געשמאַק

by Emily

Adam is post-call this morning and I am taking my weekend day off so we get to share the same space for a bit, woo-hoo! We have some really exciting date options to chose from, like a grocery trip and maybe the gym.

I worked Saturday and Sunday – and was off on Friday but spent the entire day reading and/or watching tv – so I don’t have too much excitement to share this recap. We did go on a very delicious dinner date Saturday night though.

weekend highlights…

Coffee coffee.

Cinnamon chocolate pudding.

Snowdays shaved ice! Black sesame with grass jelly, mochi, and strawberry sauce.

Yesterday I made a dish that was moussaka-adjacent. No potatoes but the other layers were there. Roasted eggplant / sauteed turkey with tons of onions, spices, and tomato / mornay sauce with parmesan.

And Saturday we did an awesome Israeli dinner at Timna. You select an entree and then the table gets all of the appetizers tapas-style. Also we ordered two desserts because we just couldn’t choose! It was one of our best meals to date. Falafel with pickled mango.

Kubneh bread baked in a flower pot served with crushed tomato, creme-fraiche, and jalapeño salsa.

Grilled beet salad with beluga lentils // tuna sashimi with green tabouli, tatziki, and ponzu // grilled cauliflower and artichoke with curried yogurt, homemade raisins, and pickled onion // smoked eggplant with feta cheese and sumac.

I had “the fish,” striped bass with cherry tomato confit, grilled zucchini, grilled fennel, fried eggplant, Greek yogurt, and bread crumbs. We loved the meal from start to finish but the fried eggplant was my favorite bite of the night.

Kubneh bread with creme patisserie, white chocolate, and honey and sage ice cream.

Sicilian pistachio ice cream with tahini, silan, and shredded halva. swoon

Back to the grind we go!

5Mar2018

Best Babka In Brooklyn

by Emily

Best bites from the weekend…

Best chocolate babka in Brooklyn, probably the world, at Oneg Bakery. It was so chewy! Yet crumbly and crisp too. And the chocolate was basically brownie batter! We were absolutely smitten and I ate too much and made myself sick.

Vanilla iced latte at the adorable Hearts Coffee in Bushwick.

Brunch at Meadowsweet. My iced Oslo espresso had sugar, milk, and bourbon in it.

And I had a beyond fantastic bowl of duck pastrami hash with parsley salsa verde and poached eggs.

Snack attack. La Columbe canned coffee and a cheesecake cup.

Fruity yogurt bowl, with citrus yogurt, sumo mandarin, and pomegranate.

Leftover breakfast casserole with the dregs of my veggie drawer.

Snazzy pasta bowls. Whole wheat spaghetti / brown butter and lemon / peas, green onions, and sun-dried tomatoes / crab meat.

2Mar2018

Dotted Line

by Emily

My favorite bites this week…

A breakfast date at Dot & Line. I had a maple iced latte and a croissant stuffed with vanilla cream and chocolate.

Breakfast casserole. Like this one, but with extra sharp cheddar, smoked rainbow trout, and the addition of green onions. With broccoli and cauliflower on the side.

BBQ chicken salad. Romaine with blue cheese dressing / green onion / cucumber / pomegranate / smoked almonds / sharp cheddar / shredded chicken with bbq sauce.

Sparkly mint brownie from The Fat Witch. <– best brownies in New York

It’s the freaking weekend!

19Feb2018

Fresh On The Blog

by Emily

Gotta love a three day weekend! I don’t work today (hence the late post) and my plans include the dog, my bed, and The Office, the end.

My Friday, Saturday, Sunday were all pretty great too. Friday, Adam drove me into work so we had before-work breakfast date and after-work dinner date (plus we basically consider the time driving in the car to be a date too!). Saturday, I met up with girlfriends for brunch and discovered that Bayside, Queens – which is about 10 minutes from my house – is actually kind of great. And Sunday, we had friends in from out of town and we got to show them the magic of Grand Central Whispering Gallery; plus the magic of coffee from Cafe Grumpy!

highlights…

Apertif. I had a croque canard sandwich with duck rillettes, apple, brie, and béchamel.

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F.O.B. A newish Filipino spot in Cobble Hill people have been (rightly) raving about.

We got so much good food! Corn bibingka – rice cake with farmers cheese, kesong puti, and coconut butter.

Overnight chicken adobo and pechay – sautéed Chinese cabbage with chili and garlic.

And Halo Halo – shaved ice with nata de coco, red beans, tapioca, mango, jackfruit, and ube ice cream!

French Workshop. We split something with white chocolate mousse, and hazelnuts, and milk chocolate ganache but there were about a million other things that looked good too.

Joyce Bakeshop. We’ve decided that we don’t love their coffee, but their kouign amann is my all-time favorite pastry. Seriously, I like it more than filled croissants from Union Fair and cronuts from Dominique Ansel, and that bar is set pretty damn high.

Kame Ramen in Nomad. I had spicy chicken miso with sesame oil and a soft boiled egg.

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I did manage to cook one meal at home – loaded baked potato casserole / shredded chicken with bbq sauce / spinach salad with pomegranate, marcona almonds, and Trader Joe’s cilantro salad dressing.

Have a great week!

16Feb2018

Heart On My Apron

by Emily

It’s hard to believe that the Valentine’s celebration of love fell on a week when America really needs some extra love <– but more importantly needs better gun control legislation.

– – There is no good segue from my opening thoughts to blathering about my lunches so I’m just going to abruptly start talking about food here. – –

Highlights from this week…

Chocolate covered strawberry smoothie – plain Greek yogurt, frozen strawberries, and chocolate milk.

Chocolate covered cherry iced coffee – espresso roast with chocolate milk and Luxardo cherry juice.

