Food and Drink
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Got Underberg?
The perfect finish to a dinner at Prime Meats. Thanks to @rockdoggydog, @cantinasf, and @halw for the company and conversation!
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Drink of the Day
And for Cinco de Mayo, a classic margarita. Enjoy! I don't see any margaritas, tequila, mezcal or Mexican cuisine in my future tonight, oddly . . . Margarita 1½ oz Tequila1 oz Cointreau½ oz Lime Juice Shake all of the ingredients over ice for 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled, salt-rimmed (optional) cocktail glass.
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Eat This: Slow-Cooker Curried Chicken with Ginger and Yogurt
I'm going to let you in on a secret. This recipe is dreadfully easy, relatively healthy (I skip the white rice and use brown basmati cooked with onions and Indian aromatics), and has received rave reviews every single time I've made it for company. In fact, it's cooking away in my slow cooker while I'm
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Booze You Can Use: CitySip
FYI: you can find some of my most recent cocktail writing over on CitySip: French Spirits Soiree | citYsip.com Ooh La La: The Sippin’ 5 Date Bars in NYC | citYsip.com Hush Hush: The Sippin’ 5 Speakeasies in NYC | citYsip.com Enjoy!!
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Pretty in Pink
Started off my weekend with a Spanish Wine, Cheese and Ham class with Mom & Stephen at the Brooklyn Museum by Brooklyn Fermented. One of my favorite wines of the evening was this beauty in the middle — the Gurrutxaga Rosé 2010, a lovely rosé Txakolina. I'll be picking up a few bottles of this
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Desire
On my current wishlist: Galaxy Tab Olympus E-PL2 camera Fancy-pants new bike TBD Dinner at é by José Andrés while I'm in Vegas Bike trip in Europe in August/September December trip to Thailand New mattress That all said, I can't have it all. May end up with none of it, and use the money towards
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Weekend Wrapup
Shrimp boil & sazeracs on Friday, spin class and brunch at Prune with Kim on Saturday followed by a nap, The Social Network, and a relaxing evening, Sunday Metallica/Black Sabbath lesson, reading, writing, then Easter dinner at Lauren's followed by more writing. This Jew had quite a bit of pork and shellfish during this fine
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Constant Craving
Have you ever gotten a craving that was so overwhelming that you just HAD to indulge it? I don't get cravings like that very often, but yesterday I was hit with the weirdest craving — for those fried wonton skins that are often served at suburban Chinese restaurants with duck sauce for dipping. I can't
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Next Year in Jerusalem!
Another successful Seder. Many thanks to Mom, Beth, John, Roopa and Scott for participating, and bringing wine and tasty goodies, including Russ & Daughters gefilte fish and homemade chopped duck liver. I have to say that this year's matzo ball soup was pretty damn killer. The freshly-made chicken stock didn't hurt! The Zuni Cafe roast
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
You probably already know that homemade chicken stock is infinitely better than anything you can buy in a can. What you may not know is how stupidly easy it is to make. Take a cold and rainy day like today, grab a book or the paper and a few ingredients and you'll be good to