We canceled our reservations for Dos Caminos on 2/13. Heard lousy review from Jill ("average food, over priced and the margaritas are not great"). So we decided to introduce Dina and Dmitry to My Moon in Williamsburg. I KNOW this will be good.
xo and good night.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Suprise dinner with friends
Michael and I were looking around for a place to eat last night. We went to Dani's (one of our favorite and most frequented spots) but didn't feel like waiting for 1/2 an hour for a table. So we drove past Dee's (another regular of ours), but it seemed crowded.
Michael called Joe to ask about a pizza place he thought we went to about 5 years ago. It seems we never actually ate there and neither here nor there :) we ended up going out to dinner with Joe and Denise. Joe's brand new car died near the movies, so they walked home and were looking for a place to eat as well.
We ended up at La Vigna, on Metropolitan, where we have all been before. It was very hot, and then very cold inside, an acquaintance sent over a bottle of wine (very nice), we had fried calamari, portobello salad and mozzarella and tomato. I ordered minestrone soup (was lukewarm and boring) for dinner. Denise's pasta had good flavor, but was also lukewarm. Joe and Michael each had the scarpariello. Apple cake dessert was good.
I feel I would be remiss in not mentioning where we went for dessert the other night in Brooklyn after My Moon. Judy found The Chocolate Room in Park Slope. It was SO crowded that a table was not even a thought, so we took out. The hot fudge sundae was what you would expect it to be, I didn't try anything else except Jill's Hot Chocolate, which was creamy and chocolaty. Sorry not to be more excited about it, but chocolate is not the be all and end all to me.
Back to food shopping and cooking this week...Yea!
Recipe thoughts for this week: Baked manicotti, Shrimp, tomato and rice (Greek style), Mediterranean Chicken, Steak with lemon potatoes.
Michael called Joe to ask about a pizza place he thought we went to about 5 years ago. It seems we never actually ate there and neither here nor there :) we ended up going out to dinner with Joe and Denise. Joe's brand new car died near the movies, so they walked home and were looking for a place to eat as well.
We ended up at La Vigna, on Metropolitan, where we have all been before. It was very hot, and then very cold inside, an acquaintance sent over a bottle of wine (very nice), we had fried calamari, portobello salad and mozzarella and tomato. I ordered minestrone soup (was lukewarm and boring) for dinner. Denise's pasta had good flavor, but was also lukewarm. Joe and Michael each had the scarpariello. Apple cake dessert was good.
I feel I would be remiss in not mentioning where we went for dessert the other night in Brooklyn after My Moon. Judy found The Chocolate Room in Park Slope. It was SO crowded that a table was not even a thought, so we took out. The hot fudge sundae was what you would expect it to be, I didn't try anything else except Jill's Hot Chocolate, which was creamy and chocolaty. Sorry not to be more excited about it, but chocolate is not the be all and end all to me.
Back to food shopping and cooking this week...Yea!
Recipe thoughts for this week: Baked manicotti, Shrimp, tomato and rice (Greek style), Mediterranean Chicken, Steak with lemon potatoes.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Did you see the Moon last night?
It was the closest to the earth it will be this year...additionally....we ate at My Moon last night too.
My Moon is my new favorite spot in Williamsburg. There was absolutely nothing negative to say about it, except that we had to eventually stop eating and leave.
Michael and I went there with our very good friends Jill , Lenny, and Judy.
I ordered all the appetizers (because I don't usually order an entree). We had: Shepherd salad (chopped cucs, tomatoes, red onion and parsley-we added feta. Tuna tartare (odd for a Turkish restaurant I will agree, but delicious all the same), it came piled on avocado and home made potato chips on the side. Steamed artichoke (as Lenny says "It might choke Artie but it won't choke Stymie") with beurre blanc on the side to dip (way yummy). Mixed olives, Humus, Caciki (Turkish tszatziki), Giant fava beans with tomato (my favorite) and phyllo wrapped around feta.
Dinner....was: Grilled salmon, chicken fricasse, braised pork belly and iskander kabob (beef and lamb). Everything was shared, everything was great.
The service was good, waiter (Sergio) was very friendly and knowledgeable (except they ran out of Turkish wine...strange).
