Took a stupidly early flight this morning back to NYC from Portland, Maine, where I spent the weekend visiting my Dad, stepmom, and sister. When I leave NYC, my body naturally slows down a few notches, and naps become a strong priority on my agenda. This weekend was no exception. I arrived mid-afternoon on Friday (despite the weather) and went out to shop for the evening's dinner — paella. My sister and I made a variation of this recipe (which I've also made at the beach house), adding pieces of chicken thighs, substituting Maine shrimp for the regular shrimp, and adding a lobster (the shells of which we used to fortify the stock). The end result was damn tasty. Gotta make it in NYC.
We awoke early Saturday morning for 8 a.m. yoga (no, that is not a typo), and had a relaxing day. Met my sister and her boyfriend for lunch at Pai Men Miyake for some ramen, dumplings and pork buns, and later we took the dogs to the beach, where they can run off-leash, for some hard-core tennis ball fetching. We had dinner at Caiola's, a neighborhood favorite, and enjoyed their crab cakes, fried oyster caesar salad, and strip steak with a lick-the-plate pan sauce.
Sunday was uber-relaxing, capped off with leftover paella. And now, I'm going to try to make it through my day despite waking up at 4:30 a.m. this morning to catch my flight. Wish me luck.
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Yummm I love seafood paella!
Yummm I love seafood paella!