It’s finally summer which means…beaches, ice cream, ice pops, excursions, traveling, sunshine, not being pasty, eating stone fruits and other summer wonders like TOMATOES, picnics, fireworks, getting caught in a warm rainstorms, cute outfits, and so much more. Can you tell I’m pumped about the season? I love warm weather. The hotter the better… okay I’ll stop hyperventilating and get on with it.
To kick it off, I began the season of joy with a grub crawl. When my cousin Asia (who’s essentially my sister and partner in eating everything we can in the world) wins tickets to the Bon Appétit Grub Crawl, what does one do? They take off of work, eat and drink from morning until night and then pass out! It was a Brooklyn Grub Crawl starting at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene and ending up at No. 7. I ate some awesome elote (Habana Outpost), some buttery steak (Speedy Romeos), drank some outstanding cocktails (Sisters on Fulton Ave.), had one of my new favorite drinks of all time called the Bergamonster (The Finch), and ate some bomb broccoli tacos ( No. 7). It was fab.
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After my day of gluttony and intoxication I decided maybe I should take it easy. So what do I decide to have for breakfast? I cooling, refreshing, and summery breakfast of strawberries, cream and cookies….
Alright, alright, cream and cookies is not what sounds like “taking it easy” BUT I have been waiting to make this recipe all winter and for the record it is way healthier than it sounds. There’s yogurt, fruit, whole grain and honey.
I used this recipe and I was beaming with excitement because it’s finally strawberry weather and I can make this beautiful breakfast. And if you don’t follow mynewroots you totally should. Because she’s beautiful and her recipes are extraordinary.
http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2014/06/strawberries-and-danish-summer-cream/
Let me just say the smell of cardamom and lemon biscuits in the oven is intoxicating and the mix of sweet, ripe strawberries with “cream” is luscious.
And just to add insult to injury I spent my next day in the city eating as well. I went over to Nom Wah Tea Parlor for some dim sum and let’s just say their bean curd roll are super and the tea not so much (was pretty weak for a tea parlor). Asia and my summer goal is to eat at as many dim sum, dumpling, hand pulled noodle, and ramen places as humanely possible. I think we’re on our way for fulfilling our goal. Stay tuned for a detailed Chinatown, Flushing and Sunset Park Map of great eats.
If you’re also excited about summer and all it’s possibilities RAISE YOUR HAND! I know I am.
P.S- You can follow my summer eating/adventuring on Instagram @realschwimshady
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