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An excuse to use adorable poachers

19 Sep

So upon a shopping spree at Broadway Panhandler (thank you Lori for turning me onto this store!) I found these adorable egg poachers.  They’re cracked egg shaped silicone bowls that you float in boiling water to perfectly poach an egg.  I was looking for a good excuse to use them, so a night without dinner plans proved perfect. 

I heated up soba (buckwheat) noodles and some frozen veggie assortment that had sat in the freezer since who knows when.  Added some Purdue Italian Marinated Chicken “Short Cuts” (they are fabulous and easy!) and topped with the poached egg and a splash of basil olive oil. 

The meal was good but not great.  Would have been much better with fresh veggies, this brand of soba noodles were bland, and I slightly over poached the egg. Will know for next time!

Back to drinking… sorta

8 Sep

It was a beautiful night in NYC on Saturday, so Mike and I decided to make some sangria and sit out on the balcony to enjoy it.  We had some 2/3/4 Buck Chuck (aka Charles Shaw red wine from Trader Joe’s) that we decided to use with fruit, liquor, and a special ingredient.  My mom had given me a Vinturi Wine Aerator.  Now this thing is awesome.  It makes any wine just taste better.  (Side by side taste tests were impressive.)  I had also just been out drooling at many kitchen stores during the day (Broadway Panhandler and Sur la Table) and Mike had bought me one of my biggest desires: an immersion blender.  Therefore, a twist on the recipe was concocted.  I added a bit of wine and cut up fruit to the bowl and pureed about 2 cups of fruit to be added to the sangria that Mike usually makes.  He has a secret ingredient, that unfortunately I cannot reveal, however, it makes it fan-freakin-tastic. 


The puree definitely added a twist to it.  I really liked it, but Mike was so-so on it.  After the sangria sat and marinated for two days, however, we both are quite over the moon about it.  Delish!

The one problem, however, is that now that I have no gallbladder, one glass and I am hard pressed to even be writing this blog right now.  I have turned into a cheap date!

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