Trader Joe's Korma Sauce

Yes, another Trader Joe's product. Korma sauce is a little spicy, very seasoned and is delicious. (It's indian just in case you didn't know.) The directions call for chicken only. I, however, added a whole bunch of veggies and stuff. Cauliflower, peas, chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), russet potato (or baking potato), and of course, chicken. The sauce is an orange, red, brown kinda color with little bits of onion. It's so easy to make. I mean, it comes from a jar. Of course, I would love to make this dish from scratch, but I know very little about indian cooking. Basmati rice is about the only thing I know how to make good. The dinner was served with naan. It's an indian flat bread with little black, burnt spots. You throw it in the oven for a few minutes and the bottom gets a little crispy while the top stays soft. It's really good and the package gives a lot of ideas about how to use them. I wish I'd saved the package. We were very full after this meal. It was deceiving. We had the dish in wide, white bowls and I didn't think I put that much rice but we discovered it was more than plenty. And a little side bar. For some reason, as I was eating it, I grabbed the kettle sour cream & onion chips and noshed on a few. *shrug*. No clue. Eat something good!

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Roast Beef Sammie

Lunch today was a roast beef and onion sandwich on a wedge with extra mayo and s&p. That combination is one of my favorites. My ex was Irish and he had very specific foods that he not just liked but loved. (It consisted of hand held fast foods - his three major food groups were cheeseburgers, fried chicken and pizza.) He introduced me to the combination mentioned above and I've been eating them since. One time this nice deli guy who'd made my sandwich suggested a horseradish mayo. I liked that idea. And you could tell that he was proud of the sandwich he made for me. I've yet to try it but I have something to look forward to in the future.

Unfortunately I didn't go to that deli, I went to one closer to me. And, the taste was delicious. It was well seasoned and the lady put a good amount of mayo on it. The roastbeef itself was, however, a bit of a disappointment. First of all, it wasn't sliced thin enough. I like it very thin. Paper thin. (Though I'll settle for thicker if the meat is very tender.) It was still, overall, very good. The wedge bread was a little chewy but not too badly. Maybe my jaws are getting weaker with age. On the side, I had sour cream & onion kettle potato chips and a diet peach arizona iced tea. Eat Something Good!

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Chicken Night

We don't actually have a weekly schedule of meals, but when I make chicken. Well, nevermind. I'm just realizing that not every night with chicken is chicken night. Someone recently called me a chicken slut. Anyway, I'm worried about the chicken tonight. It's grilling away on low heat with the cover on right now. I'm so afraid that I won't cook it right. Like that the outside will be all burnt and the insides not cooked enough. Ugh. I have a bad feeling about this. The marinade. Soy sauce, sugar in raw, thyme, rosemary, ground ginger, garlic powder and black pepper. I made it once before and it turned out great. I broiled it that time. Tonight's a whole different ball game. I'm serving the chicken with basmati rice and peas. We haven't had peas in a while. I'm looking forward to eating them but not as much as eating the chicken. Had a moment. I think we're going to accidentally overcook the chicken. I worry so much when I cook. Even things I've cooked a million times. Wait, I was confident at preparing Kraft macaroni & cheese in a box. Steve said I make it the best and he's been a long time eater of the stuff. I guess you could overcook it easily. I take it off sooner and drain with the lid on in the pot. Usually there's still a little liquid left and I put it back on the stove with butter and a hint of milk and let the water boil out a bit. That's where it gets a little tricky. If you do it for a prolonged time, it will be too dry and not mix with the powdered cheese very well. Anyway, I don't eat the stuff anymore. I mean, I want to but I don't. I had a chocolate covered pretzel just moments ago. Milk chocolate. It was delicious. Time to eat!

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Lucia's Pizza

We had a bad pizza experience yesterday. Steve thought it was awful. He didn't like their sauce and there was a lot of it and he said the cheese was breaking up. And the guy behind the counter said it just came out of the oven so we both wondered why it wasn't crispy or crunchy. I gave it a 6 out of 10 because I liked that they put a lot of sauce cause I like sauce. It wasn't the best sauce but it certainly wasn't the worst. Steve gave it a much lower rating than I did and he went into great detail about it. As we left, the cashier apologized about the noisy children. That's when we realized that the two old ladies and the kids were family. And I was all, oh no. All that we said. I feel a little bad about it. I thought maybe one of the old ladies made the sauce or something. They were both feasting on chicken cutlet sandwiches. To undue all this we decided to go to another pizzeria that we were somewhat unfamiliar with. This was after a stop to Mrs. Greens to pick up some wheat germ and ground flax meal. Anyway, the second pizza stop was better but not by much. I actually gave it a point less because the sauce was too sweet. The crust was way better though. Steve liked it more but I think, overall, it was just a very average, no frills, slice of pizza. Eat something good!

