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Pongsri Thai- Take 2

9 Jun

This isn’t my first post about Pongsri Thai and I’m sure it won’t be my last. This time I found myself there with my friend Travis. 

Travis proved that the Big Bird’s Love Nest is just too irresistible a name to resist.

I went with something brand new to stay healthy (I love Thai but I always order either Pad Thai or Pad See Ew). It was tons of sauteed veggies with shrimp in a garlic ginger sauce.  DELISH! I hardly missed my noodles for eating a whole plate for 7.5 points.

And that left me with points left for… dessert!  We decided to try the Coconut Ice Cream Delight which was young coconut, taro, jackfruit and palm seeds.  I couldn’t stop eating this and was happy the portion was small and Travis graciously shared some.  I counted it for 4 points… so hard to tell with ice cream!

Overall, Pongsri is reliable and delicious.  It’s also in a pretty convenient area (there are 3 in the city).

Total Nom Points: 6.5 out of 10

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Ostrich: The perfect diet food

7 Jun

I have the incredible fortune of working right by the Union Square Greenmarket. Besides going out for awesome lunches, fresh veggies, wine tasting, and buying   beautiful flowers, they sometimes have some rareties.  It was here that we secured our bison meat as well as the ramps (and miscellaneous other goodies!).  As I was searching for lunch, there was a vender cooking up some ostrich meat and singing it’s praises. 

What is so good about ostrich? Glad you asked! It is high in protein and very low in fat (even less than turkey and less than half of chicken!) It’s low in calories and high in iron (the meat is almost as red as steak).  Oh… and it’s delicious!  The vendor was giving samples and good thing as it convinced me to buy them (even though they were quite expensive at $20 for this steak for 2).

We paired it with delicious roasted cauliflower.

It was a FANTASTIC portion and my whole plate came to just 8 points.

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RECIPE
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Ingredients:

  • 4-4oz Ostrich Steaks (no thicker than 3/4”)
  • 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt

Directions:

  1. Marinate ostrich steaks in wocester sauce, garlic powder, and salt for about 30 minutes to an hour 
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  3. Roast for about 15 minutes per pound (internal temp should be about 155 degrees)
  4. Remove from oven and slice

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Winberie’s in Summit, NJ

4 Jun

After a long day in New Jersey, Mike and I found ourselves at the Summit train station and itching for dinner.  We decided to take a later train and find a local dining establishment.  I have actually never eaten at Winberie’s (partly due to bitterness that they wouldn’t give me a job when I was 16).  It’s a small chain that everyone I know who grew up in our area frequented.  They have a few other locations in New Jersey as well as one in PA and one in IL.

We started with the Bruschetta which was fire roasted tomatoes, basil, balsamic, and Reggiano Parmesan on garlic crostini.  It was quite delicious and had all the right flavor combination and textures (crispy without cutting up your mouth while you eat it). I had one piece of 3 points.

Mike opted for the burger. He seemed to enjoy it.  The fries were good but not crispy enough (a common complaint of mine with fries).

I balanced the crostini with a salad.  The Alsatian Chicken Salad sounded right up my alley… grille chicken breast, field greens, sauteed apples (why don’t more restaurants sautee their apples??), bleu cheese, candied walnuts (nom nom nom), and cider vinaigrette. Delish!  I calculated about 8.5 points for the salad.

Overall, for being a “chain” I was actually pretty impressed with the food.  A good standby… though nothing really special.

Total Nom Points: 6.5 out of 10

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