Ferrara's and Shanghai Cafe

Yesterday afternoon I picked up Michael from work and we went to Ferrara's to get Easter bread.  It's our usual before-Easter run.  They make the best egg bread (think Challah) with whole eggs-in the shell-baked right in.  We bought a round seven egg bread to bring the Creutz' for Easter and three 3 egg breads-one for Denise, one for Barbara and one for Chris.  Other than the fact that the place was FULL of tourists and the line moves like a snail, it's always fun to be there.  Their pastries are beautiful!

After getting the bread, we walked to Shanghai Cafe at 100 Mott Street.  Our new place for soup dumplings.  So we had...soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, moo shu pork and veggie fried rice.  Next time no fried rice, too much food, and no scallion pancakes, almost no taste.  But those dumplings are yummy! $25 for dinner for 2!

We went to the Deluxe Meat Market after dinner at 79 Elizabeth Street.  They sell meat (really) and bags and trays of dumplings and mini buns and all sorts of everything Chinese.  They have bins of swimming eels, hopping frogs and other such delicacies (vomit). But I am sure there is a market for them...Stopped for decaf espresso and drove home.  Good day!!

Note:  Last weeks boring food:  Cutlets and salad turned into chicken francese and beet/goat cheese salad; and turkey something became turkey/sundried tomato meatloaf.  I discovered tubes of condiments from Amore in the back of my fridge and used them all:  Garlic paste, tomato paste and herb paste.  They were great additions. If I only remember I have them next time...

Happy Easter and Happy Passover!

A week of Dinners

Yes, the Wisners have their apartment back, sort of, and I am just cooking for Michael and myself these days.  Jill needs her counter top put in, a ceiling light fixture and a couple of odds and ends and she will have a new kitchen :)

Monday I made turkey meatloaf with a wedge salad on the side with homemade blue cheese dressing made with Caver Blue cheese.  Tuesday was a roasted chicken with a mozzarella and Kumato (http://www.kumato.com/en/Kumato.aspx)  tomato stack with balsamic and olive oil on the side.  Wednesday was brined pork chops with sauteed mushrooms, garlic and oil; and snow peas and sugar snap peas sauteed with soy, olive oil, rice vinegar, scallions, ginger and wasabi.  Thursday was turkey sloppy Joe's (homemade-ground turkey, mustard, ketchup, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and a little tomato sauce) over rolls with sauteed string beans.  Tonight will be macaroni with marinara and a side of sauteed escarole.

Saturday night we are going to Fat Goose in Williamsburg with Joe and Denise.  Review to follow.

Have a good weekend.