Sunday Sandwiches: Amy's Bread

Chloe and I went to Amy's Bread yesterday for our weekly Sunday sandwiches. It is located on Bleeker in the area known as sandwich alley. The sandwiches are premade, but they are fresh. There are display cases filled with sweets and fresh baked bread. I got a sandwich with brie, apples and watercress. It was the first nice day in a while so I got an ice coffee and we sat outside in a little park between Bleeker and Sixth Ave.

Purim Party

Photos courtesy of Natalie

Last night my roommates had a party for the Jewish holiday, Purim. They explained it to me a couple times and eventually just settled on saying it was Jewish halloween. I'm not sure what I was dressed as, but I combined flowers with a hippie vibe and this was the result. Lots of people showed up including some friends from home.

Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity

1. Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity exhibit at the Met with Leslie

2. Lunch with Leslie at the Met

3. Cheese burger and chips

4. Hair chalk

5. Rainbow hair and fishtail braids

6. Brunch of chicken, waffles, bacon and coffee with Chloe

Providence//Gnocchi recipe

I got back yesterday from a visit to Providence for the long weekend. It was really nice to get out of the city and see Jeff. I didn't take many pictures, but I did document our eats. When Jeff and I get together we eat, seriously eat. On Friday night we made gnocchi based off the baked gnocchi from Osteria Santo Spirito, which you might remember from this post. I bought the actual gnocchi pre-made from Faicco's on Bleeker, but we made the four cheese truffle oil sauce. Other foods include turkey clubs and breakfast foods, Jeff and my favorite. Here is the gnocchi recipe adapted from this recipe for four-cheese, truffle oil and mushroom mac & cheese.

Ingredients:

1 package of premade gnocchi (or make your own)

8 tbsp. (1 stick) salted butter

7 tbsp. flour

2 cups heavy whipping cream

2 cups half & half

1/2 cup havarti

1 cup Jarlsberg

1 cup Gruyère

1/2 cup grated parmesan

1/2 cup white wine

2 tsp. white truffle oil

3 tsp. salt, plus more or less to taste

1 1/2 tsp. white pepper, plus more or less to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add gnocchi until slightly aldente, about 2-3 minutes. Strain gnocchi then return to large pot.

In a large saucepan, melt butter and flour over medium heat until bubbly and thick, but not browned, about 2-3 minutes. Add whipping cream and half & half. Stirring constantly, let mixture thicken, about 8-10 minutes.

Add four cheeses, salt and pepper, and continue stirring. Pour cheese sauce into pot of gnocchi and stir together. Add truffle oil. Season with salt and pepper as needed. 

Place gnocchi in a casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes.

How to Survive a Blizzard

1. Dinner with Mom and Chloe at Annisa - Barbecue Squid

2. Annisa - grits with lobster and frogs legs

3. Annisa - salted butterscotch beignets with frozen bourbon milk

4. New stadium that Jay-z built in Brooklyn, Barclays Center

5. Mumford and Sons Concert, Barclays Center

6. Silly selfies and overpriced beer

7. Chili cheese fries

8. More selfies, pumped for the concert

9. Whole wheat pita with avocado, cheddar and tomato

10. Mint tea perfect for snowy days

11. Chloe down for the count, snow days

12. Homemade butterscotch blondies

13. Snowball fights during nemo

14. Faicco's on Bleeker

15. Epic italian sub from Faicco's

Sunday Sandwiches

As you may remember from Italy, Chloe and I had the tradition of waking up late on Sundays and going out to get sandwiches. We missed it and realized that we didn't need to stop our tradition just because we left Italy! There is a block in the West Village nicknamed sandwich alley that offers a bunch of new places for us to try, and it also gives us the chance to explore our new neighborhood. First up - Murray's Cheese Shop. A cute, slightly expensive, specialty store (there are display cases packed with meats and cheeses). I ordered the Dude - short ribs, onion jam, horseradish mayo and comte. Yum! It was a deceptive amount of food, but left me full for hours. It was a great way to start Superbowl Sunday. I went to an apartment in Harlem to watch it with some pizza and beer. I was rooting for the Ravens, so needless to say I was happy with the outcome!

First Week Back

1. Tip jar at the Bean

2. Fancy bikes

3. Dirty chai latte

4. Flannels on Bleeker

5. Washington Square Park

6. Watching Girls and snacking with Chloe

7. Wrap with hummus, spinach, sprouts, chicken and avocado

8. Hanging out with Olivia in her new apartment

9. Cupcakes my suitemate brought back from her job

Since I've been back in New York I've been walking nonstop, hanging out in the lower East side, eating just as much as Italy, drinking coffee in to go mugs and catching up with friends. I'm so excited for the weekend, I'm planning on doing work, exploring the West Village and of course eating.