I'll have a little weiner in my schnitzel



So I've been seeing Schnitzel Truck (Schnitzel and Things) tweet for a few months and finally bit the bullet. They were parked at 27th & Park which is only two stops away from my office on the 6 train.

They had veal yesterday and I felt like veal yesterday. It worked.

Anyway I called ahead for my order then took a detour to the bathroom and ended up taking long than I'd thought to get down there.

When I got out of the train station I noticed Pamplano was boarded up. I guess I won't get a chance to try their ham sandwich afterall.

Anyhooo I strolled down the block (actually around in a circle cause I thought they were on Madison at the time) and picked up my haul.

Rushed back up to my office and opened it up. I'd got the veal in a platter with the austrian potato salad and the beet & feta salad.

A HUGE thin piece of veal covered almost the entire container. I had to cut it in have and part the meaty goodness to show the sides underneath for the photo. Bonus for large portions.

I <3 the beet salad. The potato salad was ok. The veal was tender, but not flavorful enough. I got the scallion, ginger whatever relish but didn't end up using it.

All in all I'd probably not go back because while it was good, I'm picky about my fried meat that's been pounded to a crisp and I can make better. Also I'm entirely too lazy to make a trek like that for something that should be wolfed down almost immediately after getting it. The fact that it had cooled by the time I got back to my office probably hurt the flavor a bit.

double chocolate chip almond cookies



So I'd planned on making these for my building super and porter as a end of year thank you, but then the ceiling in my bedroom caved in last night so they're now a, "please fix this quickly, also thank you for last year... yeah" gift.


I'm sending a few to a friend that didn't get to taste many of the other batch I made.


Also saving some so the boy doesn't glare at me when he ain't got none.


I should have gone out and got pecans, but I didn't sleep at all last night so they get what I had in the apartment. *huff*

lemon, garlic and cilantro scallops


Pretty simple recipe.

I used 1/2 pound of Peruvian bay scallops from Pescatore in Grand Central.

First I pureed about 5-6 cloves of garlic, the juice of one large lemon and a handful of fresh cilantro in my blender.

I melted butter in a sautee pan and sprinkled a little florida seasoned pepper from Penzy's on top till it was aromatic and the butter browned.

I added the scallops in and browned them on each side.

Removed the scallops, deglazed the pan with a little white wine (pinot grigio this time).

Then I added some of my cilantro mixture and cooked till well combined.

I briefly put the scallops back in the pan then poured the whole thing into a bowl.

I drizzled some leftover lemon-cilantro-garlic sauce from the blender on top then garnished with a few pieces of cilantro.

The bread is garlic bread from Fairway.

Easy peasy.