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Popover Dreams and BLT Steak

6 Jul

I absolutely love the popovers at BLT Steak.  In fact, they are so good that I often dream about them.  They are perfectly warm, fluffy, and crispy with that amazing crackly gruyere top.  With a bit of butter and salt, they are absolutely sinful.  And huge.  When my mom wanted to come into NYC for a special birthday lunch (including a good NYC burger), I thought BLT was a great chance for me to show her a place I loved.  (I had sent her to my favorite steakhouse, Keens, earlier this year.)  It did not dissapoint.  The popovers were as delicious as ever (I am craving another one now just talking about them!)

Last time I was at BLT Steak with a publisher, the thick cut bacon was ordered and it was heavenly.  We made this our appetizer and it was absolutely delicious.  More like a really delicious, smoky piece of ham than what I would normally consider “bacon,” which is probably why I like it so much.

Then the burgers were had.  Not the best I’ve ever tasted, but juicy and meaty and the gruyere was a nice touch.  The fries were especially sensational.

Total Nom Points: 8 out of 10

Fourth of July BBQ

6 Jul

What is the 4th of July without a BBQ?  Luckily, Mike and I were invited to the ‘burbs of Long Island to enjoy some good ol’ grillin’.  It so happened that we were eating Parve Kosher (that means no milk!) so this left me with quite a dilemma with baking.  I had a recipe in mind that I hoped would taste good enough that slight textural changed wouldn’t matter (margarine just doesn’t have the same texture/flavor as butter, and it was quite hard to find a parve margarine!).  It happened that TheGourmetFoodie had sent me her post to the recipe for Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies and I do love both amaretto and chocolate chip cookies.  I won’t repost the recipe since it’s right at that link, but even with margarine and soy creamer it was excellent.  I look forward to making them with butter and milk because honestly, it would be hard to make these better.  Cookie monster indeed!

We managed to eat all the cookies before I remembered to photograph, but here is a pic of the lovely spread from Saturday: