Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Lunch and Linner

This week is very busy for me. Cooking for Real starts this Sunday so I've been running around doing some things in the city. The weather here is so crazy. It was 60 degrees yesterday and very in-betweeny teeheehee. New word. I was between hot and cold and really depending on the side of the street you walked on, you were improperly dressed. Kinda funny, I had lunch with a friend and we practiced unconscious walking based on the shadow/sun side of the street. We ate at Houston's on Park Ave. in Manhattan, haven't been there in years, I usually stick to the local owned-businesses because there are sooooo many to go through in NYC and I aim to accomplish a good majority of the menus in my lifetime! About Houston's though, I really like the lighting in there. I got the "Sashimi Tuna Salad: pan seared ahi with cilantro-ginger vinaigrette, mixed greens, avocado & mango" and after hesitating twice, an order of fries and a 7&7 to drink. I remembered faintly thinking the fries were great with a steak I had there years ago and was happy when they arrived. Just as I remembered. I like plenty types of fries. I'm not a skinny or fat freak, I'm more into the texture, the doneness(another new word) and the seasoning. So these are thin, long, some skin on a tip here or there and the right amount of salt. The drink at lunch right? I know you are still thinking it, I know I am teeheehee ... well, look what can I say, I had a teeny headache and didn't wanna take a pill and wait for hours. Had a few sips and was self medicated. I'm so wrong, but it worked. :-) ... The salad was yummy, mango and avocado really were perfect yesterday. Refreshing and cool. Gonna have to work something out this weekend with the two, I'm inspired a bit. Ok, here's my Linner from yesterday ... finally finished off the ravioli I made last week. Took them out of the freezer and turned Italian into the world's original pasta, Asian food. I fried some, then steamed some and had them with a soy sauce mixture I make and some jasmine rice. When I was in Korea, they served the fried version on a stick and they were called yaki-mandu ....sooooo yummy, street food at it's finest. Of course, these were filled with beef and sage and asiago, because I intended them for ravioli last week, but the flavors really blended well. Real yummy .... ok, here are the pics ...




6 comments:

Jay said...

The ravioli looks yummy! Especially the fried ravioli.

Sunny Anderson said...

thnx jay! it was yummy, i was just too lazy to make a pasta sauce, so i fried em and went the way of the soy sauce :-), i'd eat the korean counterpart on the way home from clubbing in itaewon, which is a district next to the military base all the GI's run rampant through ....had so much fun! they fend off hangovers!

Mrs. U said...

Hi Sunny!!
I just wanted to say that I am looking forward to your new show this weekend!!! This must be so exciting for you!! I can't wait to learn from you!

His,
Mrs. U

Sunny Anderson said...

i'm excited too mrs. u!!! i just hope everyone takes a teeny pc. of info with them, anything. i just wanna spread some food around!

Anaylli said...

Hi Sunny!
I just saw your show this morning and I loved it! I'm looking forward more episodes :o)

It's also cool to know that you were stationed in Korea! I have a weird obsession with Korean food at the moment, lol... will you be featuring korean inspired recipes on the show too?

Best of luck to you...
Anaylli

Sunny Anderson said...

yaaay Anaylli! glad you caught the show, i lived in korea from 93-94 and i am STILL hooked on the food ... if you are ever in nyc, go to the area east of b'way in the mid 30s. great korean groceries and restaurants!!!