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Lombardi

I’m back with more New York posts coming up! Let’s begin back on track with Lombardi’s: Lombardi’s Address: 32 Spring St Lombardi’s Phone: (212) 941-7994 Lombardi’s, founded in 1905, was the first pizzeria in the United States. Now that’s history worth visiting! A little background from wiki: Gennaro Lombardi opened a grocery store at 53 […]

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Tomato Bisque

Bisque – a highly-seasoned thick, creamy soup, classically of puréed crustaceans, of French origin. I finally tried making tomato bisque today. Looked up a few recipes and freestyled it. I was pleasantly surprised as it turned out pretty good! Next time, I’m going to try other bisque flavors such as salmon or mushroom. The core […]

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TGFF!

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., is a chain of 557 “Old Country Stores”, each combining a retail store and a restaurant in 41 states across the United States. Currently they have 4 in New Mexico but none in California =( The Cracker Barrel chain serves traditional Southern comfort food, including grits, and their outlets […]

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Bad Rice, Good rice

Have you ever left your cooked rice in the rice cooker overnight?  Well, if you do, fear not…fried rice is for you. Ham, sun dried tomatoes, broccoli, egg, onions. Artichoke hearts on the side. You know what’s weird?  All the ingredients are from Costco! =P

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Holy Burrito!

What do you call a burrito made for a pastor? Burrito Al Pastor? =P But seriously, there really is something called burrito Al pastor…I just found out today while looking up Mexican restaurants in Las Cruces: Mexican-style Al pastor meat is a dish similar to the Turkish doner kebab, Shawarma, or the Greek gyros. Usually […]