Bite Sized Foodie

NYC Grub Deal: Taste of 7th

2010-02-23T04:37:00.004-05:00

7th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue is packed with good eats and you can try a few of them in one (or two) go this weekend (Feb 27-28th)! Go to ScoopSt.com to purchase a $18 voucher to try some of the best eats on the block! Porchetta, Luke's Lobster, Butter Lane, Caracas, and Xoom are all participating.

Happy Eating!

XOXO, M

Fried Buffalo Wings Recipe

2010-01-20T14:50:00.007-05:00

There's no better time to serve wings with the upcoming football conference championship games and the Superbowl! Invite some friends over, serve them some wings and beer, trash talk about their teams/players, good time guaranteed!

This recipe is not my own, its from one of my favorite food blogs Simply Recipes. The original recipe broils the wings but I fried the batch I made in a mini deep fryer.

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken wings (about 12 wings)
3 Tbsp butter, melted
4 Tbsp bottled hot pepper sauce (I used Frank's Originals)
1 Tbsp paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Frying oil
Blue cheese (optional)

Directions:

Cut off wing tips and cut wings at joint. Place wings into a resealable bag and set aside.

Stir the melted butter, hot pepper sauce, paprika, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper together. Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the marinade over the chicken pieces in the resealable bag, save the remaining to pour over the wings after frying. Let the chicken wings marinate at room temperature for half an hour.

Remove the wings from bag and heat oil to 375 degrees before placing in the wings (if you don't have a deep fryer you can use a pot). Fry the wings for about 8-10 minutes, you can remove it to check if its ready by cutting into the thickest part. Pour the remaining marinade over it and serve with blue cheese.
* If you like the flaky crispy type you can dip the wings in some flour before frying.

If you're health conscious you can broil the wings. Heat up the oven to 425 and bake the wings on a rack for 10-12 minutes each side.

I serve my wings with a side of celery and carrot sticks.

See the original recipe on Simply Recipes, the owner of the site teaches you how to make the blue cheese yourself! I'm too lazy and bought the bottled kind.

I'll be cheering for the Indianapolis Colts this weekend. Quarterback Peyton Manning is my favorite athele!

XOXO, M

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-01-02T06:22:00.004-05:00

A VERY Happy New Year to you all!!

Did you have a special new year's meal? It was very low key for me, I kicked off my new year with a mug full of hot cocoa. Isn't this the cutest hot cocoa set? Its a sampler package from Target :)

Grilled Turkey Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Sandwich

2009-12-21T05:16:00.007-05:00

I love jalapeno peppers and put them in my sandwiches all the time. This adds a kick to your typical turkey BLT sandwich and is super easy to make.

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich

Ingredients:

2 Strips of bacon diced
2 Slices of turkey (I used the oven roasted variety from Trader Joe's)
2-4 Jalapeno peppers (depends on your preference)
1/4 Medium onion diced
2 Slices of bread (I used slices of a seven grain bread)
1-2 Slices of American Cheese
Butter (Optional)

Directions:

Heat up the bacon bits in the pan until crisp, drain and remove from pan. Add diced onions to the bacon oil and cook until slightly tender then add jalapeno peppers and cook for another minute. Drain and remove the onions and pepper from pan and mix with bacon.

Toast the bread with a small amount of butter on both sides (the butter is optional). Quickly heat up two slices of turkey and melt cheese on top then place on top of bread. Add the bacon, onion, jalapeno peppers mix on top, grill sandwich on both sides and serve.

If you do try this out I'd love to hear what you think, enjoy!

What Did You Eat For Thanksgiving?

2009-11-29T03:06:00.003-05:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! What delectables did you eat?

I personally LOVE Thanksgiving! A day spent with family, food, and football, what more could anyone ask for? Mama dearest makes a small turkey every year, it always comes out so tender and juicy...

I also happen to love leftover turkey, a quarter of that turkey went home with me to enjoy for the next few days. I foresee lots of turkey sammies!

My parents have a corgi named Lucky, here he is waiting for food to fall from the dinner table

XOXO, M

Street Eats NYC

2009-11-21T01:28:00.005-05:00

New York City is known for its street eats. You can get everything from the average hotdog to fancy eats and desserts. Today I spotted the Le Gamin Truck on 16th Street and 5th Avenue on the south east corner.

Le Gamin is a French bistro with three locations across the boroughs and a mobile truck. The truck is not stable you'll have to check their twitter to find out their daily location. They make these amazing crepes filled with nutella goodness and can be topped off with ice cream. It's serious delicious business. So follow their twitter, find le truck, get a crepe, thank me later

Here's a picture of the back of the truck in case you're not certain

Their mobile menu

If finding the truck is too much trouble then do go to one of their locations:

Le Gamin (EAST VILLAGE)
536 east 5th street (between ave. A&B)
212.529.8933

Le Gamin (Brooklyn: Prospect Heights)
556 vanderbilt avenue (Dean+Bergen)
718.789.5171

Le Gamin (HUDSON, NY)
609 warren street
518.828.2885

Visit their website: http://www.legamin.com/

XOXO, M

Breakfast Pizza

2009-11-19T03:54:00.004-05:00

As mentioned before I'm a die-hard breakfast food fan. I can eat it ALL the time. I also love pizza so here's a recipe for a delicious and satisfying "Breakfast Pizza"

This was from a back issue of Bon Apetit Magazine (Jan 2008). The original recipe is posted on Epicurious. I changed a few things in mine.

