Oakland Express

12/07/2023

It's Thursday!

Smoked Ribs or BBQ Brisket Ends. Thursday specials are at $8.99.

Full Racks are $19.99 unless you've pre-ordered, then $18.99!

12/06/2023

It was so good the first time, we're doing it again!! Oven baked Swiss Steak with two hot meal sides for $7.99 I'll have white rice to go as a new and different, healthy side.

Soup is ON! Loaded baked potato.

12/05/2023

Soup today is Loaded Cheddar baked potato w/Ham and Ciabatta roll for $6.99

12/05/2023

Tuesday's lunch special is Lasagna garlic bread and an additional meal side for $7.99

12/04/2023

We have a partial pot of chili warming for today!

12/04/2023

Today we are serving a Cheesy Tater tot Casserole along with a dinner roll and additional side for $7.99 We have steamed peas for a side dish today!

12/03/2023

Looking for a quick hostess gift for your holiday gathering? We have both ready-made gift baskets and as always, gift certificates for a super easy answer!

12/01/2023

HOLIDAY COCKTAIL

Makes 1 drink
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Tanqueray 10 gin
½ oz. dry curacao
3 oz. cranberry shrub
1 ½ oz. sparkling wine

Procedure
Combine gin, curacao and shrub in a cocktail shaker over ice.

Shake gently and roll in sparkling wine.

Pour over ice in a Collins glass and garnish with orange twist knotted around rosemary.

Garnish: Mist cocktail with orange oil using channel knife. Tie twist around fresh rosemary sprig and place garnish.

Make your own Cranberry Shrub-
This cranberry drinking vinegar is a great way to spruce up your holiday drinks and cocktails. It's even delicious as a substitute for plain vinegar in your vinaigrette recipe.

Ingredients
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 cup fresh cranberries
2 pods cardamom, crushed
4 whole allspice berries, cracked
¼ (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
Directions
Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cranberries, cardamom pods, allspice berries, and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Stir and cover until cranberries begin to pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir again, being careful that cranberries do not burn you as they pop. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar has dissolved and cranberries have released their juice, about 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Strain into a container, seal, and refrigerate. Discard pulp.

12/01/2023

We have a pot of chili warming for this cold First Day of December!

12/01/2023

Open Face Roast Beef sandwich with brown beef gravy, and two sides for $7.99

11/29/2023

Swedish meatballs over egg noodles and two meal sides for $7.99

11/28/2023

How about a scrumptious holiday desert cake?? Chocolate Kahlua Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting is an impressive and beautiful cake that is Kahlua soaked, moist and topped with a heavenly strawberry buttercream, then finished off with drizzled ganache!

CAKE INGREDIENTS:

3 C flour
3 C Sugar
1 1/2 C special dark chocolate cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 large eggs
1/2 C sour cream
1 C buttermilk
1 C warm water
1/2 cup Kahlua
1/2 tsp espresso powder
1/2 C canola oil
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened.
6 C powdered sugar
4 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 C finely diced strawberries
5-7 TBSP heavy whipping cream
Strawberries for topping
1 large piping bag fitted with star tip.
Large ice cream scooper
CHOCOLATE GANACHE INGREDIENTS:
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 C heavy whipping cream
1 large squeeze bottle
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray three 9 in cake pans with pam baking spray
In a small bowl, whisk together the espresso, Kahlua and the warm water until combined
Using your standing mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa
powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined
Gradually add in the eggs, sour cream, buttermilk, espresso, oil and
vanilla extract until combined and
Divide the batter between the 3 pans

Place in the oven to bake for 25-35 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean
Allow cakes to cool for 20 minutes

FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered
sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until combined and
creamy and stiff with peaks
Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag

DIRECTIONS TO BUILD THE CAKE
Place 1 layer of cake onto the cake board
Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out 4-6 scoops of frosting and
smooth evenly on one layer of cake
Place another layer of cake on top and spread more frosting
Place the last layer on top and frost the remaining cake with remaining frosting

CHOCOLATE GANACHE DIRECTIONS
Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until steaming
While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl
Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips
Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
Pour ganache into the squeeze bottle
Pipe dollops of ganache over the edge of the cake
Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
Place strawberries into the dollops of frosting
Cut and serve and enjoy

11/28/2023

Oven baked Swiss Steak with two hot meal sides for $7.99

I'm giving you white sticky rice and steamed carrots for a super healthy side options today.

11/27/2023

Chicken Fried Steak today, add two sides for a meal for $7.99

11/24/2023

Hard Apple Bourbon Cocktail is THE perfect holiday cocktail!

Which Bourbon is right for you?
Makers Mark: Is a sweeter whiskey and has vanilla notes that pair well with Hard Apple cider and works well for holiday cocktails.

