Posts Tagged ‘NYC’

Healthy dinner

I’m baaaaack!  The past six months have been pretty hectic.  I started running and completed three 5K’s, one 10K, and two half marathons!  The training has taken up most of my time so I haven’t had the time to cook and blog.  Most of the time I would just go home after work, get a run in, shower, cook, and then unwind a bit before going to bed.  I haven’t signed up for any races so my running schedule has diminished somewhat and so I have time to cook and take pictures.  So here I am blogging again.  I thought I already posted about this chicken but I haven’t so now that I’ve cooked it a couple of times, it has become one of our favorite ways to eat chicken.  I just had to blog about it this time. (more…)

Front gate

What I love about NYC in the summer is all the street fairs going on!  There are all sorts of homemade goodies by talented people that you can find at these fairs.  There are also delicious foods to try as well and there is enough variety to satisfy almost any craving.  While in NYC, I stopped by the Hester Street Fair on the Lower East Side by Chinatown.  My friend, Simon, is there every Saturday selling his yummy macarons at his Macaron Parlour stand.  That was all the excuse I needed to check out this fair!

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Mardi Gras king cake and condensed milk snoball

Shaved ice has gotten really popular in NYC in the last couple of years.  Someone said it is the new cupcake.  My friend Jennie told me about this place called Imperial Woodpecker Sno-balls in the West Village and suggested I go try the shaved ice there.  So after the High Line, Kenny and I stopped by to check it out.  As if we haven’t had enough icy treats that day!  (more…)