Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me…

I’m IT in the game of virtual tag- caught by Cathy of Not Eating Out in NY!  So basically, here are Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me (and probably would never have found out if I weren’t tagged- I’m going to deviate from the food-theme, mmkay?)… I’m of French, Irish and Chinese descent- not in that order.  My parents were each mixed with Chinese, and I was brought up with many Chinese traditions/cultural influences (born and raised in NYC).  Mini-fun-food-fact: I have the most trouble cooking Chinese dishes.  It’s not just all the prep work involved anymore, but I [...]

Chicken & Mushroom Alfredo Gemelli

Last week, BF started complaining early about being hungry.  Since moving to Manhattan, dinner in tends to be on the early side because I start cooking much earlier than before… because of my much shortened commute.  So I was a bit aggravated when I knew dinner wouldn’t be ready until about 7:30 or 8, and he kept coming into the kitchen and going through my cabinets while I prepped, so finally I whipped up the easiest appetizer I could think of- fresh mozzarella, beefsteak tomatoes (albeit a really un-beefy, small tomato), and balsamic vinegar.  (I originally had basil, but when [...]

Mom’s Spare Ribs

After my disappointment with pork ribs a few weeks ago, into the freezer went the second package of pork spare ribs I’d purchased.  But a few days ago, I’d decided to give it another go, with my mom’s recipe this time- the one I’d grown up eating, and was thrilled to find out how easy they are to make.  All I did was blend up a mixture of “hoisin sauce” (Lee Kum Kee brand- that’s what it says on the label, though it translates to “seafood sauce”), soy sauce, sesame oil, and kosher salt in a gallon size Ziploc bag, then tossed the ribs in [...]

Canton Gourmet

*pic courtesy of bro If you know me at all, I generally don’t review Chinese restaurants.  I generally don’t go to Chinese restaurants.  It’s not that they’re beneath me, it’s because the ones I go to are my go-to, favorite, I’ve been going there for years and years and I probably won’t change that.  I grew up frequenting a certain group of restaurants, some of them closed down now and others changed chefs ages ago, no longer as good.  Honestly, it’s also because when I go out with friends, we’re most likely to want to try something new, if not, [...]

BLT Fish (downstairs)

This past Friday night, I nimbly picked up a cheesecake from Eileen’s (requested by my brother), then traipsed through the Village running small errands on my way to dinner at Basta Pasta.  Stupid, stupid, stupidly, I’d assumed that since it was an Asian run place (and I’d thought it to be a small, low-key, not that popular joint), that they didn’t take reservations, only it turned out, they do, and they politely informed me that they had no availabilities until 10 pm.  It was 8:15.  I was a bit taken aback, as I generally don’t go to places that would turn [...]

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