Don't Call it a Comeback!

First and foremost, Happy 2011 peeps! To put it frankly, 2010 was a shitty year for a lot of people. But hey, we got through it right? One of my last dishes of the year was courtesy of Mark Bitman once again. I'm not the biggest fan of gnocchi, but there was something about Bitman's Ricotta Gnocchi recipe that appealed to me. Here's how it went down:

Scoop out pasta dough, I used a tablespoon and fingers. Add the dough to a large pot of boiling water.

Then transfer to a small pan and sautee in a pan with fresh sage. 

So you'll notice my gnocchi is darker than Mr. Bitman's. There is an awful lot of multi-tasking involved with this dish. I got distracted and the gnocchi started to brown. I thought they looked even more beautiful and it added another texture to the dish.  

I diced some campari tomatoes then simmered them in a pan for a few minutes. The lightness and sweetness of the tomatoes were a perfect contrast to the saltiness of the cheese. 

Superb!

First Photo of the Week of 2011.

M Train btwn BK & Manhattan

Morning Loveliness.

Astoria Blvd & 23rd.

Greenery. 

Throwback Photo of the Week

Moore St, Dublin 2008

On the Subject of Laughter.

Tennis world number one & number two, giggling like children while trying to shoot a commercial. Delightful.

On the Topic of Friendship.

How do you measure a brilliant friend? To me it's a person you can laugh with endlessly about a subject as random as Travis the Chimp. Me & my beautiful friend Kristin were absolutely obsessed with theTravis/Charla Nash tragedy that claimed the life of an eerily human chimp and the face of a good woman. Not to say there is anything humorous about the brut strength of a primate mauling an innocent person. But there is something quite hilarious about people who are stupid enough to own wild animal and pretend it's some normal shit. Anyway, Kristin made me this funny video to give me a good laugh. To all the primates who have ever been made to dress up in silly outfits and ice skate, Kay & I feel your pain. And to my very dear friend, love ya Kay, thanks for the video.