Food Trip: Cafeteria

So a random beautiful Sunday in the first weekend of summer, that just passed, scored me the opportunity to join a couple of my lady franz at this NYC staple restaurant. Located in Chelsea area of Manhattan on Seventh Ave and 17th Street, it sits cutely on the southwest corner and offers some real treats. No need to make you wait

Watermelon Salad w/ Shrimp and Feta

Their oh so infamous and absolutely delicious Mac Attack!

Mac & Cheese Spring Rolls with Gouda Dipping Sauce

And this rather refreshing Ginger Mint Lemonade to wash this all down!

To say the least I will be returning for sure!

Side note: I LOVE a delicious watermelon salad, and I will absolutely be incorporating the spicy twist they use in my next date with watermelon, feta, and mint.

Kisses :-*

Quick Tip: Summer Cocktail Chillers

Summer time is here and so are cool beverages. A few days ago I had some loved ones over for dinner but beyond the amazing meal we shared the table discussion were these frozen mango cubes as the chiller verses regular ice. I mean how adorable is floating refreshing fruit over melting water in your stemless glass of peach iced tea!

Necessary ingredients:

1 bag of frozen fruit 

1 quart of Turkey Hill Peach Iced Tea

4 fancy cups

And a few house guest to indulge 

  

Comfort Food 002: French Toast

The weekend always brings out the breakfast chef in me.  A few weeks ago a friend handed me several slices of her grandma's infamous homemade bread.  My immediate first thoughts, oooh I am making some french toast!  I left the bread on the counter for a few days to dry out.  Additionally, I have recently acquired some Sangster's Rum Cream from a quick vacation to Jamaica, I decided that the flavor would be a perfect add on this very traditional meal.

Necessary Ingredients:

3 eggs

2/3 cup of milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp of cinnamon

4 slices of stale bread

Butter

Maple Syrup

Optional:

1/4 cup rum cream

Fresh berries

Powdered sugar

 In a bowl beat eggs, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla together. If using, rum cream. Whisk until well blended, pour into a shallow bowl.

Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, allowing bread to soak up some of the mixture. Melt some butter (or use vegetable oil or pam spray) over a large skillet on medium high.  Add as many slices of bread onto the skillet as will fit at a time.  Fry until brown on both sides, flipping bread when necessary.

Plate and serve hot with butter and maple syrup, if available, fresh berries.

French Kisses :-*

Quick Fix: Strawberries & Cream!

Missed me?! No worries I am back, to stay :-)

Well in reverence to one of my favorite fruits and the great joys of sun rays from the summer that is inching up closely upon us, I am going to share this 10-minutes or less recipe.

I don't know about you but quick & simple desserts can easily run all of my taste buds! Ideally it will be something cold like Gelato or Fro-Yo but today it was this quick fix from our staple friend, Entenmann's Cinnamon Crunch Loaf.  Let me just say that a good loaf cake, can have you from empty handed to covered dish ready in no time! But this particular loaf, just stole my whole heart!

Necessary Ingredients: 

One box of Entenmann's Cinnamon Crunch Loaf (or the flavor of your choice)

One box if fresh strawberries

One dollop of Cool Whip

Wash and rinse the box of strawberries,  grab about four strawberries, snip the leaf ends and cut into three pieces each. 

Slice two to three inch pieces of the crunch loaf.

Layer each slice of the loaf on the plate almost in a staggering position and lay the strawberries on top in the same pattern. Add a dollop of cool whip and enjoy!

It was really delicious, unfortunately I did not capture the ingredients before using them but you get the gist of it all.

Kisses :-*