K**b Creek: Is a very bold taste but has subtle hints of maple and caramel notes that pair well with anything apple.

This drink does need to be made one by one. The cider has a slight effervescence and if you make it too far ahead it kind of goes flat. The drink is shaken and then the ice is strained out but it’s delicious when served ice cold!

Ingredients
8 ounces Hard Apple Cider
4 ounces Maker's Mark Bourbon, or any bourbon
2 teaspoons Honey
2 tablespoons Raw Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
Lime wedge to coat rim
Cocktail Shaker
Apple Slices for garnish
Ice cubes
Cognac glass suggested.

Instructions
1.Place sugar and cinnamon in large saucer and mix well.
2.Cut a lime wedge and rub the rim of your serving glass.
3.Drag edges of glass through cinnamon and sugar coating.

Set aside.
4.Place Cider, Bourbon, honey and ice in a cocktail shaker.
5.Shake until ice cold.
6.Strain cocktail mixture serving glass.

Garnish with an apple wedge and serve!

11/24/2023

Friday ONLY! 5% off any Bottle of Wine! We still also have a few BOGO bottles left! Now is the TIME to stock up for the holiday season!

11/23/2023

11/22/2023

Don't forget to stop by and grab a stocking before heading out on your Black Friday shopping! Donations must be back to the station by the 30th.

We will be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving- Happy Holidays!

11/22/2023

Traveling for Thanksgiving? Needing a host/hostess gift they can enjoy? Don't worry! We have several ready made gift baskets prepared for you!

11/22/2023

Day #3 of Thanksgiving Lunch Specials is a Roasted Pork Loin with dinner roll. New side alternatives today will be baked cubed new potato and baby carrots. We also have the cranberry sauce option.

Pork loin cutlet, dinner roll and two meal sides for $7.99

11/21/2023

It's going to be a cold Turkey Day and we have a great ADULT Holiday drink for you! My mother has made the non-alcoholic version of this drink as far back as I can remember... So grab your favorite cousin, start drinking, and pray for a Thanksgiving Miracle.

Warm Cider and Rum Punch

Servings:10

Ingredients
8 cups spiced cider
2 cups dark rum
1 orange thinly sliced crosswise
2 cinnamon sticks
4-6 Cloves
4-6 All Spice

Combine cider, orange slices, cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, and cloves into a large pot. Mother uses a crock pot or if the gathering is large enough, an old coffee percolator.

Heat until just shy of a simmer. Add dark rum and serve warm garnished with a cinnamon stick and orange slice.

11/21/2023

We keep being asked when the tree will be up- it’s HERE! Just in time for Black Friday shopping!

Come pick up a stocking and sponsor a child in need! Donations must be back to the station by the 30th.

11/21/2023

After Small Business Saturday, we have the official 2023 Oakland Christmas Kickoff on December 1st! Open houses, specials for everyone on your list, and a concert to get us all in the holiday mood!

11/21/2023

Day #2 of our Thanksgiving Dinner Feasting we have Applewood Smoked Pit ham with two side dishes and a dinner roll for $7.99

I have scalloped potatoes and green bean casserole available for sides as well as cranberry sauce.

11/21/2023

Here is a fun holiday desert alternative to the traditional pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin Turtle Cheesecake.
Ingredients:

16 oz cream cheese at room temperature
2 pkg size that serves 4 vanilla instant pudding
1 cup milk/cream/half and half divided
2 cup pumpkin puree
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
16 oz 1 regular tub whipped topping
chopped pecans for garnish
caramel sauce for drizzle

Instructions
The pudding is used dry--DO NOT MAKE PER PACKAGE DIRECTIONS
Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the milk/cream in a large bowl until it's smooth and silky
Add the pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, the remaining milk and the dry pudding mix
Beat for 1 minute
Fold in whipped topping
Divide evenly into small dessert dishes
Garnish with chopped pecans and drizzle with caramel sauce- ENJOY!

11/20/2023

Are we excited for TURKEY!! We are starting our week of Thanksgiving with Turkey and stuffing roll-ups.

Two slices of white Turkey meat stuffed with that 'oh so good' seasoned stuffing. Add two side dishes for a meal you can be thankful for! We will have a cranberry side option to go with our Thankful lunch meals all week!

11/17/2023

INGREDIENTS
1 750 mL bottle white wine
1/2 liter of Gingerale
1 cup blackberries
1 cup cranberries
1 cup pomegranate perils
1 750 mL bottle sparkling white wine
2 oranges sliced

Add your wine, ginger ale, sliced oranges, blackberries, pomegranate perils, and cranberries into a pitcher. Whisk to combine. Let chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Add your sparkling wine and stir well.
ENJOY!