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Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Roasted chicken breast - skin on / bone in - quickly pan fried to crisp the skin, then flipped and roasted on the pan in a hot oven (450F) until done. White wine to deglaze the pan and create a pan sauce optional. Only ingredients used are chicken, olive oil, salt/pepper and white wine.
My Girlfriend wants Balthazar but I can't afford it!
Tournesol in LIC ... only one stop on the 7 train outside Manhattan
Despaña: A Superb Secret Sandwich Spot
There's an outpost in Jackson Heights, but they don't do sandwiches!!!!! They do offer samples of chorizo, lomo and other wonderful delights and sometimes pour you a glass of wine if you go in on a Saturday.
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Best of New York Empanadas
I second Empanadas Del Parque Cafe in Corona, best empanadas by far. Great flavor, variety and all freshly made to order. For Uruguayan style empanadas go to Chivito D'Oro in Jackson Heights.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Roasted chicken breast - skin on / bone in - quickly pan fried to crisp the skin, then flipped and roasted on the pan in a hot oven (450F) until done. White wine to deglaze the pan and create a pan sauce optional. Only ingredients used are chicken, olive oil, salt/pepper and white wine.
My Girlfriend wants Balthazar but I can't afford it!
Tournesol in LIC ... only one stop on the 7 train outside Manhattan
Despaña: A Superb Secret Sandwich Spot
There's an outpost in Jackson Heights, but they don't do sandwiches!!!!! They do offer samples of chorizo, lomo and other wonderful delights and sometimes pour you a glass of wine if you go in on a Saturday.
Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'
A simple marinara made with San Marzano tomatoes and plenty of garlic.
Sweet Ticket Giveaway, Week 3: Pichet Ong's Guilty Pleasure Sweet
Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie ... mmmm.
Kashkaval Is All About Dipping Things Into Other Things
"Kashkaval Is All About Dipping Things Into Other Things" ... that's what she said. In all seriousness, I agree that Hell's Kitchen, along with Union Square, are my two favorite neighborhoods for NYC eats.
Good Brunch in NYC with not too long of a wait!
Outside Manhattan: Tournesol in LIC or Bistro 33, Fatty's Cafe or Brick Cafe in Astoria.
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
Skirt steak and spanish chorizo ... tried it at an Argentinian steak house once. The best pizza toppings I've ever had.
Zagat vs. Yelp: A Restaurant Review 2.0 Showdown?
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Zagat vs. Yelp: A Restaurant Review 2.0 Showdown?
I usually use a combination of Yelp, Chowhound, menupages.com and Zagat. Yelp and Zagat gives you good ideas to start with, their search by neighborhood feature is pretty good. I agree that most of the descriptions are written by people who don't take the time to write a good review. Yelp is especially good around non-metropolitan areas where Zagat/Chow/menupages have no coverage. I then do a Chowhound search with my findings from yelp to see if anything intelligent has been written on the restaurant. Lastly I use menupages to look up the menu and the price range of the restaurant. The only downside to menupages (at least in new york) is that they don't have a vast selection of outerborough menus.
Food Network... Let's give them a hand!
FN needs more real ethnic cooking shows, i.e. Daisy Cooks feat. Daisy Martinez or Ming Tsai's East meets West, and not the fusion cuisine they try to cook up like Ingrid Hoffman. Also, what happened to Dave Lieberman, who had a niche of making affordable food at home (and really knew how to cook too). I think they should make a new all french cooking show staring Boulud, Bouley, Ripert, and Ducaisse cooking in their restaurants.
Talent to keep: Alton Brown, Ina Garten, Mario B, Bobby Flay, Morimoto, Symon,
Talent to get rid of: Rachel Ray, Sandra Lee, Paula Deen, all of the next FN stars (except Guy on diners, drive thrus and dives), Elie Krieger, Ingrid Hoffman (too many others to name).
Zuni Cafe's $8 Nectarine Dessert Is Just a Nectarine; Diners Left Confused
Had a meal @ Zuni not to long ago, $48 for a "roast chicken for two" was definitely overpriced. Sure it may have been the best roast chicken I've ever had, but you can also get a $6 roast chicken in Jackson Heights. Sure they put it in a wood-burning oven, but c'mon IT's a FRIGGIN CHICKEN!!!!! $8 for a nectarine is even more ridiculous.
Olympic-sized Diets
Sorry ladies, not to be a hater, but I always thought he looked like a miniature Gheorghe Muresan (http://www.ultimatenba.com/galerias/GheorgheMuresan/GheorgheMuresan006.jpg), former 7' 7'' basketball player for the Washington Wizards - and star of box office smash hit "My Giant" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120765/).
Rachael Ray's Burger Bash Competitors Revealed
How do I sign up to be a judge?
Vegan Author Rynn Berry Claims Historians Have a 'Carnivorous Bias'
@ PeteRepeat ... The canines are to eat more apples and sunflower seeds.
I agree w/Raphael, more bacon for the rest of us omnivores. Vegans don't know what they're missin ... bacon fat!!!!!
Grilling: Chimichurri-Stuffed Flank Steak
That picture looks more like pork than beef. I agree with Amandarama, good chimichurri on anything protein is awesome.
Where Should I Eat/Shop in San Francisco?
I'll also recommend the Ferry Building Marketplace. Within are a few restaurants, including The Slanted Door, which was my favorite meal when I was in SF. I also liked Zuni Cafe (my 2nd favorite meal in SF) and ordered the delicious roast chicken.
