Rice & Peas

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: THE COSTANERA EXPERIENCE 2014 PT II!!!

Location: Montclair, NJ

Last visit to this establishment had me completely impressed and excited to eat. This time around was no exception and we managed to bring several more friends along to experience what dining is like at Costanera.

Costanera 2

After toasting with wine and tequila we ordered our respective dishes for the night.

Quinoa Crusted Catfish

Anticucho (Beef Heart), Quinoa crusted Chicharon de Pescado (Fried Catfish)

Ceviche

The Seafood Ceviche

Maduro aka Fried Plaintain

Maduros (Fried Plaintain)

Lamb Shank

Bronzed Whole Fish

Steak, Eggs, Maduros, Rice

Steak & Eggs, Maduros, & Rice & Peas

Tres Leches

Tres Leches soaked cake

Ice Cream

The IceCream

Costanera Pt.2

Once again Costanera took care of us and as last time the place was packed. Our food was expertly prepared and almost nothing that we ordered remained on their respective plates except for some of the Bronzed Whole Fish which one of our friends took home in a doggy bag. 😛

5 out 5 Dinner Plates yet again goes to Costanera Peruana Restaurant. It’s official Costanera is one of our favorite Restaurants to visit when dining out. Definitely worth every dollar spent. Pay Costanera a visit, believe us you won’t regret it! Till next food experience. This has been Costanera Peruana Restaurant Experience 2014!!! Pt.II by THEJNSREPORT.

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Thanksgiving Day 2013 – The Spread

Giving thanks to God for many of the blessings we’ve had during the past year my family and I sat down to Thanksgiving Dinner with some friends who graciously accepted and invitation to spend Thanksgiving with us.

Lucky and grateful to be able to gather together and enjoy a meal while communing with each other was an awesome experience that I often took for granted growing up as a kid.

In these latter days and years in life I’m appreciating the blessing of family and what it means to be close, in addition to valuing the time we have with one another.

I’m grateful for the brief moments in life that we are fortunate enough to have together and thank God for his blessings, his mercy and for family & friends far and near.

Without further ado we present Thanksgiving 2013 – The Spread. Here’s a look at the bounty we were fortunate enough to share amongst friends and family. The Bird

The Ham

Rice & Peas

Roasted Vegetables

The Stuffing

The Spread Close Up

The Polenta feat Quinoa

The Ham II

Vegetarian Loaf

Cornbread

7 Cheese Mac N Cheese

The Spread at a Glance

The Spread II

So we had the basics Turkey with stuffing, Gravy, Ham, Roasted Vegetables (including, Yams, Squash, Edoes, Brussel Sprouts, and herbs), Mac N Cheese with bread crumb topping, Vegetarian Loaf, Collard Greens, Lasagne, Cranberry Sauce, Rice & Peas, Salad and Cornbread. Desert had to wait a while as room was being made for it after the main course.

Mom was the star of the evening for having cooked almost all of the dishes, while I was responsible for the Mac N Cheese with a slight amount of char on it due to placement in a cramped oven lol. It came out tasting pretty good if I do say so myself. Till next time this has been Thanksgiving 2013 – The Spread by THEJNSREPORT. Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.