Fried Greek Cheese

A Greek friend of mine told me about a feta dish that is popular in the western part of Greece. It sounds simple enough. He said just cut a couple of slices of feta cheese, dip them in egg, dredge with flour and then fry in hot olive oil. Sounds like classic saganaki, right? I’ve [...]

Cuban In Hackensack

I’ve had tamales and mofongo before, but never Cuban style.  So it was a pleasant surprise to find a Cuban restaurant – Casual Habana – in Hackensack, not too far from the county government buildings on Main Street.  We started off with Cuban tamales, which look a lot like Mexican tamales, but have tasty bits of [...]

Colombian In Queens

We left the country again last night via the 7 train and landed in Elmhurst.  Our original plan was to go to an Ecuadorian restaurant called Hornados Ecuatoriana.  We took a peek inside and didn’t see many diners so we were hesitant to get a table.  Instead we went to a Colombian restaurant, Tierras Colombianas, [...]

Oktoberfest In New York

I’ve worked in NYC for over 25 years and I can’t recall ever going to an Oktoberfest.  Apparently, they will celebrate Oktoberfest on Third Avenue this year.  When: Oct 5-13, 2007; Fri and Sat only, from 10AM to 6PM.  I guess it will be like the usual street fairs, but with beer (?).  This I [...]

Wanted: Everyday Drinking Wine Suggestions

I’m looking for suggestions for everyday drinking wine (read cheap but good ).  I haven’t had a good glass of wine for quite some time now.  But I’m not willing to pay $20 for a bottle just to accompany monggo and lechon kawali.  I used to buy a Spanish red called Tinto Zamora for around $5 [...]

PBJ

What’s better than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Extra chunky peanut butter with fig jam on toast. Or fig jam with stilton cheese on toast. I’ve also tried peanut butter and fig jam on pan de sal. It’s good too. It’s best to toast the pan de sal with [...]

La Nacional

Relyn – thanks for recommending La Nacional. It was a real winner.  One of the best Spanish restaurants in my book.  We had their paella de la casa and the arroz negro.  The tapas were also very good.  We had jamon serrano, manchego cheese, pulpo, stuffed piquillos, grilled sardines and of course, the usual olives.  [...]

Mac And Cheese

The best deal at Ikea is their Mac and Cheese.  For 99 cents, you get a generous bowl of mac and cheese and a drink that you can refill as many times as you please.  That’s exactly what we had for lunch today.  We did order the usual meatballs with lingonberry which is also a good [...]

Red Hook Ball Fields

Finally, we got to see the famed Red Hook ball fields in Brooklyn!  Marita, my son Jay, a nephew and niece went with us.  It turned out to be a muggy day and we had to take the 6 train to Bleecker and transfer to the F.  But the food did not disappoint.  We had [...]

Cholesterol OK . . . Eat At Katz’s

I guess the flaxseed and oatmeal combination is helping.  I haven’t been particularly careful with my diet over the last couple of weeks, nor have I been working out,  so I was pleasantly surprised when I got my blood test results.  Everything is back to normal!  So I was happy to celebrate a little at Katz’s [...]