After having lived in Andalusia, I found this jar of chochos picantes very amusing. Please like me on Facebook!
xoxos picantes
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in Ecuadorian, New York, Peruvian, Queens, South American, spicy, vegan
Category Archives: New York
Ispahan ice cream recipe
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Pierre Hermé’s famous Ispahan dessert is not available in the United States. I did get to try one last year in Tokyo. Since then I often find myself daydreaming about the magical combination of rose, lychee, and raspberry.
Below is a recipe for Ispahan ice cream. I made it last weekend and it turned out great!
Prepare your ice cream maker (mine has a detachable bowl that has to freeze overnight).
Over low heat, stir 8 egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar until the yolks coat the back of the spoon. Pour into a bowl and chill this in the fridge.
Warm 1 cup of raspberries in a sauce pan with 2 tablespoons of sugar until sugar dissolves. Pour into a bowl and chill in the fridge.
Chop up one cup of lychees and set aside.
When yolks and raspberries are no longer warm, pour 2 cups of heavy cream, 1 cup of whole milk, the yolk mixture, a pinch of salt, and 2 tablespoons of rose water into the ice cream maker and let it mix for at least 10 minutes.
When the ice cream is starting to set, mix in lychees. Stir in raspberries and sauce, making a swirl. Transfer to a tightly sealed container and freeze overnight before serving!
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Nattochos
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in American, Asian, bucket list, fish, Hawaiian, herbs and spices, Japanese, Mexican, New York, Queens, seafood, snacks, spicy, Williamsburg
My best friend is in Honolulu right now and she sent me a picture of Gyotaku’s nattochos (a portmanteau of “natto” and “nachos”). I immediately went to Family Market in Astoria and bought wonton wraps, tuna, natto (fermented soy beans), yamaimo (wild yam), green onions, radish sprouts, and nori.
We found that our poke mix was a little bland so some yuzu kosho, yuzu chili paste, really helped make the nattochos a success! Please like Chinook Olive’s Facebook page!
Gyotaku
1824 South King St
Honolulu HI 96826
808-949-4584
Family Market
2915 Broadway
Astoria NY 11106
718-956-7925
Amaru Pisco Bar & El Anzuelo Fino
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in beverages, bucket list, celebrations, Chilean, Ecuadorian, fish, herbs and spices, New York, Peruvian, Queens, seafood, South American, spicy, urban
We stopped at Amaru Pisco Bar in Jackson Heights last night before having dinner at El Anzuelo Fino and it was amazing! They serve dozens of varieties of pisco, a grape brandy made in Peru and Chile.
The cocktails are $10 each. We ordered the coca sour (made with La Diablada pisco, Aqwa coca liquor, lemon, egg white, simple syrup, and orange bitters) and a seasonal cocktail called the Callao Long (made with Macchu pisco, ginger, watermelon juice, and lime). Please like the Chinook Olive on Facebook!
For dinner we had jalea, a mixture of fried seafood served with pickled red onions. The ceviche mixto was delicious and came with a little bowl of leche de tigre, the citrus marinade used to prepare ceviche.
Amaru
84-13 Northerb Blvd
Jackson Heights NY
718-205-5577
El Anzuelo Fino
86-01 Northern Blvd
Flushing NY
718-426-8660
Marie Antoinette macaron
16 Thursday May 2013
Posted in bakeries, celebrations, French, herbs and spices, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, tea, wagashi
The new celeste Marie Antoinette macaron is currently available at Ladurée in New York City. It’s made with a cream filling that’s infused with Ladurée’s Marie Antoinette tea, a Chinese black tea blended with citrus, rose petals, and honey. Please like the Chinook Olive on Facebook!
lily of the valley macaron at Ladurée NYC
07 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, French, fruit, macarons, New York, sweets, wagashi
For the first time at its NYC location, Ladurée is selling their famous lily of the valley (muguet) macarons. These rare macarons, along with a matching gift box, are available for a very limited time.
A new melon flavor is also available and is one of my new favorite flavors.
Yuji Ramen
22 Monday Apr 2013
I had Yuji’s mazemen at Smorgasburg last September and immediately fell in love with the brothless noodles. Right now chef Yuji Haraguchi has a test kitchen at Whole Foods Market (Bowery) on Houston. The test kitchen is only going to be there for a few months until his restaurant opens in Williamsburg this summer.
GHOST PEPPER MACARON
20 Saturday Apr 2013
I am at the first ever Hot Sauce Expo at the East River State Park in Williamsburg and Dana’s is here with a ghost pepper macaron! I actually met Dana and she was so sweet!! She gave me one of her limited edition jelly donut macarons when I told her I was a big fan! 🙂 I was totally starstruck when I met her.
Cheetos macaron
10 Wednesday Apr 2013
Posted in American, bakeries, Brooklyn, bucket list, chocolate, French, fruit, herbs and spices, macarons, New York, Queens, snacks, sweets, wagashi, Williamsburg
Macaron Parlour on Saint Marks has a Cheetos macaron. They sprinkle each one with cheesy orange dust.
They also make a candied bacon macaron that has a real strip of bacon inside.
Krug champagne truffles with gold leaf from Vosges
20 Wednesday Feb 2013
I received a box of these Vosges “Hip Hop” truffles from someone special on Valentine’s Day. The Krug champagne gives the white chocolate an intoxicating aroma and a decadent flavor.
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