The space is AMAZING and AWESOME. High ceilings, mixed media art work (for sale), wood tables, wood floors, brick walls, candle light, beautiful bar along the back wall, curved banquet seating made from reclaimed ship steel (including rivets). (Cool restrooms as well).
I CANNOT wait to go back.
They have the most beautiful outdoor seating area. CANNOT wait for the 1st of June (Judy's idea to go back and grab a table outside).
mymoonnyc.com
check it out.
xo
My Moon is my new favorite spot in Williamsburg. There was absolutely nothing negative to say about it, except that we had to eventually stop eating and leave.
Michael and I went there with our very good friends Jill , Lenny, and Judy.
I ordered all the appetizers (because I don't usually order an entree). We had: Shepherd salad (chopped cucs, tomatoes, red onion and parsley-we added feta. Tuna tartare (odd for a Turkish restaurant I will agree, but delicious all the same), it came piled on avocado and home made potato chips on the side. Steamed artichoke (as Lenny says "It might choke Artie but it won't choke Stymie") with beurre blanc on the side to dip (way yummy). Mixed olives, Humus, Caciki (Turkish tszatziki), Giant fava beans with tomato (my favorite) and phyllo wrapped around feta.
Dinner....was: Grilled salmon, chicken fricasse, braised pork belly and iskander kabob (beef and lamb). Everything was shared, everything was great.
The service was good, waiter (Sergio) was very friendly and knowledgeable (except they ran out of Turkish wine...strange).
The space is AMAZING and AWESOME. High ceilings, mixed media art work (for sale), wood tables, wood floors, brick walls, candle light, beautiful bar along the back wall, curved banquet seating made from reclaimed ship steel (including rivets). (Cool restrooms as well).
I CANNOT wait to go back.
They have the most beautiful outdoor seating area. CANNOT wait for the 1st of June (Judy's idea to go back and grab a table outside).
mymoonnyc.com
check it out.
xo
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Oh Rice Balls
Yes, I ventured into La Cucina (a.k.a. THE BOOK) and made my first recipe yesterday.
Rice Balls from Sicily. I adulterated the recipe to my own culinary limitations, but all together I think it went well. Jesse and Michael both liked them. With the leftover meat, peas, cheese combination, I added a can of crushed tomatoes and made meat sauce. Michael liked it :)
As for restaurants, in the near future we are going to Dos Caminos (on Third Ave) with our very good friends Dina and Dmitry. A review will follow.
As for Forest Hills, the Little League crew seem to be drawn to Manor Oktoberfest of Forest Hills, which is located where PJ's Steakhouse used to be, next to Fast Break. They've been a few times and Lenny likes the appetizers and they all like the drinks. Not sure I'd go (German beer and wiener schnitzel are not my favorites). (Really)!
Jesse has off from school this week due to Regent's exams. He has only one tomorrow (US Government), please cross all your toes and fingers. He's not been home for dinner most nights, just out and about as usual. But tonight he'll be home and he wants his favorite, Penne ala Vodka like only his mama can make. I will oblige.....
Rice Balls from Sicily. I adulterated the recipe to my own culinary limitations, but all together I think it went well. Jesse and Michael both liked them. With the leftover meat, peas, cheese combination, I added a can of crushed tomatoes and made meat sauce. Michael liked it :)
As for restaurants, in the near future we are going to Dos Caminos (on Third Ave) with our very good friends Dina and Dmitry. A review will follow.
As for Forest Hills, the Little League crew seem to be drawn to Manor Oktoberfest of Forest Hills, which is located where PJ's Steakhouse used to be, next to Fast Break. They've been a few times and Lenny likes the appetizers and they all like the drinks. Not sure I'd go (German beer and wiener schnitzel are not my favorites). (Really)!
Jesse has off from school this week due to Regent's exams. He has only one tomorrow (US Government), please cross all your toes and fingers. He's not been home for dinner most nights, just out and about as usual. But tonight he'll be home and he wants his favorite, Penne ala Vodka like only his mama can make. I will oblige.....
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Before I forget....
