by Ahu Shahrabani
on December 20, 2011
As the days grow colder in NYC, I love making and eating soup. It’s easy to whip up a ginormous pot on a Sunday (my favorite day to cook) and enjoy it for several days after. After getting my first immersion blender two weeks ago, I was eager to finally try it out this past weekend by making potato leek soup (yes, I’m a nerd. I get excited over such things). It’s very simple, as most soups are, but blending it makes it look so much more… fancy shmancy.
Potato Leek Soup
P.S. I feel like I should add that I literally ate the soup while writing this, as if that adds some sort of Inception-esque credibility to my post!It’s basically just leeks, potatoes and onions cooked down in broth for about 30-45 minutes then blended with milk, salt and pepper. I also added red pepper flakes, because I like a little kick to my food. I would have squeezed in some lime juice as well had I had limes. Next time. I’m on day 3 of eating the soup and it’s still delicious!
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by Ahu Shahrabani
on December 13, 2011
I spotted this sign outside of Boqueria recently that made me chuckle:
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| Randomly placed quotes always add a little “Je” ne sais quoi. |
In my opinion, Boqueria actually IS the best tapas in the city, and one of the best restaurants in NYC. Great food, drink and a sense of humor… can’t ask for anything else.
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by Ahu Shahrabani
on December 12, 2011
7/10
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I adore places that have excellent food without all the muss, fuss, or pretentiousness of a fancy restaurant. That’s exactly what ‘witchcraft achieves – with a clean and inviting aesthetic. Having had their coffee and various sweets (TriBeCa location) many times over, a friend and I popped into their Flatiron location for some ‘real’ food during a shopping marathon this weekend.
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| Goat cheese sandwich with some damn beautiful bread. |
My friend had the sandwich – sadly my walnut allergy kept me from trying it (it had walnut pesto sauce on it) but she swears by it. I had the tomato and Parmesan soup – I’m not even a fan of tomato soups and this was delicious. It was a tad sweet, a bit spicy with just enough parmesan throughout.
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| Those breadsticks are where it’s at. I’ll take a few… hundred, please. |
The perfect light meal during an afternoon of power shopping – any other gal will concur that lightness is key when you’re trying on outfits! The breadsticks that came with the soup were out of this world – almost like savory cookies – buttery and salty. Yum.
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Definitely stop in for a bite next time you pass by ‘witchcraft and you feel a zing of hunger.
‘witchcraft
Multiple locations
www.wichcraftnyc.com
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