You Better Get Hip to the Clean Up Woman

Just as teen girls currently dress like their moms, I cook as if I'm in my mom's depression era of the 1930's. I don't like to waste food and always try to use what I buy.  Chicken soups are great for this purpose because you can throw in the last of your jarred hot sauce, vegetable scraps, herbs that need used up and put in fillers, like rice or grains.  This is a great way to use up corn tortillas, to thicken and add a little corny flavor. 

Until You've Seen This Trash Can Dream Come True

A healthier go-to option that always tastes good but I often forget about is Chicken Scallopini.  Lemons, capers, butter and garlic give this thinly sliced chicken breast a gourmet feel and taste for the smallest amount of effort.  Smashed sweet potatoes dressed with only butter and s&p, steamed broccoli and brown sprouted rice.   

After eating a ton of pizza, jerk, Korean BBQ, these kinds of meals come in handy to get your gut back on track. A reminder to partake in moderation of all the fun, delicious fatty take-out food NYC has to offer in order to continue partaking.

You Want to Taste and Help Yourself

Amidst the tomfoolery of the local establishments trying to sell us on silly food themes or gimmicks instead of straight awesome eats, something exciting is taking place on the streets.  Brave cooks are popping up with their makeshift gear and setting up sans food trucks, just hot plates and tables, selling their smoked BBQ or tamales, jerk and assorted other offerings.  If you're not a social media partaker, you have to be lucky to catch them but when you do, it's a kismet!  Like these delicious fall off the bone ribs....

....and this smoked chicken with greens and the meatiest dirty rice we've ever tasted! It becomes more special because when it's a chance encounter, the treat is that much better.

Earlier, the morning provided treats from Alamo Draft house City Point here in Brooklyn in the form of the tenderest chicken tenders and dreamiest queso with chips.  The Accountant 2 matinee and the surprise wonderfulness of Jon Bernthal.