...and one for Kat

http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/

Falling for Jessica's Dad.

The more and more I listen to Jessica R's stories about her dad's health food obsession, the more and more I fall in love.  

We took our wine tasting to the streets this weekend after a serious pounding of Dim Sum at Jing Fong palace on Elizabeth Street.  I guess we really took our tasting to the square, Union Square Wines,  which hosts a really widespread and large tasting every Saturday from 2-5pm.  We decided on a wine rating system that just makes sense, SMILEY FACE=good, FROWN FACE=bad.  

After discussing my and Jessica's dad's value of coconut oil in cooking, Jessica and I had the following discussion:

Me:"Your dad and I should date!"

JR:"yeah, except he's still married to my mom" 

Me (in deep contemplation about aforementioned comment):"Well, maybe that's my solution. You grew up learning all of this stuff.  So you know it too.  And you're in NY.  I guess I'll take you. We should date"

JR:"Yeah and we both live in brooklyn, and have out-of-town dudes" 

ME:"A tree grows in Brooklyn.  You're my tree!"  

Jessica and I are obviously soul m8s, but "there's still a lot of unresolved mish mash in the front". 

NMD

things we have discussed....

a list of things/websites that i like that i think i've told everyone about before. and i haven't, well, now you check them out and share my love of good food blogs written by slightly irritating women, reusable bags and a lovely little online store.

http://www.rumebags.com/

http://orangette.blogspot.com/

http://smittenkitchen.com/

http://delight.com/

jr

We Are The Girls of Rock 'n Roll

Oh, and (oh my god I am never going to stop posting) I put up a photo of The Chipettes, but of course we can take that down and put up something else whenever we feel like it! And as you may have observed, in that photo the Chipettes are depicted taking Pisa and not, in fact, New York.

J.G. (using initials is also my new favorite thing. oh god this blog has already turned me into an asshole)

Dim Sum

Morning, Chipettes!

So! For Dim Sum this Saturday, I'd like to throw out a nomination for Buddha Bodai, all vegetarian all kosher Chinese restaurant on Mott St, http://www.chinatownvegetarian.com/. I'm not married to this place though, so if anyone has a different recommendation, I'm all for it! But I like this restaurant very much, largely because I'm a fan of *good* fake meat. There's just something CRAZY about it that makes the taste buds dance (and I believe H-bomb is indeed a vegetarian?). The menu is extensive and the portions generous. If memory serves, my two favorite dim sum items here are the veg. shark fin congee and the bbq veg. meat.

BUT! Totally game to go anywhere else, anywhere at all (not the moon, of course. That is entirely impractical, and we would die).

Shall we say noon? 11:30? 12:30?

Hope you all made it home okay last night! And K.F., I started The Namesake and am totally getting into it, thank you! Yay book swapping! I'll have some stuff for you guys when we get down to cookie madness next week.

WORD,

J.G.

All the Robertos I Know

Tonight, Nicole made us love zucchinis (we didn't before). 

Here are our wine notes (thanks, Roberto Paris--like the city):

(Katie's a racist, just like Jocelyn.)

(Jocelyn notes, "Everyone's a little bit racist.")

Jocelyn ("tell him there are babes"):

Molino Montalcino

Smooth, profound. Delicious!

Fata Greco

Sweet. Fruity finish.

San Francesco Ronco Dei Quattroventi

Satisfying burn. Very big taste

Jessica ("I love Martha Stewart!"):

Molina di Sant'antimo

soft, smooth, very good.

Fata Morgana

very sweet for my taste

San Francesco

:) strong. a little spicy. 

Eryn ("teddy bear Italian"):

Fata Greco

Crisp

Mineral

Dry

Smooth, tasty. Nothing extraordinary.

Garlider Pinot Grigio

Sweet at first, then a little skunky. 

If metals went bad.

Nicole (wine snob):

Greco

full mouth, light, slight sugar feel. bubbles, light pale

Katie (handful):

Molino Montalcino

like v. much. 

subtle :)

Fata Morgana

tastes like white wine.

i don't know. 

i guess it's pretty dry.

San Francesco Ronco Dei Quattrovesci

favorite.

full body. 

delicious.