So we went to Barosa for my mother-in-laws birthday, and as I have said before, we have never had a bad meal there...until now. So, of course, we had 2 bad meals. Jesse had Penne ala Vodka (hard to screw up). It was congealed, semi cold, nearly no taste and pasty. I had eggplant parmagiana (also hard to ruin). It was piled high, breaded to the nines, loaded with packaged cheese. We sent both back (they were removed from the check). On the other hand (to coin a phrase) the calamari barosa was great, the chopped salad is my favorite, the potato croquet that came with Michael's scarpariello was perfect.
What can you do? I said to my mother-in-law when we came in that we'd not had a bad meal there.
How do you say Kunahorah in Italian?
What can you do? I said to my mother-in-law when we came in that we'd not had a bad meal there.
How do you say Kunahorah in Italian?
My friend's sister's blog
I was just introduced to my friend's sister's blog and I am crazy about the way she writes. I have similar thoughts and feelings but CANNOT get them out of my head the way she does. Maybe practice here will improve my skills. (Not sure I have many of those however).
Our son is going to begin college this September. I cannot understand how I feel as if he were just born yesterday and now he's almost 18, or how I could possibly still be 19 and have an 18 year old son. Funny how that happens....
Heard an odd (maybe shocking is the better word) story the other day. There is an 18 year old girl in my son's high school who works at a "massage parlor". I am sure I am naive in thinking this is unbelievable, but I can't stop thinking about it.
Obviously a day of non sequiturs, my thoughts are random, but I do remember that this blog started because of food, so I will let you in on the name of THE BOOK that will hold a large place in my life for the unknowable future: La Cucina, The Regional Cooking of Italy. The Essential Source with 2,000 Authentic Recipes, contributed by the Accademia Italiana Della Cucina.
"Almost 60 years ago in Milan, a group of people came together with a bold idea: to preserve the culinary heritage of their country...Visiting villages in every province...interrupted grandmothers...farmers...carefully taking down notes and techniques."
THE BOOK is the size of an old paper Queens County phone book (for those of you who remember actual phone books, not superpages.com). And I love it! There are several recipes for rice balls, from various regions and I will make them all (eventually). I am currently on page 49 and THE BOOK has 891 pages.
Journey with me if you'd like :)
Our son is going to begin college this September. I cannot understand how I feel as if he were just born yesterday and now he's almost 18, or how I could possibly still be 19 and have an 18 year old son. Funny how that happens....
Heard an odd (maybe shocking is the better word) story the other day. There is an 18 year old girl in my son's high school who works at a "massage parlor". I am sure I am naive in thinking this is unbelievable, but I can't stop thinking about it.
Obviously a day of non sequiturs, my thoughts are random, but I do remember that this blog started because of food, so I will let you in on the name of THE BOOK that will hold a large place in my life for the unknowable future: La Cucina, The Regional Cooking of Italy. The Essential Source with 2,000 Authentic Recipes, contributed by the Accademia Italiana Della Cucina.
"Almost 60 years ago in Milan, a group of people came together with a bold idea: to preserve the culinary heritage of their country...Visiting villages in every province...interrupted grandmothers...farmers...carefully taking down notes and techniques."
THE BOOK is the size of an old paper Queens County phone book (for those of you who remember actual phone books, not superpages.com). And I love it! There are several recipes for rice balls, from various regions and I will make them all (eventually). I am currently on page 49 and THE BOOK has 891 pages.
Journey with me if you'd like :)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Let Bygones be Bygones
Let's concentrate on other places to eat. There are so many in Queens and Brooklyn, that Jade need not be discussed again.
Tonight I am volunteering at FHHS to sell water and snacks, etc...It is their Snow Ball Dance. Gym is decorated similarly to a gym in suburbia, with hanging lights and balloons. It's very heartwarming to see such an event in the City.
Tomorrow night we are going to Barosa on Woodhaven for dinner. I will regale you with the yummy details afterwards.
xo,
jan
Tonight I am volunteering at FHHS to sell water and snacks, etc...It is their Snow Ball Dance. Gym is decorated similarly to a gym in suburbia, with hanging lights and balloons. It's very heartwarming to see such an event in the City.
Tomorrow night we are going to Barosa on Woodhaven for dinner. I will regale you with the yummy details afterwards.
xo,
jan
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