I'm Still Alive

I have not died, fled the country, or lost my laptop. I have had gourmet at least once a day, despite my 11-12 hour work days. But, I had no time to post this week after starting a new job. I promise next week will be different! I will give a quick recap of my gourmet experiences this week before highlighting one particular meal. Monday, I had a delicious portabello gardenburger. Tuesday, I will talk about later. Wednesday, I had a grilled cheese (with brie and havarti) and tomato soup. This was delicious, quick, and easy. Thursday, I had an asian stir fry with a spicy peanut sauce over red rice. Pretty much every night for dessert I had a lime popsicle...yum!

Last night I went to Poke, my boyfriend treated me for a nice sushi meal after my first week at Bloomberg. I recommend this place, but I don't know how soon we will be going back. It was packed and the atmosphere was not as bad as we had expected, after reading lots of negative atmosphere reviews. The sushi was delicious! It was extremely fresh and very flavorful. We got the spicy scallop roll (my favorite), the truffle roll (Zach's favorite), the ninja roll, and a tuna and avocado roll. The truffle roll was a delicious salmon roll with tempura flakes on the outside and spicy salmon truffle sauce and salmon on the inside. The ninja roll was spicy tuna on the outside and eel and avocado on the inside. As I said all were delicious and I highly recommend trying them! However, I felt that it was a little pricey and I thought the rolls were small and not all that well made. It was about $55 (with tip) for all of those rolls, and like I said they were small (usually six pieces). But, every bite was a joyful explosion in my mouth. The other upside to poke is that you can leave your name and walk around, they call you on your cell phone when your table is ready. Oh and it is BYOB. So, we drank a bottle of King Shag along with our sushi.



I want to mention my favorite meal during the week (Tuesday) because it is so simple and delicious. I can't take credit for this creation, it was Zachary's idea. We got a bag of mixed greens and added some cherry tomatoes, avocado, olives, brie cheese, and baby shrimp. The shrimp were cooked in a little olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice. Mix it all together and add a dressing of your choice (we had goddess)! It was one of the best salads I have had in a long time. I would make it again in a heart beat. Also, we used frozen pre-cooked shrimp. I recommend trying to keep a bag of those in your freezer. It just adds a quick protein to a meal.

Simple Salad

I often find it hard to adjust to my own cooking, after having many meals at home. This certainly isn't helped when you come home to an empty refrigerator. After learning this the hard way, I now try to keep a few things on hand at all times. Always have a couple of different cheeses in you refrigerator. Cheese will often last for a long time, but check for mold. I usually keep swiss, goat, and feta cheese in mine. I also have learned to keep some canned goods on hand. I know that canned goods are usually no substitution for fresh vegetables; but, when you are exhausted from traveling all day, you are not going to feel like washing and cutting a bunch of veggies! I usually keep pre-sliced beets, corn, roasted red peppers, and artichoke hearts on hand. You can easily make a hearty vegetable and cheese salad. I happened to have some romaine lettuce on hand, so I used that, a can of beets, goat cheese, tomatoes, and sprinkled a little goddess dressing on top. You could substitute your favorite dressing. If you want more protein, keep chickpeas, canned tuna, canned salmon, sardines, or some sort of beans on hand.