New York gave us weather in the upper 40’s two days in a row and we had a fabulous weekend! We went to two new (to us) restaurants and adored them both. Here is a wrap-up of my favorite bites and sips, not including several more cups of coffee, several more cups of ice cream, and a windy but wonderful walk across the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
Carolina Honey Argo Tea.
This tea was honey perfection; I loudly “Mmmmn’d” at least five times before we had finished it. And bonus – Adam and I adore reusing the bottles.
Iced latte from Brooklyn Roasting Company.
A gorgeous espresso over skim milk, with raw sugar and a splash of cream. We fought over it on the subway. I also got another Maple Shay and learned that they will make it with skim milk and that it is even better that way.
Shaved ice at Snowdays.
We shared a sweet cream with salted caramel, fruity pebbles, grass jelly, and mochi. Snowdays is Adam’s favorite iced dessert option and mochi are my favorite iced dessert topping.
A stop at Sugar, Sweet, Sunshine.
I actually passed on the cupcakes in lieu of puddings –
Banana and chocolate chip cookie.
Baohaus rocked our socks off. Their lighting scheme was dim with shades of yellow, so I couldn’t get a good shot, but the buns were outstanding.
I got an Uncle Jessie: Organic fried tofu served with our Haus Seasoning Salt, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar, cilantro, and Haus Sauce, and we shared a Coffin Bao: A large fried bao stuffed with our fried chicken topped with chili condensed milk syrup, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar, and cilantro. Chili condensed milk syrup is pretty much my love language!
Pig & Khao was even better. Adam says this was the best meal he’s had in months.
I had Vietnamese coffee.
And Shan noodles: ground chicken, turmeric, peanuts, fermented mustard greens, rice noodles.
Every dish had umami out the wazoo. I poured a bit of Adam’s chili oil – for dipping with his steak and eggs – into my broth and the burn was so worth it!
Green eggs at home.
Scrambled with fresh arugula and TJ’s fire roasted corn. Instead of toast, I had ice cream.
Jimmy Fallon can laugh at his own jokes, I don’t care, this is the best Ben & Jerry’s of all time: Caramel & Chocolate Ice Creams with Chocolate Cookie Swirls & Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Peanut Butter Cookie Dough. Funny fact – I thought I hated iced cream up until a year or two ago.
I made a new salmon dish – Sweet and Spicy Cilantro Baked Salmon.
Recipe linked here. I was pleased enough with how it came out to make a recipe page.
With TJ’s Cruciferous Crunch (kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green and red cabbage) sautéed with leftover cilantro sauce and Wegman’s Thai peanut sauce.
This was worth dirtying up the food processor for.
Crossing my fingers that the weather stays “warm” this week.
Eating Chalk 