Showing posts with label The Mafolie Restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Mafolie Restaurant. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Meals and Mangoes

Some recent meals of note...
my first time adding Tofu to the Mango Avocado Salad at Mafolie. Wasnt as spectacular as I had hoped...
Polenta with Fried Tofu and Stewed Garbanzos for brunch at Shoreline Bar and Grille. Really good, but next time I will take half home, it was a colossal amount of food...
Shoreline is known for the huge Tarpon swimming in front of the restaurant. They are cool, but this visitor also came by while we ate. I was in heaven.
Feta-less Greek Salad at Jen's Island Deli. A surprisingly light and fresh Salad for a place that leans more towards comfort food, just what I needed. (Thanks again, Unknown, for telling me about these).
So tons of Mangoes have been hanging off the trees the past few weeks. We have a couple small Mango Trees in our yard, but none are big enough to fruit. Fortunately, a neighbor has been putting out his extra Mangoes for passers by...
see, he has so many coming down...
At first, I thought he was giving them away cuz they are so small, they are worthless. Turns out, you just need about ten of these little ones cut up to get a nice big meal. When Mangoes are free, cutting them up is much less stressful and I have become rather adept at it. 
A Skink at Phantasea Botanical Gardens. Sadly, these passive reptiles are endangered due to habitat destruction and predators. That is all. Thanks for looking. Bye for now.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Fur Baby Influx

About a week and a half ago, I found this little lady wandering the waterfront...
grabbed her up, named her 'Sadie' and her wandering days are over...
last Thursday, I found this little piglet next to the dumpsters...
he worships his big brother, Calvin, even when bro barks in his face non-stop. He is still unnamed, but his days of scrounging around the trash bins are behind him...
through it all, Molly has been a champ. I have begun taking her to the beach with Calvin and she is getting brave enough to actually come stand in the water on her own and allow some waves to roll into her...
Unlike Molly, the Mr. is very unhappy with the recent arrivals, so it has been a stressful time. Below is a Tofu Sandwich recently enjoyed at Mafolie...
a Rock Beauty...Ommmm...
Trying to catch up. Bye for now.

Friday, April 22, 2016

A Week Of Lunches

Working from home full time, I feel it is important for me to get out at lunch time, but really I enjoy lunch out regardless of where I am working. Monday was Harissa Spiced Tofu on Warm Chickpea Salad with Sweet Pomegranate Reduction, Tomatoes, Cilantro and Arugula $17 at Fresh Bistro. Very unique and satisfying...
I dont have any tattoos, but enjoy seeing good ones. My server at Fresh Bistro, Kelly, let me take a pic of her tattoo. It is Ms. Peanut in honor of her daughter who is nicknamed 'Peanut'...
Tuesday was the $15 lunch special at The Pie Whole. My Pie House Salad...
and Spicy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Capers, Onions and Pine Nuts. When Pie Whole is good, it is really good. Fortunately, they have been good the past few times...
Wednesday I lunched at Mafoli, overlooking the Charlotte Amalie Harbour...
My Mafoli Mango and Avocado Salad $10...
with a plate of Sweet Potato Fries $6 on the side...
Thursday I was able to semi-successfully parallel park in Charlotte Amalie, so lunch was a Greek Salad $13 without the feta at Pita Express...
If all goes well, I plan to take the ferry to Tortola tomorrow. I didnt want to let a week go by without the Veggie Delight at De Coal Pot, so that was the location of today's fantastic lunch...
below is a pic of me ziplining this past Sunday at Tree Limin Extreme. It is the number one activity in TripAdvisor for St. Thomas, but I think Phantasea Tropical Botanical Gardens is really more my speed...
Hopefully will post about Tortola tomorrow or Sunday. Bye for now.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Lots and Lots Of Salads

While the weekend breakfast scene has pushed me to the point of thinking about regressing to vegetarianism, the salad front has been sensational on the island...
At Duffy's Love Shack: Mixed Greens topped with Marinated Hearts of Palm, Artichoke Hearts, Tomatoes and Red Onions...
At St. Thomas Yacht Club: Arugula topped with Grilled Artichokes, Tomatoes, Onions, Dried Cranberries and Slivered Almonds...
At The Pie Whole: Romaine, Tomatoes, Onions and Mushrooms...
From Dorene's Garden Of Eating: Mixed Greens topped with Cucumber, Carrot Sticks, Sugar Peas, Hearts of Palm, Edamame, Grape Tomatoes, Red Kidney Beans, Slivered Onions, Granny Smith Apple and Tofu sprinkled with Tri-Color Quinoa...
Also from Dorene's: Mixed Greens topped with Spiralized Zucchini, Carrots and Squash along with Tomatoes, Asparagus, Slivered Onions, Roasted Sweet Red Peppers, Artichokes and Toasted Almonds...
at Fresh Bistro: Fresh Greens with Red Onion, Cucumber, Tomato and Dijon Vinaigrette...
At XO Bistro: Mixed Greens with Blacked Tofu, Craisins and Spiced Almonds (which I am doubtful were vegan)...
For $5, I thought I would give their Bloody Mary a try and it was very good. I might finally be 'getting it' with regards to the popularity of this cocktail...
the best Salad on the Island, IMO, at Mafolie: The Mango Avocado Salad with Star Fruit Vinaigrette. Always with the Mango and Avocado at perfect ripeness....
Well I guess it wasnt that many Salads. Bye for now.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Perks Of The High Season

Now that the crowds are here, Mafolie is open for lunch...
there are several vegan options on the menu...
below are some awesome meals I've enjoyed recently...
Mango Avocado Salad...
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich on fresh Bun with Curly Fries...
Tofu Sandwich...
the Mr. always gets the Linquini Marinara....
if you dont want to look out over the harbour, the pool is also visible from the restaurant.
Thumper did me a solid and posed for the blog. Lots more to come. Bye for now.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Samplings

The 'Mango Avocado Salad' at The Mafoli Restaurant where we celebrated our 20th anniversary last week...
My 'Hawaiian Tofu Kabobs' were excellent as well, but I was suspicious of the coating on the Tofu, there might have been egg involved. Next time I will probably just get two of the above Salads...
Bobby, the hotel cat...
spectacular views go along with the spectacular food at Mafoli. A special occasion place...
in other news, turns out, the Dinner Roast I've enjoyed several times at Natural Livity and Ital Glory is vegetarian, not vegan. If it tastes too good to be true...
other new-to-me items in Cost U Less. I thought I loved Everything Bagels, but others must love them even more...
and Rice that is just for dogs...not much nutrition there...
still loving the Bordeaux Farmers Market. Locals call the below item 'Mutton Vegetable' and it is used in stews. I passed on it since I doubt I will be making stew ever again...
Yesterdays vegan platter at Bordeaux included Tofu on Okra Fungi with Side Salad and an utterly divine deep fried sweet bread...
Below is a pic of Frenchman's Bay. Pretty nifty...
Thanks for looking, dont want to overload you. Bye for now.