Lucia's Pizzeria & Deli
115 Secor Road
Mahopac, NY

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Junior's Cheesecake

We had a traumatic experience last night. We were at the bandshell where musicians perform free concerts. Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY. Anyway, there were people seated in seats in front and then there were a bunch of people on the lawn behind it. People were going back and forth along the pathway between the two. Many people stood behind the seated ones and Steve and I were included among those. Then this girl comes up and talks to the standing couple next to us. She wants us to move. Then a whole bunch of people start yelling sit down! A kid came up to Steve and asked us to move. Steve was like, this is a concert. People stand. And I agreed with him. But they wouldn't stop. So finally we walked away as did the others and they cheered. It was sort of embarrassing. Then we heard them from afar screaming sit down and we figured other people decided to stand there. Then it happened again and security went running over there. There were so many cops there. It seemed overwhelming.

Anyway, I made us leave the Philip Glass concert early. They had a projector or something going as the "band" or ensemble or whatever played along. I apologize to Glass fans but I think they suck. Even if all that stuff hadn't happened, I wouldn't have wanted to stay. It was just noise. Not even cool noise, just repetitive, boring crap that didn't hold my attention.

Thank goodness for Junior's. They're famous for their cheesecake. And boy did we indulge there. We had 10 oz steakburgers with cheese and bacon. They came with steak fries and heavily battered onion rings. The meat was delicious. And the fries were good too. The onion rings were a bit heavy for me though I ate them all. The bun on the burger suffered a bit too much for my liking. It literally fell apart as I was eating it. The bacon was thick sliced and well cooked. OK, finally. The cheesecake. Regular only with, as Steve says, nothing to interfere with the taste. It was a tall, nice sized piece and I ate almost every last bite. Holy good. It was great! Oh, we also had chocolate egg creams to drink. Last night's late dinner (it was about 11p) was very satisfying. I was a happy camper. Eat something good!

Junior's Cheesecake
386 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Trader Joe's Veggie Burgers

Last night we had masala veggie burgers made by Trader Joe's. It had potato in it and other veggies and it had that oh so familiar taste of indian food. We had it on a pita with mayo, red onion and alfalfa sprouts. Which reminds me, I really have to get some of that Rusk green tea and alfalfa shampoo. It cleans so nice. Such light, airy foam. Anyway, we had the burgers with what else but salad. A nice spring mix with honey french dressing for me and bleu cheese for him. It was a very satisfying meal as was the previous nights. Eat Something Good!

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Broiled Squid

I'll just say it. I overcooked the hell out of dinner tonight. My vision was to have nicely broiled squids and separate tentacles marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, s & p. I wanted them to be slightly browned and burnt in places. I waited, waited and waited and no brown spots. I should've put them closer to the broiler. But I didn't. I just let them get cooked to death. I mean, I knew they were done but I wasn't getting the coloring so I kept hesitating to take them out. So we had salad. The dressing was too vinegary for Steve's liking. All in all, dinner was a failure. We decided to have a boca spicy chik n' patty to make up for it. I'm now haunted by the visions of tentacles. And indeed, I saved the overcooked squid for Sid's breakfast. (I hope dog's are allowed to eat squid.) Well, he already had some so I'll find out. I don't think I'm ever going to cook squid again unless it's in a seafood stew, cut into bit size rings and pieces. But I'll never cook that stew so nobody has to worry. It's a terrible feeling. Not life threatening but this lingering disgust over dinner and the nausea I feel when I think about it. Til the next dinner failure, I'll just have to Eat Something Good!

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White Clam Sauce

Last night I made linguini with white clam sauce. We went a few towns over to buy the baby clams. They call them vongole or something. Anyway, this is a total cheater's dish. I don't make most of it. Actually, it comes out of a can. Progresso white clam sauce. It's good on its own, but I like to saute shallots, deglaze with white wine, add the sauce and later on hit it with parsley. Right before I'm ready to serve, I add the baby clams and serve over linguini when they open up. Remember, don't try to eat the ones that don't open. We had a nice baguette with the meal. I can't remember the last time we had bread with a meal unless we were having sammies. The dinner was really good. Steve loved it. Thank goodness for pre-made products. Hehehe. Eat something good!

