Archive for the ‘Lunch’ Category

Pizza at Amore’s

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

The most favorite NY-defining fast food that I have occasional urges for would have to be pizza. Granted, I'm sure Chicago holds it's own when it comes to pizza, New York-style pizza will always have me as a consumer. Pun intended.Pizza in NY is tasty for many reasons, I think. ...

When Potlucks Inspire…

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Mom decided to embark on a mini culinary experiment and I'm her number one guinea pig, though this may be more by default than by choice. What can I do when I'm the only mouth she has to feed since Dad is out during meetings and my brother's upstate?Mom had ...

Chowder

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

It's like having dumplings in my English clam chowder.An exhibit of Mom's creativity:Because pasta hugging ricotta is versatile. Werd.

When the Lazy Suffer

Saturday, September 16th, 2006

Mom did a lot all morning, so she picked up something from...somewhere...for lunch.She said I should take pictures. (Ah, to be understood!) :D Rice noodles, roleld up Hot sauce Sweet hoisin sauce Sweet soy sauce These weren't very good though. :( Despite having them heated up in the skillet, these were still pretty hard and not ...

When Life Throws You Potatoes…

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

If life threw potatoes, I'd run, cry and be really scared. Potatoes aren't exactly light. In fact, they can hurt much more than lemons, I imagine, if they were ever projected and headed my way.Anyway, I tried to make something like pan-seared crab cakes with the potatoes I had cooked ...

Rainy Day Simplicity

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Another day of dismal weather. Today is recovery day from two previous mornings of having to wake up early.After Dad and I got back from restocking the fridge and pantry a bit, my brain was hungry and commanded my body to fix something up.In the mood for something savory and ...

Balancing Food

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

I was short-changed at Space Market. I stood there calculating it in my head, three times. Yeah, it's definitely not right.The interesting thing about being short-changed lately (it happened before a few weeks ago somewhere else) is that my brain seems to know when something it's quite right. It's strange.Anyway, ...

Two-Toned Fried Rice

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Yesterday was a day of gluttony, practically. Dad had a company BBQ shindig at Liberty State Park where my stomach was filled with the likes of dumplings, vegetarian burgers, and fruit. There was sticky granola from Costco, fried rice and greasy noodles. We were there to help set up and ...