arts & entertainment >> food ASIAN CUISINE Grand Opening Our Famous Dishes • • • • Pad Thai Pad Ped Rice Bowl Noodle Bowl r • Vegetable Deluxe with Chicken • General Tso's Chicken 6700 Orchard Lake Rd. BUY ONE ENTREE I West Bloomfield Plaza (3 doors down from Brody's) I 'GET ONE 50% OFF ' (248)932-2889 OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE. APPLE GRILL ASIAN CUMNE a I. A south-of-the-border fiesta. Hours: Sun-Thurs 4pm-9pm Fri and Sat 4pm-9:30pm Not valid with any other offers. Excludes tax. Expires 5/31 /12 T MOTHER'S DAY BUFFET Sic 10am - 3pm an Adults ow slum" Now Taking Reservations Kids 5-12 pay their age Kids under 4 FREE Breakfast includes: Omelets station, bagels and lox, meats, pancakes, waffles, potatoes and the entire fix-ins... Prime Rib, Country Ribs, Tapia, Baked Chicken, Pasta, Salads, Soups, Vegetable and Bread, Fabulous Dessert Table oakesfire Grill We Can Accommodate Big Parties! 2440 Orchard Lake Rd (just west of Middlebelt in the loading dock plaza) 248-682-2700 Hours Mon-Sat 7-9 • Sunday 7-8 /41."Great food, great service whenever I have a party and looking to bring in food, Uptown Catering is who I rely on!" - Wendy Fea Full service catering for bar/bat mitzvahs, graduations, office and luncheons. Rental Equipment (popcorn, ice cream and hot dogs). Serving staff available. UPTOWN CATERING 10% off any catering order of $200.00 or more 2038 Cass Lake Road, #9 • Keego Harbor NO ROOM CHARGE 40380 Grand River 54 May 3 - 2012 vors. In fact, fun and festive describe this week's menu. The flavors are zesty and unexpected, bright and, well, happy. Best of all, these recipes include ingre- dients that are common and crowd-pleasing. While this menu does require a little planning and cooking, the recipes are not difficult. For example, the Zesty Chicken, though chock-full of lots of ingredients, is actually a throw-together recipe that may be made a day ahead on the stove or in a slow cooker for even more time flexibility. The same is true of the Carrot and Apple Salad. Dessert is easy and creative: nachos. Cinnamon-flavored and sugar-sweet, with a chocolate drizzle and topped with a strawberry salsa, they are a great way to end this meal. El I maximum 550.00) Pick from Leo's regular menu or our catering menu featuring ribs, chicken, shish kebob, pizza and full bar service.. birthday etc... Puebla discouraged the French from allying with the Confederacy and send- ing troops to aid the South. The holiday includes, of course, south-of-the-border cuisine. We love the celebratory nature of this fete, and frankly we love the spicy, pointed fla- when booked by May 31, 2012. 248.681.9092 1748060 I $5 000 Off - I any catering over $500.00 I 1 Grand River Leo's only On site catering only expires 5/31 /12 between Haggerty & Meadowbrook ZESTY AVOCADO-SALSA PULLED CHICKEN TOSTADAS Salsa: 11/2 cups 1/4-inch dice ripe avocado 2 cups chopped tomatoes Y2 cup chopped red or Bermuda onion 1 tsp. minced fresh garlic 1 /2 cup fresh chopped cilantro 1 /4 cup fresh lime juice 1 Tbsp. (or more to taste) minced, seeded jalapeno pepper salt and pepper to taste Ban • uet Room available for u • to 200 • eo Great from business luncheon, golf outings, memorials, graduation dinners his Saturday is Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May), a celebra- tion of Mexican American heritage and pride that was first cel- ebrated by the Mexican American com- munity in California on May 5, 1863. It has come to be observed nationally in the U.S., and also in the Mexican state of Puebla. Mexican Independence Day, marking the country's 1821 freedom from Spanish rule, is cel- ebrated south of the border nationwide on Sept 16. Cinco de Mayo is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, led by hero General Ignacio Zaragosa, who was born in Texas —when it was still a part of Mexico — before the Mexican-American War. The French army was sent to Puebla in 1862 by Napoleon III in an attempt to recoup the money owed France by a bankrupt Mexico. Many Mexican Americans — Union sympathiz- ers —felt the French army's defeat was a symbol of hope for the forces of democracy during the American Civil War, and that the Mexican victory in I a Call 248-615-2102 Chicken: 11/2-2-lbs. boneless and skinless chicken breasts, visible fat removed 1 /4 tsp. smoked paprika 1 can (about 15 oz.) tomato sauce 1 cup chopped onions 11/2 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 Tbsp. chili powder 1 /4 tsp. dried oregano Y4 tsp. red pepper flakes hot sauce, such as Tabasco, to taste salt and pepper to taste To serve: 12 tostada shells (about 6 inches each) Prepare salsa: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, and gently fold until uniform. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Chill until ready to serve.