March 2008
11 posts
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Crab Cakes
I’ve been eating a lot of crab lately. And I’m not complaining. It’s to be expected. I was in Florida two weekends in a row and not to mention, I live with someone who grew up in the South. Seafood, especially fried, abounds in this household. We also groove on sushi quite a bit and especially dig tempura. But, the best thing I’ve have, I must say, were the crab cakes, made for me at our...
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Fizzy Lizzy
Gulf Coast Tangerine, Mount Fuji Apple… these are just a few delicious flavors of Fizzy Lizzy, a fairly new “grown up” soda available at Gourmet Garage, Fairway, and the likes. Of all the fancy pants bubby drinks I’ve had, nothing compares to the quality to Fizzy Lizzy. The flavors, be it pineapple, grape, or grapefruit are the stars of each bottle, which smartly states on the neck, “shake my hips...
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Googleteria
Make friends with someone who works for Google. I have a sweetheart friend who recently started working at the Eighth Avenue office and kindly invited me for lunch at their in-office cafeteria. I had heard rumors about the cafeteria but hadn’t fully considered the possibilities. In the morning of the day that I was to eat with him, he emailed me the menu for that afternoon, which included coconut...
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Naka Naka
A restaurant in which chopsticks rest on paper cranes… I was overjoyed to discover that a Japanese restaurant like Naka Naka exists in the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. It is a pocket of a restaurant that seems to be a romantic’s paradise. The space allows for no more than twenty people, though it could easily be redesigned to accommodate double that. The majority of the seats allow for diners...
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Fry Sauce
I just learned about something called fry sauce, which is, at the heart of it, a sauce in which one dips fries. No, it’s not ketchup, nor is it mayonnaise; it is a combination of the two…and just about anything else that you might want on hand as a dip. You can add barbeque sauce, mustard, sweet and sour sauce, honey, garlic and lemon. Apparently this fry sauce is widely used in Utah and, at most...
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Ali’s P2 White Chocolate Cookies
My friend Ali is a very coveted young lady. In fact, lately, it seems that the majority of my boy friends are developing crushes on her. I don’t blame them: she’s a high-spirited, low-maintenance, smart, funny, beautiful girl. And, after googling her, I discovered that, at the tender age of fourteen, she submitted a fantastic recipe for cookies to a website where, twelve years later, the recipe is...
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Izakaya 10
I’d like to suggest the spicy cod shrimp at Izakaya Ten in Chelsea. Three butterflied shrimp come per order smothered in a thick blanket of cod roe. Though the shrimp are served in their shells, they’ve been sautéed out of them with wasabi, minced onions, and a slew of other tasty bits that get packed back into the shrimp shell. The result is a one-bite wonder that easily peels out of its case and...
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Black Forest, Cleared
I love Black Forest Cake. In fact, anything combining chocolate and cherries gets an A+ in my book. So, it was to my great surprise when, last week, someone inquired about the origins of the Black Forest Cake and I had not a clue. A quick look in Wikipedia did the trick and I discovered that the name comes from the German roots of the cake, originally called Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte, literally...
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One Very Special Chocolate Square
I got a very special box of chocolates this Valentines Day. They were special for a number of reasons, including that, though I’d had this chocolatiers hot cocoa, I’d never actually indulged in a square of her truffles (something new!!). They were also made special by the unique and darling one-woman scenes painted onto each square… A lady hang gliding, deciding on a pair of shoes, checking...
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Grill Marks
I know it’s still not warm enough to fire up the grill, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make believe. To get revved up for summertime, I suggest purchasing a simple grill pan and taking a moment to learn how to make perfect grill marks. First things first, heat up your grill pan and brush it with a little oil—any kind will do. Next, place your meat/ poultry/fish/sliced vegetable of choice on the...
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Green Market Scones
There is a lady at the Union Square Greenmarket on Wednesdays and Fridays, and when she has scones, her booth is a mob scene. I’d gotten good intel about her and her fodder from several reputable sources, including my Culinistas and a few trusted home cooks. Finally, one day last week, I wandered over to the market. I had no idea the name of her booth/farm/scone commissary, but I figured if she...
