This weekend I found a recipe for a mean beef with broccoli, my favorite Chinese dish. It’s totally the real deal in flavor and texture, and is refreshingly simple, inexpensive, and fairly healthy to make.
Now all I need are killer recipes for bubble, fried crab rangoons, and hot and sour soup, and my bi-monthly urge for takeout just might be curbed. Maybe. But we still might have to enjoy takeout occasionally because A) it’s fun, and B) Chinese food always tastes better when it comes in those little cardboard take out boxes. No point in denying it. Truth is truth.
Speaking of delicious bubble tea, I’ve discovered the joys of White Swans Asia Cafe’s (on Clinton in the South Wedge) bubble tea with tons of sweet chewy tapioca pearls and made with fresh blended mango or honeydew melon. It’s incredible. My search is over.
I also trekked to the public market for my share of fresh produce as I do every Saturday morning and managed to capture the goodness of Martha Jane Bakery’s hot pastry pocket with tomato, basil, mozzarella, and prosciutto before I devoured it. That was no small task, I assure you.
This week’s market spoils included about four pounds of green grapes for a total of $3, $1 for a whole pound of amazing looking green beans, 6 large Cara Cara oranges for a few bucks, and some juicy ripe tomatoes – all for at least a quarter of the price I’d pay for them at Wegman’s. I still have broccoli, carrots and basil left over from last week’s market trip, so I’m thinking a big fruit salad and roasted veggie dish are in my future this week.
Also, our 6 month farm share starts in a few weeks, and it’s almost rhubarb season. Be still my heart.
