A Girl And Her Fork

A Girl And Her Fork Welcome to A Girl and Her Fork. A personal blog devoted to delicious food, daring recipe attempts, honest restaurant reviews and my chaotic life in the urban weeds.

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Negril Island BBQ

Negril Island BBQ

2502 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. (916) 440-1088.Mmmm, I love Caribbean food! The fiery heat of the Scotch bonnet peppers and the tang of the citrus in the jerk paste, all washed down with a ginger beer or a cold Jamaican Red Stripe. Pure bliss...

Recipe: Chicken and mushrooms in sherry sauce

Recipe: Chicken and mushrooms in sherry sauce

Happy Monday! Can you detect my sarcastic undertone? Blech! No matter how much older I get, I still abhor Mondays. You'd think the beginning of the week would illicit feelings of unicorns and rainbows. No? Well in the very least a fresh beginning...but...

Mangia!

Nov 27, 2012
Mangia!

1800 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811.  (916) 448-3898http://www.mangiaoncapitol.com/We all want to eat healthier but at some point you get sick and tired of making kale salads and farro casseroles in your kitchen. Or maybe you're ge...

Where Have All The Jewish Deli’s Gone?

Nov 24, 2012

Did you know there are only 120 or so authentic Jewish delis left in the country, while at one time there were 2,000 in New York alone? Sad isn't it? It's getting harder and harder to find a good, solid deli sandwich in the US. And if you think Subway ...

Recipe: Super stuffed acorn squash

Nov 18, 2012
Recipe: Super stuffed acorn squash

Hope you all had a great weekend and were able to stay dry. Something about dreary weather just makes me want to sloth out on the couch in comfy pajamas, with a big ol' mug of hot bourbon cider and a good book (I'm currently making my way through Jenny...

Event: Truck and Mortar Throwdown

Nov 14, 2012
Event: Truck and Mortar Throwdown

Looking for a fun weekend event that offers some tasty eats, benefits two great charities AND pits talented area chefs against each other in a friendly competition? Sounds like the Truck and Mortar Throwdown would be right up your alley! Spon...

Bombay Bar and Grill restaurant review: Food didn’t impress me enough to make a return trip

Nov 14, 2012
Bombay Bar and Grill restaurant review: Food didn’t impress me enough to make a return trip

1315 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. (916) 441-7100http://www.bombaybarandgrillsacramento.comThis past Monday, I had the pleasure of grabbing dinner and catching up with two girl friends. A bit of thought had to go into choosing where to meet up as ...

Recipe: Asparagus quinoa and ‘pilaf’

Nov 11, 2012
Recipe: Asparagus quinoa and ‘pilaf’

It's Sunday and Mr.S. is running around frantically trying to complete his weekend To Do list. Every so often he comes into the house to check the scores on the 9 million football games that are on. He winces more then he smiles at the scores and ...

Recipe: Roasted delicata squash

Recipe: Roasted delicata squash

Delicata squash...it's the Ryan Gosling of the winter squash family. It's hip, it's smooth and oh-so-cute! You can bake them, you can steam them, you can even stuff them...or my personal favorite- you can roast them. The best part is there's no peeling...

Recipe: Oven-baked fresh salmon

Recipe: Oven-baked fresh salmon

This past weekend, Mr.S. took me and the kidlets on an impromptu field trip to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery so we could see all the salmon jumping about. It was quite incredible...salmon, salmon everywhere, as far as the eye could see! We we...