Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Homemade: Spicy Thai Wings

My boyfriend makes THE BEST wings in a sweet and spicy Thai sauce. It's such an easy recipe I had to share.

Ingredients: 1 pack of chicken wings and 1 bottle of Roland Chili Sweet Sauce
Prep: Preheat your deep fryer to 375
Serving: A pack of 6 wings will get you 2 servings. 6 wings per person

1. Take the chicken wing and cut between the wing and the drumstick to separate them. Chop off the bone of the wing that is sticking out.


You should have 3 pieces. The wing, the drumstick, and the extra piece of bone (all 3 pieces are pictured towards the bottom of the picture). You can throw out all of the bone pieces.

2. Take all of the wings and drumsticks and put them in a bowl. Use cold water to clean the pieces thoroughly.


3. Load your deep fryer with the pieces. 6 at a time.


4. Fry them for about 10 minutes.


5. Place them on a paper towel to soak up the oil


6. Heat up the Roland Chili Sweet Sauce until it begins to bubble and add the wings to the sauce


The final result....

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Please let me know how you like them!


Monday, April 20, 2015

Jose Tejas

                   We went to Jose's again. We couldn't even move on and try new dishes. Pathetic.

Warm Chips and Salsa

Margarita
Chicken Burro
                                                   Delicious as always. So flavorful.

Cajun Burger
This burger is a must have. The sauce makes it so good. The fries are delicious as well. 

UPDATE

So this is what Jose's looks like on a Saturday for dinner. As soon as you walk in there is a line just to give your name to the host. The wait is always around an hour for dinner each time I've been. Jose's is well worth the wait though.


Frozen Mango Margarita
The mango margarita was really good. Though, I did not like it at first. It had a sort of a sour bitter taste to it. Once I let the drink melt a bit the bitterness went away. Strange

French Quarter Chicken
This is Jose's all star dish. The chicken has an amazing lemon sauce on top that is boss. The dish come with rice and beans which are a great compliment to the chicken


                                   

Talenti Gelato

Obviously nothing can beat the fresh, creamy, fluffy gelato that I had in Greece but damn this stuff is good too! My favorite flavors are Caramel Apple Pie and Southern Butter Pecan.

Talenti Gelato Caramel Apple Pie and Southern Butter Pecan


The Caramel Apple Pie has little pieces of apple and pie crust with caramel swirled in. Sold.

Caramel Apple Pie Gelato


The Southern Butter Pecan is the perfect mix of pecans, caramel, in delicious ice cream.


Southern Butter Pecan

Look at that big glob of caramel!


Tops Dinner

The lasagna is so delicious. Gooey cheese in rich flavorful tomato sauce. They do not skimp on the ground meat. This meal is well worth the price as the serving size is huge. This is my new favorite on the Tops menu. Comes with a sad little bread stick on the side that you can ignore.

Meat Lasagna

The shrimp is yummy and seasoned well. I didn't taste the ribs but the I was told that they were delicious in sweet barbecue sauce.

BBQ Ribs & Shrimp

Now this cheesecake right here... One of the best desserts and the BEST cheesecake that I have ever had. Tops recently revamped their menu and cleaned house of all of the less popular cheesecakes that used to be on the menu. It's clear why the Dulce de Leche Cheesecake was one of the ones that made the cut. Creamy delicious cheesecake, not dense, with delicious caramel on top.

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake 
I cannot deal. This is a must try at Tops Dinner. Such a creamy and surprisingly light dessert. Not too rich. Just the right amount of sweetness.


Food porn. Enjoy perverts.

                                              

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Carmines 44th Street

Carmines is a strong tourist restaurant staple in the Theater district. It's always packed. Everything is served family style so to get the full experience I would go with a large group 5 or more so that you get to try a wide range of dishes.

Carmines looks like the typical Italian Restaurant. From my experience the wait time during peak weekend hours can be anywhere from 15 to 2 hours. Seriously. I would strongly suggest to make reservations.

The Spicy Scarpariello Wings are so good. They not spicy at all. Just a delicious lemon and herb taste. These are a must try.

Spicy Scarpariello Wings
 The spaghetti and meatballs was just alright. Nothing special. I would skip this dish.

Spaghetti and Meatballs
                                          The Chicken Parm was just ok. Nothing special.

Chicken Parmigiana

                                                                       Carmines

New York International Auto Show

                                                             
I was dragged to the nyc car show held at the Javits Center on a cold rainy Friday. The tickets were $16 per person. Large crowds.




                                                                         My favs.


1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 SS

G 65 AMG


2015 SL 63 AMG Roadster

1956 Ford ThunderBird Roadster