March 2010
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Weight Watchers Cooking Take 1: Chicken Tagine...
While I found a number of sites that have Weight Watchers Point Values listed with their recipes, there are very few curated recipes that say which ones are actually GOOD. (I want an AllRecipes.com style sorting for recipes with points!) One of the few places I found was a thread on Chowhound that discusses some good and bad recipes. It was here that I found a recipe that sounded right up my...
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Kodama - Take 182
I’m typically not the type of diner who goes back to places multiple times, so the ones I frequent are a short list. Kodama Sushi, however, remains my favorite affordable sushi joint in the city. It’s such an easy and delicious pre-theatre meal and you know you can be in and out quickly. Hard to beat. It also helps that it’s just a few short blocks away from where I...
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A Turning Point
On Thursday, March 11th, 2010, everything changed… NYC Nom Nom, lover of food, especially baking and butter, joined Weight Watchers. It was a big deal for me as while I was never a really bad eater, I had certainly put on weight and was having a complete inability to take it off (even after cutting out lots of foods, cutting portion sizes, and going to the gym 4-5 times per week). When my...
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Il Punto
I seem to have a tendency to move into neighborhoods that are labeled as “up and coming.” I spent nearly 3 years living near Penn Station, and now I’m pretty close to Port Authority. While Hell’s Kitchen has always been close, it’s still not “right on the corner.” Therefore, imagine my happiness when we went to the restaurant on the corner, and it...
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Antonio's: Jersey Italiano
It doesn’t matter what your heritage is, if you grow up in New Jersey, you grow up on Italian food. When my family was in need of some good comfort food, we went right to Antonio’s (on Applegarth Road in Monroe Township).
Since my sister loves artichokes as much as I do, the family split two fried artichoke apps. They were lightly breaded and fried and in a lemon sauce. Mmmm...
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Five Napkin Burger
People have been singing the praises of Five Napkin Burger (on 45th and 9th, with a 2nd location just opened at Broadway and 84th Street) to me for quite some time. I would usually say that ”I am not a burger person,” but the truth is that I only enjoy a burger when it’s especially good (and most just… are not especially good). Five Napkin Burger, however, was more than especially good. It...
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Another Rack of Lamb Recipe
I had made the same recipe for rack of lamb every time I bought one previously. This time, however, I wanted to switch it up a bit. I went with an Emerill recipe that included rosemary and balsamic vinegar. Again, it was incredibly easy to make, and came out great!
Paired it with herbed Israeli cous cous. Great counter to the meat.
When lamb is that perfect pink color, I get a little...
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Chicken (and Pork) in Mushroom Sauce
Sometimes you just need to make it up as you go along. Mike did a great job with that when he pulled some leftover chicken out of the fridge and then made a sauce out of what was available in the fridge. This mostly consisted of mushrooms, shallots, and wine.
It wasn’t until post defrostation that Mike realized that he accidentally grabbed one freezer bag of chicken and one of pork. No...
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Valentine's Day at Uncle Jack's Steakhouse
The first time Mike and I celebrated my birthday as a couple, he took me to Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse (on 9th Ave near 34th Street, also locations in Bayside and on West 56th Street). I have been to some of the best steak restaurants in the city, so I was slightly skeptical when he was taking me to one that was not only right near my apartment, but also right near Penn station… not...
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Chicken stuffed with grapes, hazelnuts, and parm
I have an absolute LOVE for white meat and fruit combined. Add in nuts and cheese, and I’m sold! When I saw this recipe for chicken breasts stuffed with grapes, hazelnuts, and parmesan, I knew I was making this… and soon!
I even faced my fears of raw chicken and voraciously cut a pocket in the thick chicken breasts and stuffed all the goodies in.
They suggested the chicken be...
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Dafni Greek Taverna Delivery
Trying to stay a LITTLE healthy, we ordered takeout fromDafni Greek Taverna (42nd Street between 8th and 9th Aves).
We started with stuffed grape leaves. They were quite delicious, though I can’t say I ever see too much difference in grape leaves. It seems everyone uses the exact same recipe.
I went with the Garides Mikrolimano Entrée which included sauteed shrimp with tomato sauce,...
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Broiled Pineapple
Want a delicious dessert that is incredibly easy to make and pretty healthy? You MUST try broiled pineapple.
You slice up pinapple, put it on a pan (I used a bakers rack so air goes underneath, though this probably isn’t necessary) and sprinkle it with brown sugar. Then you put it in the broiler until it gets a little bubbly and crispy.
Take it out, and enjoy some easy, healthy bliss.
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Braised Cucumbers: Take 1
So I had read about FeistyFoodie’s love of braised cucumbers and fondly remembered this from the Julie & Julia movie, so when I finally saw cucumbers go on sale on Fresh Direct, I jumped at the chance to try it. The cucumber I got was one of those “this is way too big to not make a crude joke about” types and I think I may have let it sit for too long… because my...
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Tribeca Grill- 2010 Restaurant Week
My second (and unfortunately final) stop for NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2010 was Tribeca Grill (corner of Greenwich and Franklin) with the wonderful Carrie. I had never been, and I was excited to see they had a very delicious sounding Restaurant Week Menu.
I had to go with the Chestnut soup (LOVE chestnuts!) and it was good, but not great. It just wasn’t chesnutty enough.
Carrie went...
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Angelo and Maxie's- Restaurant Week 2010
After a lovely mani/pedi date with the incredible Lori, she recommended we visit Angelo and Maxie’s where not only was her friend, Carlotta, tending bar, but it was also Restaurant Week. Even though I’m supposed to be on a diet, I figured I could make it work at a steak house with portion control. Plus, I just need to enjoy SOME of Restaurant Week like I have in year’s past...