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Today turned out to be delightfully sunny. Brandon and I decided to check out Brooklyn Flea, which has been on our list for awhile.
After walking around for a bit we stopped by the Red Hook Lobster Pound food tent to snack on a super yummy Lobster Roll. The above picture provides a small glimpse of the pure deliciousness. It was beyond meaty, light and refreshing. So worth the $13!
We finished up at the flea and walked around Dumbo. Man have things changed, we stumbled upon a BoConcept and a West Elm while new and trendy seemed a tad out of place. We completed our outing with a late brunch at Superfine and caught some live bluegrass. Now unfortunately I did not capture the masterpiece that was my fish taco. I can NOT stress enough that this was by far the BEST Fish Taco I have EVER had! So light and fresh I easily could have had a few more. Lightly grilled Mahi Mahi, a slight spicy salsa with freshly squeezed lime. (Recapping this dish is literally making my mouth water)
photo credit: Jen Gerena
I am referencing how desserts, sandwiches, dishes etc are named. I never really thought about it much until yesterday. Brandon is participating in Razorfish's version of "Top Chef". He asked if he could include a sandwich that I have made in the past that is AMAZING! (It really is.) Marinated portabella mushrooms, black bean chickpea garlic spread, lettuce and a beefy tomato on toasted whole wheat bread. Part of the competition is to list the ingredients and while listing your ingredients of course you will need a name for such listed masterpiece. That leads me to now, not having a name for my most tasty sandwich.
- Do I just list out the ingredients in the name?
- How about coming up with a fancy name having nothing to do with the ingredients at all?
Outside this Razorfish competition, take menu items listed at your favorite restaurants. Is one more inclined to read "Mushroom, Black Bean Sandwich" and think that's nice, NEXT. Or stop to read "Jenny's spotted- rainbow unicorn sandwich", regardless if they choose such item they will surely read the ingredients. I know I would.
I'm on the fence with this one... but I think ordering "Jenny's spotted- rainbow unicorn sandwich" is a lot more fun to say.
UPDATE: Sandwich has officially been named: Marvelous Meatless Medley
I have only had a true Philly cheese steak once while in Philly from Tony Luke's on 18th St near Samson.
One word- AMAZING.
I now have this ongoing dialogue with my husband:
Me: Hey Hun, guess what I'm Craving?
Brandon: Let me Guess?? Philly Cheese Steak or a Cupcake?
Me: Philly Cheese Steak
Brandon: BIG Surprise...
Besides me craving Philly Cheese Steaks, I crave cupcakes so he had a 50/50 chance of guessing correctly.
So I finally made my first Philly Cheese Steak the other night (hence the above photo). I MUST say, it was DELICIOUS!! I truly think the key here is the cheese, we used white american cheese and it sealed it for me. Plus for the sauteed onions I added lil' bit of everything (salt, pepper, honey wheat beer, ketchup, paprika and chili powder)
At the end of day what makes me happy is a Philly cheese steak.
photo credit: Jenny Gerena
As of recent I have become quite the chef. My husband can attest to this because four years ago he married me sans cooking skills. I have an excuse though, well maybe not an excuse but the following is what I tell people when they find out about my new love of cooking - I grew up in a household where my mom cooked and baked magnificently! (seriously she did, being non biased here.) As I started to engross myself further and further into baking land I realized I can bake from scratch the yummiest- I mean the yummiest Apple Cake you will ever taste. But you know what would be my kryptonite every time breaking me down short of tears? Chocolate Chip Cookies!!! You would think- Come on, Chocolate Chip Cookies? Seriously? But Yes! Every time I would bake them they would come out like puffed up airball doughballs with chocolate specs... the sadness.
To remedy this problem I started looking online at recipes (allrecipes, epicurious), blogs (smittenkitchen) and asking co-workers seeing if i could pin-point the exact ingredient or action that I was missing. Nothing. So then I just started avoiding making cookies and I would seriously fast-forward to scenes in my head of my soon to be child asking me to bake chocolate chip cookies for his or her class. Panic would set in.
So time and recipes go by and I finally make the grand purchase of them all- The Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer (Ahhhh-imagine the heavens opening up and angels singing.)
And yes that's right you guessed it folks, the recipe to christen the mixer were chocolate chip cookies. So while I waited and stared at the oven while they baked, providing updates to my husband I started to see a glimmer of hope. Once the timer went off, to my surprise and delight as I pulled the tray out of the oven I saw perfectly crisped non-puffy chocolate chip cookies!! Oh the JOY!
And that's where the story ends... a wonderful crispy chocolate chip cookie ending. Its the simple things in life that make me happy.photo credit: Jenny Gerena
