Things I Ate In New York

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June breakfast is served 🍓🥣☀️ 2% Greek yogurt + grain free granola + berries + drizzle of maple syrup ✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBk-lvVJ6uD/?igshid=jd6tec7jqckq

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Luxuriating in the last of the summer tomatoes #withporkroll 🍅🍅🍅 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAIuNkhTXY/?igshid=1dzw7exjl8w9z

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Baking adventures with @barret.giese: bagel edition 🥯🙌🏻 . . . . #baking #bagel #everythingbutthebagel #cinnamonraisin #quarantinebaking #quarantine #quarantinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_u1qBCJKXC/?igshid=1n78id88ecohh

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Not bad for a first attempt at croissants! Recipe c/o @tartinebakery bread cookbook. Thanks to @barret.giese for coaching me through the 8 hour process 🥐🤗💕 . . . #sourdough #tartine #tartinebread #baking #quarantinelife https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LRTTNp5fO/?igshid=1b1plrbkrmp1e

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You better believe it’s plant butter! Playing with new products with the Upfield US marketing team 😛 (at Haven's Kitchen) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mPdIPpyx4/?igshid=1mee2wpbit1iz

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Throwing cooked pasta on top of a cheese-and-pepper dusted egg yolk is my new favorite weeknight splurge 😍 #putaneggonit #🍝 https://www.instagram.com/p/B84Ugg3h7S5/?igshid=1hmb9ca5igz9y

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Whole grain spelt sourdough + avocado ft. @maldonsalt 🍞🥑😍 . . . . #avocadotoast #avocado #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #breakfast #wholegrain #sourdough #bread #breadmaking (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zIg9ehsg6/?igshid=yqhwwhnuo5xp

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It’s Plant-Based Jan (aka Veganuary) and @barret.giese and I are IN it. Here’s a “pizza burger” with @violife_foods parmesan & kale Caesar salad that we made from the @minimalistbaker cookbook. Swipe 👉🏻 for more highlights from the first 10 days! . . 2. Tofu scramble al la @barret.giese 3. Hot & sour stir fry with tofu 4. @casamaraclub because we’re also doing DRY January 🤣🙏🏻🍺 5. Savory cinnamon roll by @barret.giese 6. @gardein chicken bowl at @yardhouse 7. Spicy Pasta & @beyondmeat Sausage at @yardhouse 8. Homemade @beyondmeat bolognese over spaghetti squash with @violife_foods parmesan cheese 9. @raakachocolate Oat Milk bar 10. Butter Chick-peas (& Cauliflower) over brown rice #veganuary #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedjanuary #veganmeals #dryjanuary (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LppgRBpFv/?igshid=1twia497q5kkv

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Happy Christmas 🎄 (at Estero, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ixPW0B0Wm/?igshid=1dwekahdldrjh

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Pairs well with a local sauv blanc @fergburger_queenstown . . . #burger #wine #sauvignonblanc #newzealand #queenstown #takeaway #alfresco https://www.instagram.com/p/B5U6qiugqQC/?igshid=19eeq2wudw8ji

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Farm fresh eggs, grass fed butter. 🍞🍳 . . . . Breakfast at Rowi Hill. @barret.giese (at Okarito, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OKTNRBbDI/?igshid=owfyngy8g225

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Fun with gochujang 🥦🥕🥒🥢 . . . . Stir fried vegetables & firm tofu with gochujang sauce (gochujang, rice wine vinegar, maple syrup, minced garlic, touch of sesame oil), cauliflower rice, quick pickled cucumber, kimchi, bean sprouts, green onion, over mixed greens. Leftover stir fry with udon noodles on day 2. https://www.instagram.com/p/B45dyfmAgDP/?igshid=zop5brgwn0a5

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for everything going on right here @razzanj . . . . #cheatday #cheatdayeats #mozzarella #handmade #woodfiredpizza #margheritapizza #cheese #pizza #jerseycity #jerseycityeats #weeknightdinner #farmtotable (at Razza Pizza Artigianale) https://www.instagram.com/p/B25ebGGg_RR/?igshid=ypejckvv5qbq

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RAMEN SALAD BOWL

In the hot days of summer, I’ve been obsessed with cold “ramen” salad - inspired by my foodie friend Jeanne, who was inspired by a feature from Bon Appetit. 

