Oh my goodness, what a great weekend! Adam and I have been making the most of the summer days, and then some. This weekend we walked around Williamsburg, across the bridge, up to and around Washington Square Park, and back, to the tune of 10+ miles in one afternoon!
When we weren’t moving this weekend, we were eating. Here are some of the highlights…
A fancy-schmancy yogurt bowl. 2% Plum Chobani with two varieties of pluot and a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
The cream was part of a homemade ice cream undertaking (look for more details – and a giveaway! – on Wednesday).
Coffee at Sweetleaf, a Rocket Fuel.
Aka cold brew with milk, maple, and chicory. Chicory blended iced coffees are definitely going to play a big role in my summer.
Espresso and macarons at Bakeshop by Woops.
Kids, this place was so freaking cute. And our cookies were amazing, chocolate and lavender chocolate.
Honey sesame soy milk box.
Adam and I tried to split this but the minute I handed it over to him he guzzled the rest of it down!
Cherry Cola Tic-Tacs.
I am incapable of turning down a cherry cola flavored item. Fun fact – the last two photos were not actually taken in front of the same wall, I just seek out brick whenever I have the option for a photo.
Rice bowls at Korilla. Korilla is basically an Asian Chipotle, but it is at least fifteen times more fantastic.
My bowl had sticky rice, the most amazing gochujang marinated chicken, sweet corn and snap peas, cheese, tons of red kimchi, and spicy but sweet Korean BBQ sauce. Adam’s rice had bacon and kimchi in it and we were both swooning.
We tried the new limited-time offerings at Ample Hills.
The pride month flavor was yummy but we had to throw out the sandwich. I think that Ample Hills generally makes the best ice cream on Earth but those soggy cookies were truly inedible.
A cone from Sundaes and Cones.
Lavender and black sesame were both great; those are flavors that could be kind of overwhelming but they were sweet and light yet still identifiable.
A quick red curry at home.
Rice noodles on the bottom // sautéed bok choy, white mushrooms and straw mushrooms, sweet onion and green onion, and sweet red pepper // sprouted tofu cubes roasted with lime, sugar, Sriracha, and liquid smoke // and red curry sauce with lime, light coconut milk, fish sauce, and minced garlic and ginger.
We both typically say that we don’t like red curries but we loved this so we should give the real version another chance.
Sandwich night on my lonesome while Adam was at work.
I toasted sourdough slices in the oven with Smart Balance Light and pepperjack and sharp cheddar cheese then sandwiched them around canola oil mayo and Applegate Smoked Sliced Turkey.
With roasted green beans on the side.
How are green beans – roasted with cooking spray and salt – so flipping buttery?!
Dinner at The Smoke Joint, our new favorite bbq spot.
They have Mother’s Milk at the bar, which wins them points. Adam’s strawberry vanilla bourbon limeade wasn’t bad either.
Their juicy, tender, chopped bbq chicken comes with a side of pickles and spicy cole slaw.
And their smoky collard greens are meatless, so I got to try real bbq collards for the first time in my life.
I loved them!
If this upcoming week is half as good as my weekend I’ll be all set 🙂
Eating Chalk 