March 2011
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Home Cookin' - Shrimp Curry Noodles
Sometimes when I cook it simply starts with a particular flavor I am craving…. and then from there I put all the pieces together to form a meal.
I don’t often use cookbooks - I usually work with the ingredients I see at the store and then just figure it out as I go along.
Today the flavor I was craving was curry. Not just any kind of curry…. the version my family uses in...
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Home Cookin' - Beef Catalan [ Falling Off The Bone...
Adapted from Falling Off The Bone by Jean Anderson Page 42.
Beef Catalan P 42 . recipe adapted
4 slices thick cut smoked bacon
1.5 Lbs Beef Chuck ( trimmed of fat and cut into 1.5 inch pieces )
2 onions - halved and then quartered
6 cloves of garlic ( peeled + smashed w a knife )
5 medium carrots - roughly cut into 2 inch pieces
bay leaf
sprig of fresh thyme
2 - three inch strips of...
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Brunch at Double Crown
It’s not often you have a Sunday morning brunch with 13 people and it goes off without a hitch…. throw in a last minute reservation and 2 babies and I bet you’re thinking….. “No way Jose” Double Crown 316 Bowery (At Bleecker St) saved my ass on Sunday.. they then delighted my friends with rocking food and fantastic service.
I have been to Double Crown numerous...
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Bonjour Tartinery - Lunch in Nolita
Oh to have a beautiful spring day in March in NYC. The sun is out, its in the 70’s and life is grand…
I had friends in town from Milano and wanted to take them for some lunch in Soho/Nolita.
I chose Tartinery 209 Mulberry at Spring Street for its delicious open face sandwiches ( Tartines ) and also their $13 lunch Prix-Fixe.
The space has a sweet window side cafe at street level and...
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Burger Time @ Royale Bar
This was my second time going to Royale Bar 157 Avenue C ( Btwn 9th and 10th )
My first visit was years ago, before I called the East Village my home and I was just stopping by for a quick bite.
Today was Sunday Funday with friends Liana, Nick and his sister Samantha.
It was a beautiful afternoon and we managed to score a table in their outdoor patio seating. The heat lamps were blaring and we...
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The Lovely Lunch @ The Little Owl
As I walked up to The Little Owl on Bedford - my friend and fellow food blogger Beth @browniejdnyc from Just Desserts NYC was already having a friendly chat with Chef and Owner Joey Campanaro.
Growing up in Italian American family in Philadelphia, Joey opened The Little Owl and recreated Mediterranean flavors inspired by the love and lessons from his Grandmother’s kitchen.
The Little Owl...
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Extra Virgin - Ladies Lunch
On a lovely Friday afternoon I met my girlfriends who happen to be two other Aussie transplants to NYC, Liana and Jane. We decided on the West Village and having had a yummy dinner here once before I chose Extra Virgin - 259 W 4th St Btwn Charles & Perry St.
Extra Virgin is super cozy inside and during the warmer months there are always pretty people lining their outdoor seats.
Both...
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Brand New: Nicky's Pho - East Village
I have long been a lover of the cheap and cheerful Bahn Mi from Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches in the East Village. It provides me with a perfect snack or sometimes the perfect hangover sammie. ( Extra Sriracha and Jalapenos in that case )
So when I read via handwritten sign on their door that Nicky was opening a Pho restaurant around the corner on 4th Street Btwn A and B…. I was more...
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WalkAbout : Wilmington NC - San Juan Cafe
So this is my first “WalkAbout” post from outside NYC.
I was spending a few days in Wilmington North Carolina with Kit and his family and really enjoyed our dinner at a new Latin American Restaurant there called ” San Juan Cafe “
The restaurant was founded in February of 2010 by Chef Danny Keegan. A Puerto Rican native, Danny grew up in the small town of Guanica, where...