There is a snazzy new Hungry Ghost location near my work and their fantastic iced lattes have not been a good thing for my coffee budget.

Seriously though, the best coffee of my life was Sunday while grocery shopping – the frozen moolattas from Stew Leonard’s are unreasonably delicious.

Birthday cake flavored protein bar.

Sumo mandarin // conversation hearts // sweetened dried lemon and dried persimmon.

Lavender yogurt with blueberries // dark chocolate heart.

Vanilla bean yogurt with blueberries and a jaffa murcot mandarin.

Coffee and chicory yogurt with blueberries // cinnamon churro crispy treat.

Pinch of Yum’s bourbon chicken. I used breasts instead of thighs, roasted shredded cabbage instead of rice, and upgraded to maple bourbon.

Cheesy baked crab dip – with shredded crab, cream cheese, cheddar, green onion, Old Bay, minced ginger, and fish sauce.

Scooped with orange bell pepper slices and Trader Joe’s coconut shrimp.

Spiralized zucchini sauteed with lemon and pepper topped with extra-firm tofu crusted in peanut sauce (peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, canola oil, sugar, garlic, and ginger).

I hope everyone has a fun, safe, love-filled weekend.

9Feb2018

Emily Of Sandwich

by Emily

This was a short week for me on the work front, I was off Monday from the weekend (with Adam!!) and off Thursday for a doctor’s appointment. Wear your sunblock, kids – I have to have two moles surgically removed, one on my chest and one on my back, complete with stitches, giant gross scars, and a month straight of no gym and no normal showers. At least I got a good lunch in Manhattan out of the deal?

Highlights…

We finally made it to Doughnut Project! The Malter White was great, malted milk chocolate with a malted chocolate chip mini cookie and cookie crumble.

We got a gift certificate to the Russian Tea Room for Christmas this year and we enjoyed a super fancy lunch. We had vodka, of course.

And caviar.

And I had delicious Kulebiaka for my entree – salmon with slow cooked onions, mushrooms, and vegetables wrapped in pastry, served with braised caraway cabbage and mustard beurre blanc.

Yogurt bowl wins. Greek with fresh strawberries and caramel almond butter.

Strawberry Icelandic style with a fancy tangerine.

Chicken quesadilla from La Esquina.

Best ever ice cream from Ice & Vice. Malted vanilla with sea salt caramel.

Dessert at Vanilla Bean. Banoffee tart for me and a crazy good iced latte.

Caramelized banana peanut butter cups.

It was sandwich week for dinners! Croque Madame – rye bread, smoked turkey, sharp cheddar, strawberry jam, french toasted – with roasted broccoli and shishitos.

Jalopeño popper turkey burgers with smoked gouda and roasted green beans. We didn’t have buns but I’m still counting this as a sandwich.

Asian-style turkey reubens – with gojuchang mayo and kimchi – with roasted shredded brussel sprouts.

2Feb2018

May The Schwartz Be With You

by Emily

^^^ That’s a Spaceballs quote for my title because this post includes a lot of meatballs!

Best bites this week…

Coffee combo from heaven, Birch cold brew roast and chocolate milk.

Even better, chocolate milk with a Grady’s cold brew.

Yogurt bowl wins. Chobani mango with blueberries and doughnut cereal.

2% Greek with blueberries and a big scoop of MaraNatha caramel almond butter.

Important note – this is my new all-time favorite nut butter. If you eat it straight out of the jar (as I’ve been doing all week) it tastes like delicious frosting!

Ball! I made a batch of baked turkey meatballs with sage, lemon, and whole wheat panade.

Served on lemon pepper broccoli rice / with gussied up tomato sauce – with tomato paste, shredded sweet onion, garlic, anchovy, and oregano.

Plus we made toasted meatball subs! With smoked gouda and Parmesan.

And a side of roasted broccoli.

I also did another round of hot dish. This time an Asian take with shredded turkey, ginger, gojuchang, peas, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, and sweet potato tots.

And you can never go wrong with pizza. What am I even going to do when I don’t live walking distance from buffalo chicken?!

I work the next three days but I hope everyone else enjoys their weekend!

29Jan2018

You Do Win Friends With Salad

by Emily

Weekend highlights…

**Brunch at Freeks Mill a gorgeous, airy, much lauded restaurant in Gowanus.

Paloma – Cimarron Blanco tequila, lime, contratto bitter, grapefruit, preserved lemon, salt.

I had the puntarelle salad with anchovy vinaigrette, grana cheese, and a soft boiled egg.

Plus Shishito peppers with honey and salt.

We want to go back for dinner!

**Coffee and treats at Abboutsford Road, a fantastic coffee shop and roastery in Gowanus staffed and owned by handsome, friendly Aussies. I had a yummy iced latte plus bites of a cheddar chive biscuit and lamington (chocolate cake, raspberry jelly, coconut) cupcake.

I also had a ridiculously delicious cup of strawberry iced tea.

***Tea cake at Charlotte Patisserie.

Macadamia nut cake filled with salted caramel and covered in milk chocolate.

**Cheese plate. A crazy simple cheese plate, but a good one nonetheless. Roasted green beans / baked whole wheat tortilla chips / smoked gouda / sweetened dried lemon.

Plus chocolates from Dylan’s.

**Homemade Caesar salads with salmon.

Romaine tossed in homemade dressing <– not worth the effort / crispy cheese bites for croutons / dijon and brown sugar baked salmon.

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געשמאַק

Best Babka In Brooklyn

Dotted Line

Fresh On The Blog

Heart On My Apron

Emily Of Sandwich

May The Schwartz Be With You

You Do Win Friends With Salad