This salad swaps broth for lettuce and includes all my favorite ramen fixins including a jammy, gorgeous 6 minute egg! I also swapped ramen noodles for a slightly healthier soba noodle. The greatest thing about this meal is that it packs a lot of flavor with less calories - relying on a few soba noodles and about 2 ounces of meat to make you feel like you’re indulging, but truly making vegetables about 80% of the meal. Super flavorful sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and chili garlic sauce (for heat) do a lot of heavy lifting too! We’ve had this for dinner at least once a week for most of the last two months. Its extremely customizable, so you can make it with whatever vegetables or toppings you love!

INGREDIENTS:

Cold soba noodles tossed in sesame oil (cook for 4 mins, rinse in cold water)

6 minute egg

Kimchi

Sweet Corn

Cilantro

Cucumber ribbons (use a vegetable peeler to make!), tossed in rice wine vinegar

Carrot ribbons, tossed in rice wine vinegar

1oz leftover grilled steak & 1oz chicken tossed in @werubyou sauce

Lime

Sliced green onion 

Crunchy salt

Garlic chili sauce

Bed of lettuce greens

DIRECTIONS:

Heat water to a boil - boil eggs for 6 minutes and plunge into ice water to stop them from cooking further. Add soba noodles to boiling water and cook for 4 minutes. 

While noodles and egg cook, assemble the rest of your ingredients in a largebowl. Place the soba noodles and egg on top, mix together (if desired) and enjoy!

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Smashed potatoes cooked in chicken fat + portrait mode = 😍😛😍 . . . #diningincookbook #diningin #whole30 #paleo #homecooking #smashedpotatoes https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNfHVOBLLB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=196p6ezyeos12

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CHICKEN KIMCHEE CAULIFLOWER FRIED RICE

#Whole30 compliant! Delicious! Nutritious!

Midway through my third #Whole30 and trying some new iterations on favorites to keep things spicy! We loved this kimchee cauliflower fried rice - it was great for dinner and even for breakfast with some eggs the next day! Coconut aminos, ginger, and some compliant chili paste really make the flavors in this dish pop and cover up the blandness of the cauliflower rice, while a runny fried egg on top give the dish a wonderful richness that really hits the spot.

Here’s the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb chicken breasts, diced

Coconut aminos (or soy sauce)

Thai chili garlic sauce (ie Huy Fong)

2 T grated fresh ginger

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup chopped mushrooms

1 cup chopped snow peas

1 can water chestnuts, drained & chopped

1 can bamboo shoots, drained & chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 cup shredded carrots

3 cups cauliflower rice

1 cup kimchee, chopped

1 cup thinly sliced green onions

2 eggs, cracked and beaten (for scrambling)

2 eggs, for frying

Sesame seeds (for topping)

GUIDANCE:

1. In a large frying pan, heat ~2 T vegetable oil over medium high heat. Add diced chicken breast and cook until no pink remains. While cooking, add a swirl (~2 T) of coconut aminos and a dollop of Thai chili sauce (~1 T) and mix in while chicken cooks. Using a slotted spoon, remove from heat and cover to keep warm and prevent from drying out.

2. Add 2 T more vegetable oil to the pan. Add garlic and ginger and sauté until fragrant, about 2 min or less. Add mushrooms, snow peas, chestnuts, bamboo shoots, red pepper, and carrots. Add 3-4 T coconut aminos and 2 T chili sauce (or to taste), and a generous pinch of salt. Sauté and let vegetables cook down, about 6-8 mins, or until liquid has mostly cooked off.

3. Add cauliflower rice, kimchee & chicken and sauté to warm through, about 2 min more.

4. Make a well in the middle of the pan a few inches wide, exposing the pan’s hot surface. Add beaten eggs and stir to scramble. When scrambled eggs are starting to come together but aren’t quite cooked through, mix to distribute throughout.

5. Remove from heat. If desired, top with a fried egg, chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and a dash of chili sauce and/or coconut aminos. Great as leftovers too! I served mine with Alison Roman’s Cucumbuer & Kohrabi with Crunchy Chili Oil as a side dish.

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Gettin in our kicks on the upper west before we head across the river 😎 @vanleeuwenicecream @emackandbolios