Author: cia
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Adapted from an Everyday Food recipe using salmon Ingredients:tuna steak1 bag of baby spinacha handful of parsley, finely choppedslivered lime zest and juice of 1 lemon1/4 cup raisins1/4 cup pine nuts, toastedsalt, pepper, olive oil 1. Place raisins and lime zest ribbons in a bowl with hot water.2. Sear tuna. Heat a frying pan, add…
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Adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients:1 pound of strawberries1 cup of flour, sifted1 cup of cornmeal3/4 cup sliced almonds1 cup of white sugar4 eggs1 stick of butter, melted2 tsps vanilla extract3/4 cup of heavy cream1/4 tsp salt 1. Make shortcakes. Preheat oven to 350º. Butter and flour 9-cup muffin tins. Set aside.2. In a large glass…
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Adapted from two recipes from Bon Appétit and Everyday Food Ingredients:3-pound beef eye round roast3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced2 tbsps whole-grain mustard1 tsp cumin seeds1 tsp coriander seeds1/2 tsps whole black peppercorns1/2 tsp ground ginger4 red chilis, crushedhalf a head of romaine lettuce, cut crosswise into 1-inch ribbons1 small carrot, peeled into ribbons2 tbsp soy…
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Adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients:2 medium-sized zucchinis, cut into 1/2-inch rounds1 tbsp cuminsalt, pepper, olive oil 1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and cook until fragrant, stirring constantly.2. Add zucchini and cook until lightly browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. Stir in salt and pepper.
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Adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients:a bundle of spaghetti1 tbsp butter1 tsp grated lemon zest2 tbsp lemon juicea handful of parsley, finely choppedred chilis, crushedsalt, pepper 1. In a large pot, cook pasta in salted boiling water al dente. Drain, reserving some of the pasta water. Return pasta to pot.2. Using a fork, stir in butter,…
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157 Mott Street between Broome and Grand Streets212/966.3797$20 for two, without drinks, without tip One of the last Vietnamese restaurants in New York City that’s still not lazy about making pho that tastes like beef, Pho Bang always hits the spot. Even if I order a bowl of vermicelli noodles with beef or a rice…
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5 East Broadway between Catherine Street and Chatham Square212/732.0797 about $60 for two, without drinks, without tip Probably the funkiest decor in all of Chinatown–Funky Broome tried but they have since closed–Dim Sum GoGo is the brainchild of a French American food writer and a Hong Kong chef. The futuristic furniture and splashes of red…
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73 Mulberry Street on Baxter212/233.8988about $25 for two, without drinks, without tip Smaller bowls of pho and vermicelli noodles but still satisfying. The green papaya salad is one of my favorites even at $9.50. The service is quick and like the rest of Chinatown, impersonal. When all you want is a quick lunch, Nha Hang…
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Adapted from epicurious.com Ingredients:4 2-inch slices of beef bones4 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley1 sprig of thyme1 bay leaf2 onions, unpeeled, quartered1 carrot, peeled, quartered2 celery ribs, quarteredsalt 1. Preheat oven to 450º. While oven heats, tie parsley, thyme and bay leaf in a bundle with kitchen string to make a bouquet garni. Spread beef bones,…
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57 Great Jones Street off Bowery212/473.8458$105 for two, with two drinks, with tip Hideyuki Nakajima, or Hedeh as he is also known, had been a veteran of the Matsuhisa empire for several years before heading to New York to do his own thing. Minus all the hoopla Japanese restaurants now have to do to attract…
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8 Stuyvesant Street off Third Avenue 212/598.3041 about $60 for a lot of food for two, with drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Kimchi fried rice, ramen bowls, yakitori, cold noodles and duk bo kki… What more could you ask for after a night of drinking?
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Adapted from Everyday Food Ingredients:2 stalks of leeks, whites and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and cut 1-inch crosswise, thoroughly washed and layers separated1 tbsp Dijon mustard1 tbsp whole grain mustardsplash of rice vinegarred pepper flakessalt, pepper and olive oil 1. Steam leeks over a pot of boiling water until tender, about 12 minutes.…