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A couple of the "natural" wine bars which have opened, as well as a few restaurants with natural focused wine lists are hot on some Georgian wines. That looks like one I might enjoy. I certainly enjoy shopping in Brighton Beach/Sheepshead Bay - with its many Russian focused shops and supermarkets. Monday night (it was still August, I think)... This (under $15 on sale!) Vinho Verde, full of acidity, made nice with crab cakes. https://aphros-wine.com/en/wines/white/aphros-loureiro-2019/

Oh god - just eat vegetables and legumes and grains and fruits. Stop pretending. And if you miss meat that much, eat it. Though I can guess at what @BKEats is up to.

I thought, no, the place has been open for a while. Then I see they recently opened on 1st Avenue, so no schlepping to Jackson Heights. Except, I guess, if you want the real spice-level of the OG, not the level for the hipsters in the EV. I really love stir-fried celery. If you're a celery fan, check out this super-easy recipe for celery, from Kenta at Bar Goto... https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kombu-celery

I love tamales...but I've never tried to make them, nor will I. Do you? But I get some great ones at a place a few minutes away, called Factory Tamal. Look at all the work involved in making them. And he also makes the mole!

I like mine, probably chosen as much for its looks as its efficacy. You know, matching and all. In an apartment, recirculating, so it does as much as a recirculating hood can do. The grease filters get really greasy and go in the dishwasher once a week. The inner charcoal filters theoretically get replaced on a 6 month basis. In general, it does more than I hoped, but not as much as I wished for (which would be venting to the outside). There was a lot of hand-wringing and a lot of research which went into this purchase, and the ultimate decision to not try to make a run out the window, which is allowed but would've been an engineering nightmare. AJ Madison is OK - except for how annoying they are when you go in person...an amazing selection of product for sure.

Maryland style crab cake, house made cocktail sauce, duck fat roasted potatoes (seems like some cracklings were in the fat!), Savoy slaw.

Been drinking a bunch of rosés and light reds recently, but last week we did have white on 2 occasions... This domaine is right on the south bank of the Loire (the middle Loire), and the wine is lovely with the tart citrusy chenin fruit and minerality that we so like. And then to get a little weirder... The Pierre Frick practically orange (look at the color on that wine!) Alsatian riesling. Yum! But - not for everybody, that's for sure. Funky. Here's what Chambers St. has to say...

Dare I ask - did you go to Ken Hing for the rau ram? Also, how do you prepare water spinach? I was at ken hing this morning, and in addition to wrappers, bought some rau ram and water spinach.

Twin Marquis bought fresh, but I don't remember which ones. They make so many variations on a theme: https://www.twinmarquis.com/products/

I've been making those with fresh (er?) salmon - last ones I made were 1/2 poached salmon and 1/2 smoked salmon. My better 1/2 is not so in love with them.

Yesterday, I spent some time making wontons/dumplings... and for dinner - Chicken vegetable soup with pork and Savoy cabbage dumplings.

I use these...

Dana's method. For this small batch (1 pint, basically), I used a half "handful" of fresh mint - you don't think I weighed it, do you?! (Like 10 grams) Chopped up, but not muddled. Brought the base to a boil (milk, cream, sugar, glucose (corn syrup) and nonfat milk powder. It's her Philadelphia style "blank slate" base. Turned off heat, added the tapioca slurry, added mint, infused 30 minutes, strained, and when cool before refrigerating I hit it with like a dash of peppermint oil. Interestingly, I cut back her sugar (i.e sucrose) by 10% just to see what would happen. Maybe a tiny bit less creamy than the vanilla of her's I've made, but still certainly qualifies as great ice cream. Minty.

Yes! Not shown, but served alongside!

I bought these really nice containers for ice cream; I should start using them so my scoops don't look as if they've been partially eaten. In any event, garden mint ice cream (using fresh mint and a few drops peppermint oil) and peach + Earl Grey tea sherbet. The mint is insanely minty; the sherbet delicious, but barely able to taste the Earl Grey, as I used 4 bags to infuse - my guess is it's much more distinguishable using loose-leaf tea.

From... https://www.rockaffe.com/what-is-peaberry-coffee-everything-you-need-to-know/

Yeah - you'd like the vegetables.

Turkey neck "pot au feu." With leek, carrot, celery, Savoy cabbage, potatoes. Via another video from Monsieur Pépin. Boy, Significant Eater did not enjoy the necks. I loved them. So the next day I picked all the meat from the necks, and made a spicy bean and turkey chili - she enjoyed that way more.

Also allegedly more caffeinated?

Oh, you mean the... Not saying either.

I find that cutting them up, tossing with salt and olive oil and letting them sit for an hour, they’re fine.

No - I was referring to the video I watched initially, which directed me toward that product. Not @torakris's.

OF course.

The blog was probably a Japanese housewife blog.

Nothing tastes like a backyard tomato, even if your backyard is in your living room.