A New York Weekend

by Emily

We just had the best! weekend!! ever!!! Or at least that’s what Adam and I told each other multiple times each day. It’s my birthday tomorrow (the 24th) and he took me back to New York to celebrate.

We got super lucky with the weather and managed to do a million fun things, including try out a few new restaurants that we missed going to before the move, eat all the ice cream, and drink all the coffee (and put ice cream in our coffee!).

Here were the highlights…

Staying in Williamsburg in the Pod hotel, which was adorable and totally big enough for us. And they had games and a bar in the lobby with Grimm Icing on the Cake on tap.

Brunch at Fausto, our new favorite spot. I had a cocktail with ontratto aperitif, aperitivo select, grapefruit, and tonic. Polenta with braised duck, poached egg, and pea greens. And hashbrowns with chili aioli.

Quad, non-fat, iced lattes from Black Brick.

Aussie iced coffee from Sweatshop. Basically a quad, non-fat, iced latte with a scoop of ice cream in it.

West Side Story from Paper Plane Coffee = guava, sweetened condensed milk, and espresso. It was surprisingly delicious, and pink!

Running along the East River.

Lunch at Sauvage. We split baked eggs and a salad with arugula, charred corn, pistachio, and whipped chevre.

Smorgasburg! We got fantastic okonomiyaki and a scoop of mint ice cream with toasted Swiss meringue on top. <– my favorite iteration of marshmallow of all time

Ice cream at Milk Bar. I got a babyquake (aka mini blizzard) with birthday cake truffles and the best sprinkles.

Stocking up on Japanese goodies at Midoriya.

Buying an adorable bear t-shirt for me and a succulent pin for Adam at Brooklyn Flea.

Dinner at Dez. We shared cauliflower and crispy capers and chimichurri and I had a chopped vegetable salad with roasted potato, crispy eggplant, a seven minute egg, umbah, zhough, and tahini.

Beating our favorite team shooting game (Ghost Hunter) at Barcade.

Getting drinks with old friends at Freemans.

Beers at Greenpoint Brewery.

Walking across the Williamsburg Bridge.

I love New York.

20Jul2018

Bells, Poblanos, And Shishitos, Oh My

by Emily

Highlights from this pepper-filled week…

Coffee coffee.

I made bang bang shrimp with zucchini noodles loosely following this recipe. I swapped in gojuchang and honey for sweet chili sauce and tossed the shrimp in some cornstarch to help give it a nice crust.

Nacho night. Kettle chips / shredded turkey breast / Camembert and cheddar cheese sauce / parsley // roasted green beans.

Veggie bowls. Sauteed red, orange, and yellow bell pepper with sweet onion and garlic / black beans sauteed with charred poblano pepper and cojita cheese / avocado / fried egg / sour cream and Cholula hot sauce.

Cheese plate. Grapes / Camembert and sharp cheddar / olives / tamari almonds / shishito peppers with sea salt, lime juice, and honey. <– I was so excited for this meal and it ended up not having enough protein being the least filling thing on earth and we both had to make sandwiches

Local dessert love. Cheesecake ice cream.

Cupcakes from Sweethaus. That middle one is cookie dough!

We’re doing something fun this weekend…

16Jul2018

Let’s Taco ‘Bout The Weekend

by Emily

Booze, tacos, doughnuts, and iced coffees… it was a good weekend! Here were the highlights…

Cookie dough milk iced coffee.

Cinnamon vanilla iced latte.

Iced latte with toasted marshmallow syrup.

Also I had a caramel macchiato doughnut. Sugar Shack makes some of the best doughnuts I’ve ever tasted!

Brunch at Marie Bette, a European-style bakery.

I had a ho-hum grapefruit hibiscus cider. <– I need to stop ordering ciders, I think I really am not a fan!

And the quiche of the day – tomato and white cheddar.

Sandwiches at Hot Cakes, another super cute bakery. Rye, smoked turkey, muenster, and cole slaw. I think cole slaw on sandwiches is the best.

Take-out from Silk Thai. Fried tofu and chicken pad see ew.

