Super Bowling

by Emily

Five things from the weekend –

{1} I did not watch any of the Super Bowl but I did go bowling! I am not good.

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{2} Best salad combination = romaine lettuce, cilantro dressing, zhoug, celery, tomato, and chorizo seitan.

{3} This Moophoria line from Ben & Jerry’s is surprisingly good. We bought it because the mix-ins (brownies and marshmallow swirl!) sounded so yummy and were pleasantly surprised by how much we liked the fluffy texture of the light ice cream.

{4} Japanese shave ice at Bonsai Kakigōri. Strawberry with black sesame brittle and housemade whipped cream.

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{5} We spent an afternoon walking around the Lower East Side. LES is my current favorite spot for street art.

P.S. No posts from me for a couple of weeks – I am going home to spend some time with my family. I am sure to be posting on Instagram, I’m @emilywax.

31Jan2020

Ciao, February

by Emily

Highlights from this week…

Brunch in Brooklyn at Otway, which is gorgeous and amazing.

I had a soft-scrambled egg sandwich with gruyere, scallion, and green garlic.

Plus crispy potatoes.

And a bloody mary.

Treats at Ciao, Gloria. Adam and I shared a cortado and a cinnamon roll.

Snacks this week were all about Trader Joe’s garlic naan and artichoke and jalopeno dip.

Asian Kit-Kats! Purple sweet potato and cookies and creme flavored.

Adam’s work gave him nice champagne around the holidays and we finally drank it in cocktails with mango smoothie.

Big salad bowls with romaine, Trader Joe’s cilantro dressing, sumac, cucumber, tomato, zhoug, fresh mint, and roasted chickpeas.

One of my best sheet-pan hash dinners to date – brussel sprouts, grapes, turkey andouille sausage, and gorganzola.

27Jan2020

LES = Let’s Eat Snacks

by Emily

Adam and I spent both Saturday and Sunday walking around the Lower East Side eating all the things, admiring street art, and just generally having a fabulous time. Plus we walked back and forth across the Williamsburg Bridge which is one of our favorite activities.

Weekend highlights include…

Smoothie time. Beary flavored! Banana, blueberry, blackberry, almond milk, and brown sugar.

Brunch at Sonnyboy. Bloody Mary.

I got the harissa folded eggs with brussel sprouts, mushrooms, and basil. I traded my avocado for a slice of Adam’s halloumi.

Malaysian eats at Kopitam. Bandung – condensed milk and rose syrup.

Nasi Lemak – coconut rice, fried anchovies, cucumber, peanuts, and hard-boiled egg.

Criss Cross ‘Shrooms – red chilies, wood ear mushrooms, and lotus. These were actually a bit too spicy even for me, but I loved the fried basil.

How exciting is this caffeinated cola flavored seltzer??! It was basically diet Crystal Pepsi!

Cookies at the newish Red Gate Bakery. A caramel brownie and a housemade oreo.

Ice & Vice always knocks it out of the park and their latest special is my new favorite thing – cream cheese soft-serve with guava white chocolate drizzle!

A veggie-packed riff on my buffalo chicken baked pasta. Spinach, riced cauliflower, whole-wheat pasta, ground chicken, cream cheese, honey habanero hot sauce, cheddar, and blue cheese.

Have a great week!

24Jan2020

A Bevy Of Beverages

by Emily

My favorite bites this week were actually sips! {I really want to make an “all about the beverages/Benjamins, baby” joke here but I’m holding myself back}

Highlights…

My new all-time-favorite coffee combo = Grady’s Cold Brew concentrate with the new Chobani sweet cream creamer.

This week’s yogurt bowl combo was vanilla bean Greek yogurt with fresh blackberries and Trader Joe’s peanut butter with chia and flax.

A girlfriend and I (and her baby!) met up in Nomad for lunch. Salads at Made Nice – I had the frisee romaine with potato croutons, egg, and buttermilk vinaigrette.

Ice cream at the new Milk Bar flagship – I had cornflake soft serve with fudge and sprinkles.

New favorite kombucha is this juicy one with watermelon, hibiscus, and green tea.

Milkshake IPAs (aka IPAs with lactose) are my favorite and this Gotta Get Up To Get Downstate guava one from Swiftwater is 10/10.

I just discovered an amazing Asian grocery store near our apartment so we had some pretty great snacks this week. Like numb and spicy hot pot chips.

And yogurt gummies and passion fruit gummies.

Easy dinner from the Trader Joe’s freezer section – meatless breakfast patties and cauliflower pancakes. Plus roasted green beans and a dipping sauce made with honey habenero hot sauce.

Chicken and waffle nachos! Multigrain waffles, waffle flavored chicken bites, cheese, scallions, and a maple Cholula aioli.

Have a great weekend!

20Jan2020

Ramen And Tacos

by Emily

We had a great weekend full of yummy city eats thanks to time spent in Astoria, Cobble Hill, and LIC. Five highlights include…

{1} Doughnuts from Sugar and Water. A cake doughnut crusted in sprinkles and a doughnut-croissant hybrid covered in chocolate.

{2} Coffee from Velvette Brew. This is my new favorite quad nonfat iced latte in NYC!!

{3} Brunch at Leyenda. Their cocktail menu is amazing; my paloma was made with housemade grapefruit soda! And I had breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs with kale, requeson cheese, avocado, and pickled onion. They came with an avocado-tomatillo salsa that everyone at the table was wild for.

{4} Ice cream from Malai. Rose with cinnamon roasted almonds // non-dairy cinnamon with black salt caramel.

{5} Dinner at Mu Ramen. The entire meal was a breathtaking 10/10 but the highlight was these scallion and corn okonomiyaki with smoked trout salad, tobiko, bonito flake, and foie gras syrup.