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Eating Rampage

I went off my diet today. I overate a lot. I'm embarrassed to tell you exactly what I ate, but I'll tell you. Even though I woke up hungry, I skipped breakfast. After a couple of errands including a trip to Walmart, I stopped by that grocery store. That damned buffet. Everything looked so good. I had a piece of chicken teriyaki (leg), one small swedish meatball and a small to medium sized piece of eggplant parm. When I got home I nuked it a bit and sat down to eat it. I enjoyed the chicken alot. And though the meatball lacked a little seasoning, it was good too. And the eggplant parm was the same but I felt a little disappointed by it. It was still good though - I'd eat it again and I probably will. My culinary adventure didn't stop there.

When I got home, I made myself an egg & munster cheese sandwich on a leftover hamburger roll then hit it with a glob of mayo. It, too, was good but now that I think about that one, I'm sorta grossed out. Anyway, then I decided to nuke up a vegan boca burger and I hit that with ketchup and red onion on yet another leftover hamburger bun. Afterwards, all I could do was to recline. You would think that I'd be too full for dinner, and I was feeling full, but I pressed on and made and ate dinner.

Simple. Tuna salad with mayo and maille dijon mustard and black pepper (always freshly ground) stuffed into a whole wheat mini pita with iceberg lettuce and red onion. Steve put cheddar cheese on his as well. I made two per serving cause they were so little. Then I had a large serving of grilled zucchini, green pepper and yellow squash. I tossed it in balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, olive oil and salt & pepper before Steve grilled it. It had a nice charged flavor and the vinegars gave it a little zing. And yes, I'm full. Very full. I will be good tomorrow. Hehehe. Eat something Good!

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Caesar Salad

It was grilled chicken caesar salad last night. And grilled corn on the cob. We had some leftover from the other day. I forgot to mention something weird that happened this past weekend. Some young girl, teenager, walked up our driveway barefoot. She was upset. She said she ran out of her house and through the woods because she got into a fight with her mother. She used the phone from our house and I asked her if she was alright. Then I offered her a pair of socks and my old sneakers. She gladly accepted them. We don't know what's become of her but I hope she made peace with her mother. Another weird thing was when we were in New Paltz. I didn't see any homeless people and yet some young woman asked Steve for a few dollars. Steve shrugged it off and I was just surprised that someone who looked clean, well-clothed and fed had the nerve to beg for money. It didn't seem fitting. We saw her later after lunch and she promptly ignored us. She probably felt like a dick cause I heard her say to her friend (after Steve rejected her) - that she couldn't do this. Anyway, tonight is probably another boca burger night with grilled zucchini and yellow squash. Oh, for lunch I had a grilled chicken breast (leftover from last night) - a sandwich with yellow american, mayonnaise, iceberg lettuce and red onion on a hamburger bun. It was pretty good if I do say so myself. Eat something good!

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Main Street Bistro

The weather wasn't great yesterday. It was overcast so we didn't take a motoride. Boo hoo. We did, however, take the car to New Paltz, NY. It's a cute, little place with lotsa little shops and restaurants. It was nice to look at but I wasn't loving it. The sidewalks were too small and hilly and windy. It was making me claustrophobic. I think I spelt that wrong. Anyway, for a late lunch, we stopped in at the Main Street Bistro. I found their site on-line and read through the menu before we got there. One of the items that interested me was the salmon hash so that's what I had. It was good. Not great. Steve had some of mine and liked it a lot more than I did. It had small chunks of salmon with fried potatoes (nicely done with little crispy parts), tomatoes, asiago cheese and Hollandaise sauce and two poached eggs on top. The waitress said their Hollands sauce was really good but I didn't taste it a whole lot. The asiago cheese really stood out though. I guess I wasn't really in the mood for fish. I guess that's why I didn't really love it. It was good though, overall. Afterwards, we drove up some mountain. I don't recall the name. (And it was just yesterday.) It was so uphill and windy that I was a little intimidated. People were parked where allowed and walked up quite some ways to reach the lakes and falls and stuff. I decided it was too hot and that I wasn't going to walk up a mountain. I was a poo poo head. The day was fun. It's always nice to have 'alone time' with Steve. Eat something good!

Main Street Bistro
59 Mainstreet
New Paltz NY 12561

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Grillin' on the 4th

We got some folks coming over for cheeseburgers, hotdogs, sausage, macaroni salad, roasted corn, salad with choice of lite ranch or blue cheese dressing. We'll also be having the mandatory chips and dessert. I don't know what dessert will be because someone else is bringing it. I hope they bring extra goodies. I'm most excited to eat a hot dog. I haven't had one in months, many months. Dieting and hot dogs don't mesh well together. And Steve refuses to try turkey hot dogs. I think they're lower in calories and fat. That'd be my guess. Steve is addicted to a game called Ikariam. He can't stop playing it. He wanted me to wake him up in the middle of the night so he could continue to play it. I suppose I should take a shower but I really don't feel like it. See ya. Eat something good today!

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