Saturday night, we got tacos with my cousin and her boyfriend. Brazos is dog-friendly, which is fantastic, and our tacos were delicious. Triple pickle = refried black beans, mushroom bruja, roasted pepitas, chopped jalapeños, red onion pickles, jalapeño pickles, and pickled watermelon // tres quesos = Oaxacan cheese, manchego cheese, and queso fresco, with refried black beans, sliced avocado, roasted corn pico, and pickled watermelon // and a hibiscus margarita.

Then we went to Three Notched and I had vodka (with mint limeade) and a dog in my lap – aka all my favorite things!

9Jul2018

Burgers And Breweries

by Emily

Highlights from the weekend included…

New coffees. Shenandoah Joe was perfectly roasty.

I got a nitro nom nom cold brew from Snowing in Space.

And this can of cold brew was delicious (there’s skim milk in there too, it was frothy but not as much as the picture looks).

Brunch at Maya. I had a Hurricane with Cruzan rum in it!

And a super Southern plate of chicken and waffles. House-fried chicken thigh, caramelized onion and cheddar biscuit waffle, hot honey, and maple syrup.

Snacks of note – Virginia peanuts.

Voges caramel marshmallows with roasted walnut and pecan.

Friday night we met up with my cousin for dinner and drinks. I got a vegetarian chili and a mound of fried cheese curds at South Street Brewery.

And a yummy flight at Three Notch’d including passion fruit and watermelon goses.

Saturday night Adam and I tried out Citizen Burger. More passion fruit, in a lackluster cider.

I had a turkey burger topped with white onion, pickles, mayo, and pimento cheese. Plus so many fries.

Sunday night I finally cooked in our new kitchen!

Homemade turkey burgers / on sweet potato buns / topped with ketchup and mayo / turkey bacon / and Kerrygold Dubliner cheddar. Plus roasted green beans.

Have a nice week!

15Jun2018

Last Day

by Emily

Holy frick. It’s my last day of work today!!

It’s been a weird last week – I’ve actually been crazy busy because a coworker is out sick so I’ve been covering additional units. Usually you don’t do much patient care on your final day, but I’m planning on squeezing in a pretty full morning before I start my exit paperwork. Plus I’ve been wrapping up various projects, including an hour-long presentation on critical care nutrition guidelines that I gave to the residents covering the ICUs.

It’d be nice to have some time to decompress but the last two weeks of June are going to be insane with the move. And in busy-ness that is fun, my parents are coming into town tomorrow for a final city visit. And then Adam’s family is joining us to celebrate his graduation next week!

Busy, busy, busy, busy, busy! <– name that movie

Here were the highlights from my last week of work…

{fun in bottled coffee} Cold brew from Trader Joe’s.

Pecan cold brew from Chameleon Coffee.

{fruit forward snacks} Fresh watermelon chunks with TJ’s cucumber watermelon mint Greek yogurt.

The last of the ambrosia my coworker made me. I for sure ate out every single piece of palm seed.

{vegetables masquerading as chips/fries} Roasted green bean “cheese fries” with ketchup and mayo. I’ll be honest, I wanted Kewpie mayo for years and finally bought a bottle the month before this move and now I’m looking for any excuse, no matter how flimsy, to use it.

Spinach and parmesan tzatziki dip scooped with sugar snap peas and baby carrots.

{good foods and goodbyes with coworkers} An after-work walk to DeKalb Market Hall for Ample Hills. Baby I was Churned This Way.

Lunch at Bolivian Llama Party in the Ashland. I had a fried seitan sandwich and we split insanely good cilantro cheese fries.

{New York must-eats} A poppy seed bagel with jalapeno-cheddar cream cheese from La Bagel Delight. <– eaten on the walk to work, key feature

Shaved ice from Grace Street. We swooned over black sesame ice with sweetened condensed milk, honey boba, and mochi. <– all-time best boba and mochi in the city/world

Hand-pulled noodles from Xi’an Famous Foods. Extra spicy for me, with smashed cucumber salad. The chew factor here is just perfection.

I ♥ New York.