Beyond the chocolate chip cookie...
jam thumbprint cookies from Ina Garten. They're a hit every Christmas when we give them away as gifts. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/jam-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/index.html
Meet & Eat: Tom Colicchio
New York is missing street food???? What is he, nuts?
Papa John's Ingenious Door Peephole Advertising
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!!! It's Michael Imperioli of the Sopranos!
Do you eat a bed-time snack? What is it?
Definitely a spoon and a bowl, but it's gotta be ice cream
Win a FastPass to the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party—By Writing a Limerick!
Working so hard cuz they pay me
Until the smell of cue gets me crazy
Pulled pork is my pleasure
Smoked brisket is treasure
After filling my gut I am lazy
'Top Chef': A New Kind of War
@ zekks: The reason Dale was doing everything was because there was no leadership, which Nikki should have assumed since she has the most experience with Italian cooking. She should have set a tone with a menu and split up the responsibilities accordingly. Fish rots at the head. And I loved how she had the audacity to say she wasn't leading the sinking ship. Nikki should have been kicked off weeks ago for the Italian sausage blunder during the tailgate.
Best independent burger in NYC?
Pub style burgers: Molly's in Gramercy Park or Donovan's in Woodside (Queens)
Shake Shack for that greasy fast food burger
Jackson Hole burgers are huge (1/2 lb), but unfortunately, not that good. They're steamed (put on the griddle and covered with a metal lid), which I am not too fond of, but some people do like them.
Best of New York Empanadas
I used to run into the Empanada Man of Williamsburg at a bar called The Abbey. Usually during the week, around 1.30 am. Just go down there and ask the bartender Joe when the Empanada Man comes, he'll let you know.
Vegan Author Rynn Berry Claims Historians Have a 'Carnivorous Bias'
That's what you call "backlash" to something "tiresome"? Please. Meat-eaters never say anything new. There are maybe 20 things that meat-eaters say to vegans again and again and again. If you think vegans are tiresome, try being one and see how tiresome the meat-eaters will become. You know why meat-eaters never have much to say besides "backlash"? Because they never even give veganism a second thought. It's always reactionary, intuitive based on everything you learned from society.
I am not going to argue for a change in history because I don't see how that could possibly be relevant to veganism. It would be like trying to argue that war never happened until 2000 years ago as an argument for peace. Who cares?
Good Brunch in NYC with not too long of a wait!
Don't go to kingswood....worst service ever and average food....had crab eggs benedict and the crab was straight out of can. There is a reason why the place is wide open....I am sure you newyorkers can figure out why
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
ALthough plain cheese is always appreciated, I make 2 special pizzas that my family enjoys. One is buffalo wing chicken with pepper jack cheese,and the other is smoked mozz with sweet sausage and roasted red peppers.
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
Feta cheese with tomatoes fresh out of the garden and kalamata olives sprinkled over a round of dough brushed with olive oil, minced garlic, greek oregano and a thin layer of mozzarella cheese is one of my favorite summer time pies. Even better when it's done on the grill.
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
smoked, thin-sliced ham and green olives...yum
And I make my own pizza at home
Besides plain cheese, the above mentioned are great for a change of pace
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
No pepperone, love it uncooked with cheese & crackers or antipasto, but not on pizza, overpowers everything else. Same thing with bacon. Good sausage meat or plain cheese for me. And don't even start with those cowpies from Chicago!
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
Sausage, chicken and cashew. When the cashews get just a little burn on 'em, oh yeah baby!
Why Pepperoni Pizza Sucks
I agree. Why is pepperoni the default ingredient?? I just think it's the most fun to say. Pepperoni.
Best of New York Empanadas
There's a pizza place on the UWS called Freddie and Peppers (around 76th and Amsterdam) that makes decent Chilean empanadas - much larger than Argentinian ones, with meat and raisins.
There are also a million street carts in west Harlem, Washington Heights and the Bronx with Dominican-style empanadas (more often called pastelitos, but its the same idea). Those are great, if you don't mind that they're deep fried instead of baked.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
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Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
People always ask me to bring spicy cheese dip, and I rarely ever bring it back home!
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Mushroom and cheese bread is a must make for me!
Thanks!
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
My New Orleans pecan pie never lasts too long once it's out of the oven...
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
My hot cheese dip is always requested and so easy! 3 cups of assorted shredded cheese mixed with 3/4 c mayo and a can green chiles and some chopped onion, top with pepperoni and sliced olives. Pop in the oven and serve with torilla chips.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Cornbread dressing to serve with turkey/chicken. I always have to double this recipe.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
macaroni and cheese with a bread crumb and parmasean cheese topping :) YUMMY!
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
My friends and family insist I bring Broccoli Cheese Squares. I make them so often, I could do it blindfolded!
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
green pepper casserole
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
A simple cheese ball, made with just shredded cheddar and cream cheese and served with crackers, always seems to please. I love it as is but toppings can always be added. Also blondies for dessert are loved.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
they love my lasagna :)~~
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Deviled eggs.. :)
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
My homemade Macaroni and Cheese!
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I second Empanadas Del Parque Cafe in Corona, best empanadas by far. Great flavor, variety and all freshly made to order. For Uruguayan style empanadas go to Chivito D'Oro in Jackson Heights.