Oh, our dining bills would be half if we didn’t drink 
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This is reminiscent of the chicken enchiladas I make. Chopped rotisserie or leftover chicken about 3 cups. A brick of Philly neufchâtel cheese, a jar of salsa verde, and 8 oz brick of jack or cheddar, shredded. Mash chicken with neufchâtel, a few Tbs of the salsa verde and half of the shredded cheese. Roll fresh corn tortillas around the filling. Spread some of the salsa verde into a glass baking dish and put the filled tortillas seam side down - top with remaining salsa and shredded cheese. Bake at the ubiquitous 350F for about 1/2 hour.
I like to serve with chopped avocado, sliced scallions and sour cream.
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I would have a longer life expectancy if I didn’t. That’s the motivator for my on again off again sobriety. I’m older than you - it’s really taken a toll on me. My PIC can still drink like there’s no tomorrow, but he falls asleep sooner than he used to…
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I imagine Cape Cod suffers from summer getaway inflation (as with the Hamptons and some places along the Jersey shore).
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That prep is new-to-me. But then again, I have no qualms about authencity and welcome riffs on traditional iconic dishes. That said, despite being within < 5 min walk of TJ’s, I never purchase their frozen foods.
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The food inflation is permanent, sad to say. We have our local dive bars for fish and chips. We live on the very outermost part of the Cape. Many restaurants close seasonally. Summer is when local businesses make most of their money. It’s not fun to live here in the 10 weeks of tourist season.
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Yeah but that’s in New Orleans not Manhattan 
Chelsea hotel. Ridic.
But I think the $20-30 range isn’t unheard of these days.
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It pains me to admit how true this is in NYC. I expect average cocktails at mid-range bars to start at $18ish. High end bars start at $22 and just go up from there.
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I was just wondering if it was a home trick to freshen up old kimbap.
(I’m not big on frozen meals but there are a few things I do buy, like dumplings, tamales, and, once in a while, one of the Indian veggie things)
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Marcella’s two-lemon chicken – so good! The wings look a little bland in the photo, but the bread and legs were nicely browned, and the chicken was juicy and flavorful.
On the side, pasta salad with garden spinach, bacon, mushrooms, walnuts, parmesan cheese and a standard vinaigrette.
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Thanks for the information for the book.
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Nah…kimbap, as you probably already know, is best eaten the same day it’s made. It’s like saving maki rolls for another day. Sure, you can do it, but they are sad to eat the next day.
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El Quixote charges $18-ish. Is this the cafe thing? Oof.
We enjoyed another outstanding dinner at The Circle Restaurant in Fredon/Newton, NJ, including sesame crusted Chilean Sea Bass with white asparagus, togarashi buerre blanc, and ginger; porchetta with a crunchy chicharrone crust and fennel puree; spring pea agnolotti with ricotta, mint puree, brown butter almond, and pea shoots; awesome burrata with caponata, smoked coppa, and honey; lion’s mane mushroom with garlic white wine reduction. It all went great with an excellent cabernet and Chateauneuf Du Pape.
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$30??? Was there gold dust in it???
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Bluefish in curry sauce, fava leaves with oil and lemon.
Not pictured: Me realizing that the bluefish was grievously undercooked, and scraping all the fava leaves off so I could microwave it (after that, it was really nice). Also not pictured: Me wondering why some of the fava leaves had neat little holes in them, before discovering that I’d been refrigerating a small black slug for about a week.
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Spaghetti carbonara with–um, wait. A friend I mentioned my plans to was horrified at the impurity of the sacred dish. So, here’s what I made instead: Bacon-sauteed bay scallops, oyster mushrooms, and asparagus in an egg and pecorino romano sauce, with spaghetti.
(psst, it was spaghetti carbonara, with stuff)
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Looks fantastic!