4Jun2018

Doughnuts, Go Nuts

by Emily

Tasty weekend! Friday was National Doughnut Day, so I took myself on a pre-work date to Doughnut Plant. They were giving away a super cool Grand Central ceiling inspired mini doughnut away with all purchases. I got a tres leches cake doughnut. <– all-time best

And Saturday we went on a six mile // six doughnut epic walking and eating tour. South from Hells Kitchen, across the bridge to Williamsburg. We walked part of the way on the High Line which was just lovely.

Stop 1 – Underwest Donuts.

Carwash – lavender vanilla.

Halvah with chocolate.

Stop 2 – Doughnut Project.

Coffee and salted toffee.

Black Gold, Texas Tea – extra dark chocolate with cookie crumbs and sea salt. This one had a great texture, so chewy!

Stop 3 – Du’s Donuts.

Strawberry.

Chocolate caramel brownie.

My non-doughnut eats worth mentioning all included beans! Coffee beans in quad shot non-fat iced lattes from Terremoto and Black Brick.

And a maple iced latte from Bittersweet.

Black beans on nachos with sour cream and jalopenos. Plus we ate unphotographed roasted cauliflower with sumac that was somehow just as delicious as the cheesy goodness.

Pink beans on yummy Chipotle bowls. Toasted broccoli rice / sauteed onion and green and orange bell pepper / shredded cheese / chicken marinated in chipotles in adobo, brown sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, and rice vinegar / pink beans sauteed with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, and smoked paprika / sour cream.

Did you eat a doughnut this weekend??

1Jun2018

What-A-Melon

by Emily

Four things I ate this week…

Stumptown Founder’s coffee brew with TJ’s chocolate almond-cashew milk.

Watermelon juice. Kids, it is June!

Heirloom naval orange with vanilla bean yogurt and a new flavor of Polar Seltzer I didn’t care for.

Cheesy chicken and brussel sprouts. This recipe but with low-fat sour cream, minced garlic, smoked paprika, and cheddar in addition to Parmesan.

Important FYI – It’s National Doughnut Day today!!!

25May2018

Three Kinds Of Eggs

by Emily

Highlights from this week included eggs served three different ways, a new take on pesto, and my current favorite snack combo…

The week started out on a high point – a breakfast date at Golda.

Quad espresso + ice + cream.

I had the grilled asparagus toast – strawberry-chili mostarda / alfalfa / ras al hanout / soft egg / charred lemon / local sourdough.

Homemade coffee combo = half and half, ice, and Stumptown Founders blend.

Snacks of note include fresh alfonso mango with cottage cheese.

Our Deadpool movie snack was right on the nose. DP 2 was not as good as the first movie but still laugh out loud funny.

My current favorite snack combo is roasted chickpeas with blistered peanuts. Eaten in bulk.

Tuesday – my early day, when I leave the house before 6 am – I drove across town after work to attend what ended up being a very disappointing lecture on TPN. The speaker ran a bit late and I didn’t start heading home until after 9 pm, at which point I was basically whimpering from hunger. Suffice to say, this is the most satisfying Chipotle bowl that’s ever been eaten!

The other three nights I cooked legitimate meals and had some major successes in the kitchen! Like a Mediterranean frittata, complete with a new recipe page.

Replete with feta, zucchini, and sumac.

One night I made okonomiyaki. We use three eggs and a heaping 1/3 cup flour for 2 servings. With shredded garnet yam, roasted cabbage, and ginger. Topped with Sriracha, Kewpie mayo, green onion, and seaweed.

I also tried a new take on pesto that turned out to be delicious. The last time we made homemade pesto we found the raw garlic and basil to be a bit too spicy, so this time I cooked them. Sweet onion, green onion, and garlic sauteed in evoo / basil cooked with the onion for 90 seconds or so / tossed in the food processor with more evoo, parmesan, and pine nuts. Served with whole wheat pasta with baby kale, toasted white beans, and roasted heirloom tomato.

Weekend plans include a bridge walk, a bar date, and a bbq spot.

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Tag Archives: veggies

A New York Weekend

Bells, Poblanos, And Shishitos, Oh My

Let’s Taco ‘Bout The Weekend

Burgers And Breweries

Last Day

Doughnuts, Go Nuts

What-A-Melon

Three Kinds Of Eggs