Orange Pancakes with Cuban Sauce and our own fresh Orange Butter.
Tastier than any other pancakes in the world. Guaranteed!
Category Archives: Welcome to Carmen’s Bistro
5 Reasons to eat Huevos Tostados in a Snowstorm
1) Wow, the blend of flavors is incredible!
2) Fills you without bogging you down
3) The taste drives me wild!
4) Uh, what was I saying?
Huevos Benedictus with a twist
To make Hollandaise Sauce you whisk the eggs with one hand while with the other you drizzle in clarified butter.
Poached eggs on English muffins, with a ham and Hollandaise. Home fries and a cucumber pico on the side.
Our special twist? We put a thin schmear of goat cheese underneath the eggs. Ab-solutely delightful!
Cuban Pancakes
First you flash off the rum, then melt the brown sugar. Add orange juice to help it caramelize, and when it’s ready, start stirring in chunks of icy cold butter. Finish with Cuban spices and— voilá! Cuban sauce.
Now put that over banana pancakes, with a dollop of cream (ice or fresh whipped, I’m not sure which yet) and there you have it: Cuban pancakes!
Rainbow Trout for Breakfast?
Well why not?
Especially if it’s cooked to golden perfection and gently laid on a bed of couscous drenched in fresh butternut sauce, with haricots verts (that’s green beans when you are at home) and avocado. Did I mention the scallion garnish?
And as for breakfast, well, why not?
Lobster Tostado
Eggs Tostado is quickly becoming our best seller. Today we offer them in Lobster! Terrific!
Mango Pineapple Waffles
Plain waffle, really, but with mango pineapple sauce, fresh fruit, and vanilla ice cream. And 100% pure maple syrup.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the waffles are sure delightful, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
With apologies to Bing Crosby
Best Coffee in All The Land!
Week of Sat. Jan 24 to Sun. Jan. 25
Why are those Cortados so good?
Meet Matthew Loiacono, Lead Roaster at Uncommon Grounds in Saratoga Springs, NY
The idea of the Cortado is that it pulls all the natural sweetness it can from the coffee bean, given that caffeine is naturally bitter. We also steam the milk for sweetness, while avoiding a stiff foam. Ideally, the milk thickens the expresso and you don’t need sugar to make it good.
We finish it off with a dollop of fine German chocolate at the bottom of the cup, just to make you perky.
Carmen’s Café:
Bringing North Troy to South Troy since 2004
And here’s the news:
Can you say six-way miter?
Beautiful table, but how do you cut those joints?
There’s not much room for error in this one. Bringing the six arms and legs together takes more than a little finesse. Fortunately, Jim is up for it. Check out this beautiful table at Troy Night Out next Friday, January 30.
Springwood Studios
154 4th Street, Troy
Open 5-9
music by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and Heard from 6-8.
Jim-Gerale is Back!
It’s been the hardest, coldest month on record
Not the temperature, not the weather. We mean the soft drinks— we have been out of Jim-Gerale, a full-blown South Troy Tragedy.
No excuses, no recriminations please. Just be advised that your favorite homemade sodey pop is back in the cooler. Let us jerk you a real old fashioned Jim-Gerale.
Made from seltzer, sweetened with fruit juices and a dab of agave, but at it’s heart it’s just fresh squeezed ginger.
Regular Hours Resume March 5:
when we go back to the full schedule:
Thursday 11-6
Friday 11-10
Saturday & Sunday 9-4
Free local delivery for orders over $15 on weekdays
We can hardly wait!
Cookin’ With Chef Carmen!
Who makes all that delicious food? Chef Carmen, mostly.
That’s not to say she doesn’t have help, but mostly it’s her back there, bringing us authentic Cuban recipes she was taught by her Aunt Matilda. And a few things she’s picked up since then.
Here’s a picture I took of her the other day. You can tell she was dreaming about springtime.
Pretty strong dream. I hope it comes true soon!
Jan. & Feb.Hours:
Just open Weekends till we catch our breath:
Saturday & Sunday 9-4
Of course, we’ll still do a party if you call ahead!
Cubano Sandwich
—everyone’s favorite!
It all starts with the bread, and we FedEx ours in from a Cuban bakery. We roast our pork for 14 hours after marinating it all day, just to give you that authentic Cubano flavor. Such a savory blend you wouldn’t believe!
Huevos Flamencos
Is that really Spanish for Eggs on Fire? Carmen used to actually cook the eggs IN the Flamenco Stew. The first time she served them, she put a bowl in front of me and dared me to eat them. Gingerly, I spooned a dab of 212° liquid into my mouth and (quite naturally) winced. “Hah! Yanqui!” she teased. “Too hot for you?” As welts rose on my tongue, I tried in vain to explain that there were two kinds of heat.
Spanish Hot Chocolate
The perfect way to start the day!
We shave Dark Chocolate into Milk & Cream, add Oranges and Cinnamon, then top it off with Whipped Cream, a pinch of Fresh-Ground Nutmeg, and a Slice Of Orange.
Strong yet subtle, the Spanish style!
Meet The Artist
No, that’s not her above, that’s one of her portrait photographs, showing Abby Lublin, urban grower extraordinaire. Does the name Susan B. Anthony ring a bell? And she came by it honestly!
Meet her Saturday Feb. 21, from 5-8, when we throw our usual Grand Artist’s Reception. Dinner will be available, plus complimentary Cuban hors d’oeuvres
Tostadas con Huevos
Take a tostada— whips, I meant MAKE a tostada— then savor on the toppings. Home fries, chorizo or veggie hash, cucumber pico (chopped & pickled w/ tomato & cilantro), lime creme, ranchero sauce & avocado.
So many flavors blended so well!
Crepas— Cuban Crepes
Crepe shell filled w/ shrimp, saffron rice, garlic & onions; then topped w/ smoked tomato creme.
(It should have a sunnyside-up egg also but it was left off for clarity)
All I can say is, what a breakfast!
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