The original recipe (serves 8):

Ingredients:

1 loaf ciabatta bread (about 1 pound)
1 cup chopped green onions
8 tablespoons olive oil, divided
8 ounces sliced hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese
1 pound spicy or sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
8 large eggs

Directions:

Sauté Italian sausages in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with spoon, about 7 minutes. Divide sausage among bread halves. Bake pizzas until cheese melts and bread begins to crisp, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 large skillets over medium-high heat. Crack 4 eggs into each skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let eggs stand in skillets while pizzas bake.

Arrange 4 eggs atop each pizza. Spoon reserved onion oil over eggs. Cut each pizza between eggs into 4 pieces.

What I changed or added:

I've tried this with green onions and regular onions and regular onions are just as good if you don't have green onions on hand. I've also added garlic and jalapenos for an extra kick, if you like spicy you'll like the extra jalaepnos. You don't necessarily NEED to use italian sausages, I've tried it with other sausages and it came out just as well. Try chicken sausages if you want to be a little healthier.

XOXO, M

Eating Out NYC: Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao AKA Soup Dumplings

2009-11-15T00:22:00.009-05:00

Other things I may not know but soup dumplings, I know! Currently the best place to have soup dumplings in NYC is Nan Xian Xiao Long Bao. You'll need to venture out to Flushing, Queens to have some but it's well worth it. My iPhone pics does not do the deliciousness justice...

Xiao Long Bao literally translates to little dragon buns and known as soup dumplings to the western world. I call them heavenly buns, they're packed with meat (pork or crab) and when steamed they produce a delicious broth. mmmmmmmmhhhh yum
If you do decide to try this place, please give the crab meat version a shot. Its probably the only restaurant that does it right. They have other items on their menu but the buns are a must. Its a small restaurant so expect some wait and squishy settings.

The original Nan Xian is a famous soup dumpling place located inside Yu Yuan in Shanghai...

If you're wondering if this is better than Joe's Shanghai, it certainly is.

Nan Xian Xiao Long Bao
38-12 Prince Street
Flushing, NY 11354
Phone: 718-321-3838

Happy Eating!!

XOXO, M

Breakfast Sandwich

2009-11-12T10:35:00.008-05:00

Breakfast food in sandwich form is heaven sent...

What we have here is a ham, egg and swiss on rye toast. Something simple yet oh so flavorfully delicious. Just look at the melted cheese in all its gooey yummy glory

Who wouldn't want to take a bite of this?

I toast my rye bread with a bit of butter to make it extra fatty :)

XOXO, M

Ramen, How I Love Thee

2009-11-09T05:04:00.004-05:00

Its starting to get cold here in New York and I love having ramen when its chilly out

Ramen that hits the spot usually have the following characteristics (at least to me)

Just the right amount of fatty broth, not overly fatty, fat control is important
Egg with semi runny yolk
Good ol' pork that's semi fatty (I'm a meatarian, not sure if it'll ever change)
Some root vegetable
preferably served in a BIG bowl

XOXO, M

Simple Garlicky Chicken Breasts With Rice & Beans

2009-11-04T23:34:00.001-05:00

This is something quick and easy to make, a garlicky chicken served on rice and beans. I was lazy and used a pre packaged box of rice and beans but you can make your own rice pilaf.

Serving size: 2

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts butterflied and pounded
salt, black pepper, dried oregano, and garlic powder
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp oliver oil
3 cloves of garlic, minced/chopped
Multi-purpose flour
Box of prepackaged rice pilaf

Directions:

Follow the directions on the packaged rice and cook the rice
Season chicken with salt, pepper, dried oregano, and garlic powder
Dredge chicken in flour
Heat up skillet with butter and olive oil
Add minced garlic into skillet on medium heat, wait still golden
Add chicken into skillet, cook for about 2 mins each side or until golden brown
Remove and serve with rice

If you do try this do let me know what you think!

XOXO, M

My Sandwich Obsession

2009-11-02T01:17:00.002-05:00

Ahhhh nothing puts a smile on my face like the way a good sandwich does. This one over here is a italian inspired sandiwch. I went to the deli and requested for capicola ham, pepperoni, provolone cheese, letteuce, tomato, vinaigrette, and olive oil on a roll.

The guy at the deli definitely thought I looked famished and stuffed extra pepperoni in there.

My name is Mona and I'm addicted to sandwiches, there I said it.

XOXO, M

Welcome Post

2009-11-01T03:37:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone! I finally decided to restart my food blog and post some of my dining reviews and cooking tips/recipes here :)

I can also be found on yelp: http://momoeats.yelp.com/

XOXO, M