Winter Melon Soup

26. February 2006 Uncategorized 0
Adapted from chinesefood.about.com Ingredients:winter melon, green skin, seeds and pulp removed, cut into smaller pieceschicken broth3 slices of ginger1 scallion greens, choppedhandful of spinachrice noodlesfish saucelemon juicesalt and pepper 1. Place winter melon in a pot of chicken broth, bring to a boil and simmer until winter melon is tender, about 15 minutes.2. Add ginger ...

Gyu-Kaku

26. February 2006 Japanese, Korean 0
34 Cooper Square off 6th Street and Lafayette 212/475.2989 about $60 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ I’ll group Gyu-Kaku under my Korean and Japanese restaurants list because they had both Korean-style barbecues and Japanese yakitoris. They had several kinds of soups served in clay pots that tasted like Korean chigaes, but udon ...

A Summary of Paris: Itinerary

25. February 2006 Paris, France 8
We rented an apartment on 78 rue St-Louis-en-l’Ile via Paristay.com, so most of the stops we made were around the island of Saint-Louis. It was the perfect space for three people complete with a loft bed, a bathroom, a fully-equipped kitchen and a sofa bed in the living room. The neighborhood in itself is one ...

Versailles, An Hour Outside Paris

23. February 2006 Paris, France 0
We woke up earlier today to catch the 10am train to Versailles. My father wasn’t feeling well so he opted to stay in and wait for us in the apartment. Not wanting to deal with drama our last full day in Paris, my mother and I left for the RER C train to Château de ...

Sacre-Coeur, Montmartre, Les Halles, Berthillon Ice Cream

22. February 2006 Paris, France 0
It didn’t rain at all today but it was nippy enough to keep us awake and active all day. On our way out, we stopped at the boulangerie near the Seine to buy some fresh croissants. The bakery downstairs was closed. We took the #7 to Châtelet, transferred to the #4 and got off on ...