocolate lava cakes.   

I got up early this morning to make Jeremiah homemade waffles, strawberries, and generous amounts of whip cream on top.  He loved every bite!  I am sure his teacher will love me for loading him up with all that sugar before school. 

I have a special treat for you today.  A giveaway from a most lovely shop that I am so very excited to share with you. 

I fell in love with April's pieces as soon as I saw them.  Every single one speaks amor and amistad. 

April is a fellow Latina, a 3rd generation Texan, from Mexican descent.  A fellow dog lover, who is raising her new puppy to be bilingual. ( :  She not only makes beautiful things, she tweets, gets on facebook and blogs too.

Bird is the word note card set

April has spanish note cards (love) to say hello, send a get well message, or let someone know how much you love them.

Peacoat Navy Blue Flower Bouquet Ring

Mediano Chrysanthemum Ring 

 Her jewelry is delicate, sexy, stylish and beautiful.  Her rings keep calling out to me.

Mediano Duo Bobbies

I love these bobby pins to wear with a ponytail, jeans and a cute top.  

Gray Skies Bobby Pins & Earring Set

One of my favorite things about her shop...she custom makes her tags.  Just let her know what words you want...and she will happily print for you.  A personalized gift is always special. 

Hola Bonita  

Don't you just love?
April has a special promotion going on right now, enter coupon code AMOR15 to get 15% off  your order in celebration of Love day.

Giveaway: April is giving one of you a $40 gift credit to anything you like from her shop!  Super! I know!  Leave a comment by 12pm  Friday February 25th.  I will randomly pick one of you and let you know if you win.  

To win, do any one of these:

Visit Pieces of April and tell me what you would get if you win

Tell me what you would write on your personalized tag

Tell me how you will be celebrating Valentines Day

....or leave any message you want! ( :

Happy Day friends!

*no monetary compensation was given for this post.  I am absolutely in love with April and her shop and wanted to share with you.  April is letting me choose one piece from her shop as a gift for showcasing her. 


*entries now closed.  Congrats to the winner!

"A Eme O"

For my little Valentines:



Andrea Echeverri

Perfect song to listen to while making love you cards with my two "little loves" here at home.