Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
I am still alive..
It's been a busy two months. I've been meaning to post a new entry, but I got lazy and didn't. Oops. My bad. But to be honest, I've been pretty busy. School and work have taken up most of my time; by the time I get home, all I want to do is lie down and sleep. Sleep is good. I can never get enough of it. In fact, I wish I could be sleeping right now. But these papers aren't going to write themselves... so let me put it off a little longer and finish this blog post... I clearly know my priorities.
I'm currently experiencing a bit of writer's block (hence why I am struggling with my paper), so I will just post a few pictures of what's been going on these last two months.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Avocado shake
I've only had avocado in sushi and guacamole form so when I saw this recipe (located here) for an avocado shake, I was curious to try it out. I'm not the biggest fan of avocado, but I like it enough. It was a very simple recipe and the shake was pretty good. It's very creamy and thick. The recipe I used is for one shake, but for some reason, I always end up with more. Next time though, I'm going to halve the recipe because it got to be too much for me half way through.
I took these pictures with my iPhone. Not bad, eh? I touched them up a little bit with my Camera+ app.
If you're a fan of avocados, try out the recipe for the shack! The flavors are subtle and yummy. It's definitely not yo momma's shake!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The month of August!
Can you believe that summer is almost over?
August has been/is a busy month for me. Last Saturday (technically, it wasn't August, but close enough), Dan, Oronde and I went to Jordan's Lobster Dock for some awesome seafood.
And we finally saw the last Harry Potter film! I can't believe it's all over. Harry Potter was such a big part of my adolescence and I'm sad it's over. I think I was more sad when the last book came out though. The movies were good, but I really loved the books. I've reread every single one multiple times. I'm going to miss it for sure.
On Monday, I went out to dinner with two girlfriends from college, Steph and Vicky. We went to this place called Apiary and it was lovely! I'm so good at choosing awesome restaurants. Harhar. I brought my camera out with me because I haven't taken it out with me in a while. Not to mention, I just love taking food shots. I'm such a foodie wannabe. I would love love love to be a food photographer. I think that would be my dream job. Or maybe a food critic... so I can stuff my face with delicious food. Nom nom nom.
We went with the prix fixe summer restaurant week menu (NYC has a two week long restaurant week where participating restaurants offer prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner so that it is more affordable and accessible to people who want to try new restaurants). Restaurant week is usually in mid-July, but it was extended to September 5th, so lucky us!
The food was really good and I loved the decor of the restaurant (I didn't take any pictures of the restaurant itself...)! I would definitely go back there because they offer their own prix-fixe menu on Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays. I started off with the chilled corn veloute. It was lovely and very fresh tasting. The soup had a slight smoky flavor to it because of the chorizo oil. Yum! For my entree, I had the confit of duck leg with a parsnip puree, caramelized endives with a cherry jus. The duck was tender and came right off the bone. Mmm'mm good. And for dessert, I ordered the vanilla panna cotta with a raspberry coulis. I really liked it; you can see the vanilla beans in the panna cotta! The raspberry coulis was tart and complemented the panna cotta nicely. The service was excellent. We stayed there for two and a half hours, eating and chatting. We definitely need to have dinner dates like this more often.
Both Steph and Vicky ordered the Apiary green salad (not pictured) as their appetizers; they said the dressing was delicious. For the entree, they ordered the roasted organic chicken with a potato puree, garlic confit and english peas. I tried a little bit and it was moist, tender and flavorful! I'm often weary of ordering chicken in restaurants because I'm afraid it will be dry and lacking in flavor, but Apiary definitely knows how to do their chicken right. And for the last course, they both ordered the blackberry financier. It is a cake made from almond flour and it was bangin'. I tried a piece of Steph's and I looooved the crispy edge of the cake. It was warm and moist. Perfect ending to a wonderful meal.
Needless to say, all three of us cleaned our plates. I can't wait for our next brunch/lunch/dinner installment!
Summer session is ending this week. Six weeks of math classes passed by so fast...! I have two finals and three math lesson plans to hand in by the end of the week. After that's all over with, I'll be doing some traveling! Going to Rochester this coming weekend and then I'm going down to Virginia for a wedding the weekend of the 27th. It's going to be busy, but fun! Lots of driving and catching up with friends :)
Happy August!
August has been/is a busy month for me. Last Saturday (technically, it wasn't August, but close enough), Dan, Oronde and I went to Jordan's Lobster Dock for some awesome seafood.
And we finally saw the last Harry Potter film! I can't believe it's all over. Harry Potter was such a big part of my adolescence and I'm sad it's over. I think I was more sad when the last book came out though. The movies were good, but I really loved the books. I've reread every single one multiple times. I'm going to miss it for sure.
On Monday, I went out to dinner with two girlfriends from college, Steph and Vicky. We went to this place called Apiary and it was lovely! I'm so good at choosing awesome restaurants. Harhar. I brought my camera out with me because I haven't taken it out with me in a while. Not to mention, I just love taking food shots. I'm such a foodie wannabe. I would love love love to be a food photographer. I think that would be my dream job. Or maybe a food critic... so I can stuff my face with delicious food. Nom nom nom.
We went with the prix fixe summer restaurant week menu (NYC has a two week long restaurant week where participating restaurants offer prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner so that it is more affordable and accessible to people who want to try new restaurants). Restaurant week is usually in mid-July, but it was extended to September 5th, so lucky us!
The food was really good and I loved the decor of the restaurant (I didn't take any pictures of the restaurant itself...)! I would definitely go back there because they offer their own prix-fixe menu on Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays. I started off with the chilled corn veloute. It was lovely and very fresh tasting. The soup had a slight smoky flavor to it because of the chorizo oil. Yum! For my entree, I had the confit of duck leg with a parsnip puree, caramelized endives with a cherry jus. The duck was tender and came right off the bone. Mmm'mm good. And for dessert, I ordered the vanilla panna cotta with a raspberry coulis. I really liked it; you can see the vanilla beans in the panna cotta! The raspberry coulis was tart and complemented the panna cotta nicely. The service was excellent. We stayed there for two and a half hours, eating and chatting. We definitely need to have dinner dates like this more often.
Both Steph and Vicky ordered the Apiary green salad (not pictured) as their appetizers; they said the dressing was delicious. For the entree, they ordered the roasted organic chicken with a potato puree, garlic confit and english peas. I tried a little bit and it was moist, tender and flavorful! I'm often weary of ordering chicken in restaurants because I'm afraid it will be dry and lacking in flavor, but Apiary definitely knows how to do their chicken right. And for the last course, they both ordered the blackberry financier. It is a cake made from almond flour and it was bangin'. I tried a piece of Steph's and I looooved the crispy edge of the cake. It was warm and moist. Perfect ending to a wonderful meal.
Summer session is ending this week. Six weeks of math classes passed by so fast...! I have two finals and three math lesson plans to hand in by the end of the week. After that's all over with, I'll be doing some traveling! Going to Rochester this coming weekend and then I'm going down to Virginia for a wedding the weekend of the 27th. It's going to be busy, but fun! Lots of driving and catching up with friends :)
Happy August!
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