November 2009
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Leftover Fruit Cobbler
On my further quest to use up the cranberries (I STILL have more than a full bag left), I got bored and decided to make some form of cobbler thing… I didn’t have apples and was worried just cranberries would be too tart, so I threw in some grapes I had laying around and pears that had been stewing in apple cider since the party. I also had some of the leftover cider, so I threw it all...
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Duck... Duck... Duck... Cranberry
Another great “you know me SO well” housewarming gift came from Kim. I had noted that I needed ramekins, but was so surprised when the ones that came to my house had frozen Mac & Cheese in them! (Kim also sent me a jar of pumpkin butter from William Sonoma which is OH SO splendid.) We defrosted them but needed a protein. On the end of our new block is a butcher shop and I sent...
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Pork Belly
I can tell when someone really knows me when they bring Pork Belly to my housewarming as a gift. Thanks to Lillian and Josh, I got to make an attempt at cooking this delicious food. Honestly, at first, I wasn’t too sure. When I took out the pork belly and cut it up, however, there was SO much fat on it that I was wondering if it would even be edible. Oh how naive of me!
Lillian told me...
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Makin' Whoopie... PIES
When I had a housewarming at my new apartment, I wanted to make some more interesting dishes. Whoopie pies had been a topic of discussion a few weeks prior with my cousins who were up in Maine, and when I saw this recipe on Cookstr, I knew I had to try it.
I set it up in stages so I could prepare parts of it a few days early. I also was anal enough to set up lists of what piece I would prepare...
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Fresh Flavors of Fall
Our new apartment is absolutely amazing (have I mentioned I have a pantry, dish washer, 5 burner stove, convection oven, touch screen microwave, and french door fridge? Yeah… AMAZING! I still can’t believe we got this place!) however, the one thing really missing in the neighborhood is a grocery store. I spent the first 2.5 of 3 years of my last apartment in the same predicament....
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Pho Sho
Yes… I do know how terrible that title is. And I love bad jokes (I owe that to my father).
When my coworker said she was ordering from L’Annam, a Vietnamese place on 3rd Ave at 28th Street, I knew I was jumping on the trendy train and ordering Pho. It also helped that it was a cold, rainy NYC day… so hearty soup sounded perfect.
I’ve had Pho once before, but it was at...
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My first attempt at Osso Buco
I have an affinity for Osso Buco that goes beyond normal. I try not to think about it too much, as the extra layer under my chin doesn’t need any more fatty goodness and marrow, however, when FreshDirect had it on sale, I couldn’t resist. I really wasn’t sure how to make it, so I found a recipe with a picture that reminded me of the ones I have preferred (most notably at...
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"Fast" Food near Port Authority
I now live pretty close to Port Authority, which is known for having pretty bad food selections. I have been pretty pleased with some new offerings in the area (especially Montenapo in the NY Times building). We needed two quick meals this weekend, so I decided upon Pick-A-Pita (now on 8th Ave between 39th and 40th) and Schnippers (also in the NY Times building on the corner of 8th Ave and and...
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Nizza Pizza
Continuing our round-up of restaurants within 10 blocks of our old or new apartments while all our kitchen stuff was packed, we wanted to try Five Napkin Burger. We were going to meet friends for drinks at 9pm, so when we saw a huge line of waiting patrons for Five Napkin, we decided to walk back down 9th Ave and Stumble Upon something. Nizza was on the same block (9th between 44th and 45th) so...
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"Whatever Was Leftover in the Freezer Mish-Mash"
I packed up everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, about 5 days before the move. I thought I would make a soup with everything left in the freezer, however, I packed my immersion blender AND big pot… so that idea was out the window. So instead I heated up all the frozen goodies I had left and threw it all together with cheese (because cheese makes everything better). It actually turned out...
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Back to Becco
I’m a big fan of Becco (46th between 8th and 9th) and was there just a few months ago. Mike had never been, so after another full day of packing, we indulged yet again.
Their breadsticks are more like cracksticks. I can never stop eating them.
All entrees and the pasta special come with a caesar salad. Since this means almost everyone eats it, it should be a very good caesar. And it is....
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An Austrian Brasserie
I have passed by Klee on 9th Ave between 22nd and 23rd many, many times while I lived in the neighborhood. I had heard good things in various blogs and magazines, but it was always right there, so I just never went. Our last weekend in the apartment led me to make sure we knocked this one off the list. I didn’t know much about it, and assumed Klee Brasserie was probably french. Turns out...