We went out last night, so half my dinner was leftovers, specifically this beet burger from Korzo in Brooklyn. I have had some terrible beet burgers in my day (i.e., all of them), but this one offered redemption. It’s got black-eyed peas, avocado, stinging nettles, pickles, and smoked gouda. It’s also deep fried in its bun. Accompanied by cabbage pretending to be noodles, prepared with oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce & parm (from a NYT recipe that was just okay).
But I have other chances to redeem this cabbage. There’s more where that came from, as you can see.
Indian inspired lamb stew with lacinato kale (half of it braised with the meat, the other briefly sautéed and added at the end). Sauce included turmeric, cumin, ginger, garlic, coriander and cinnamon and was finished with yoghurt and a little bit of lemon juice. Served with some freshly made whole wheat chapati
We enjoyed a fabulous dinner at The Poached Pear in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, including an excellent mushroom appetizer with a flaky phyllo dough crust; octopus and shrimp salad; the always awesome asparagus fries; apple cider brined pork chop; parmesan and toasted almond crusted halibut with basil pesto mashed potatoes. It all went great with an excellent Syrah and Gigondas.
A local pizza place does a delicious potato pizza. The other ingredients are fennel scented sausage crumbles, caramelized onion, gorgonzola crumbles, rosemary, and a balsamic reduction drizzle.
Salad with baby arugula, oven-roasted red peppers, garbanzo beans, avocado and sautéed chorizo with a simple olive oil, sherry vinegar and sherry vinaigrette - finished with a fried egg
Mr. Tortilla’s whole wheat ones. I just didn’t feel like making my own and these are easy even if they have a lot of stuff in them. Mr. Tortilla’s Whole Wheat
