Wonton wrappers= Many creative desserts.

Now usually i only write about food that I believe other people can easily access. that's why i dont really write about a food i've made or had at someone's house because how is john doe gonna taste that deliciousness? however, after much thought, I have decided that i'll write about food that I have had that can't be bought if I tell you how you can experience that yummyness too. so i'll only write about it if i can give you the recipe and tell you how to make it. cuz otherwise there would be no point in just me writing about it if you cant taste it! case in point, wonton wrappers. I had heard about the versatility of wonton wrappers but haven't had the chance to get my hands on some for a while now so when my mom mentioned she would be making eggrolls, i got very excited! first i tried savory stuff. she made the eggroll filling (mainly just chopped up vegetables- your choice, we have celery,carrots, cabbage, etc) and shredded chicken and some noodles). but they wrap it and deep fry it. i sprayed a muffin pan with non stick and then scrunched the dough up and then filled it with the mix and baked it kinda like a tart. it was crunchy and just as good as its fried counterpart, frankly i liked it a lot better, much less greasy. then for dessert i did the same thing, but filled it up with fruit we had (we had several- blueberries, banana, peach were used) and a cream filling recipe that i kinda made up along the way that ended up tasting good (just cream cheese, a little ricotta, sugar, and some milk- you can taste it along the way to tweak it, i didn't use measurements). and ta da! fruit tarts, not as pretty as the ones in the store but still something. they were good. some of the fruits were tart but the cream filling complimented it very well and made it balanced. then i also made faux crepes by laying the square out and filling it with chocolate, banana, and peanut butter and then just folding it up into a triangle and baking it again. pretty good for at home stuff. if you ever have wonton wrappers on hand (get em at an asian store?- i dunno where my mom got them) try out this stuff and get creative with your own recipes too!

Bouchon Bakery: Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Everrrrrrr.

So on Friday, I was hanging out with Megan in Columbus circle because we decided to use a coupon for 2 hours of biking! We rented bikes from some place near central park and rode our pars through central park, pausing to take lots of pictures! After returning the bikes, we were both very hungry by then as we had both not eaten breakfast. While being in the columbus circle area and recently watching a segment on nbc about the best grilled cheese sandiwhiches in new york, I figured, let's go to Bouchon Bakery! I remember last time I went to Bouchon I hadn't even bothered to look at their food because I was focused on the desserts. I found them to be ok, not out of this world, hardly worth the trek back. However, this grilled cheese sandiwhich was AMAZING!!! THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH I'VE EVER HAD!!! Doesn't it LOOK delicioso??!!

It's a different kind of grilled cheese sandiwhc, not your typical sandiwhich made with Kraft cheese. It has fontina and gruyere cheese thats melted between two pieces of buttery golden brown bread. I was really loving the bread. It was crispy and buttery and something about it was just gooood. And the cheeses were superb! Ooey gooey and perfectly melted, it was a new (and great!) experience. The grilled cheese sandwhich came with San Marzano Roma tomato soup. Now, normally I'm not a tomato soup fan. I think I tried it once and wasn't digging it cuz come on, it's just tomatoes. But, this tomato soup ROCKED! It tasted like fresh tomatoes and it was super smooth. Dunk some of the grilled cheese sandwhich in that soup, take a bite, and it is just pure deliciousness.Yum! The whole thing came out to about $12 which is kinda expensive but definitely worth it. It's tasty and filling, and I will definitely be going back again soon!

Circles Cafe!!!

Sooo, I haven't written on this blog for a while. Again! But, come on, it's Ramadan. so we haven't really been eating at fancy places or anything worth writing about. But, me and Mona decided to do some late night eatin'!!! Cuz we think it's cool. lol. So, we rushed to Carvel before they closed (11pm) to get an ice cream cone cuz I have been craving it. Now, I'm about to digress a bit. This post is about Circles, but I MUST mention the ice cream at Carvel. We (well, me most of the time) always get the cookies and caramel ice cream on a cone when we go to carvel. I think it's vanilla ice cream with caramel swirls and cookie pieces (not dough, like actual cookie pieces) and it is like omg, so good. the vanilla with that smooth liquid caramel laced through and when you get a gorge of the smooth caramel and crunchy cookie- it is unbelievable! go get some. i think it depends on the location though so go to the carvel in bay ridge on 73rd st and 3rd ave. also, their ice cream cakes are the BOMB!! i get it every birthday and it NEVER disappoints. I could probably eat a whole cake. it's that good. go try that for yourself too. words don't do it justice. Back to circles. So, after our little ice cream cone bit I said I wanna do something like go to a diner at like midnight cuz i find it cool. but there weren't very many open in our neighborhood. We would go to one called Emphasis but quite frankly, theyre food stinks, and they got a B on their health report sooo PASS. I've always wanted to try Circles so we came there and they happened to be open for about twenty minutes. I looked at the menu outside so we knew we were getting the English burger- a sirlion burger on an english muffin served with lettuce,tomato, onion and french fries (we added cheese cuz hello CHEESE FRIES!!!!).

   


The people were really nice even though we were going right before they were closing. I've never had a burger on an english muffin and it wasn't so bad. to me bread is bread. doused that sucker in ketchup and call it a day. i split it with mona and it was gooood. just a good ol burger with fries. then we did some walking and went home. A good day.