Tag: Good Eats

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“Soup Is Good During These Cold Winter Months”

The ReadyWriter

I wasn’t always a ‘soup eater’ but recently started to indulge because this diner in my area make the best soups. I’ll only eat their “new england clam chowder” “lobster bisque” or “mushroom barley”. Vegetable soups and minestrone in my opinion, are just typical and traditional soups.

Anyway, I received the cutest little crock pot for Christmas and will maybe, maybe; attempt to make some soup over the weekend. The gift was for this intended purpose. I could throw everything in the crock pot and forget about it.

So to involve you ‘my readers’ in this venture, tell me what kind of soup you think I should make?

Please keep in mind that I’m a vegetarian so chicken noodle is out!

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“A Turkey Free Thanksgiving Dinner”

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I was asked by many of you to post a write-up I did last year regarding my meal as a vegetarian on Thanksgiving day. Well as promised here it is, photo above and all.

This is my 10th year celebrating a Thanksgiving meal as a vegetarian and I might add, some people who “love me” have decided to give up their Turkey on tomorrow as well. LOL…

Trust me, shifting the focus from the bird to the rest of the meal can have a surprising effect on both your eating habits and the creativity of your cooking.

I always allow the vegetables to play a major role at the table from which I’ll dine and this is exciting to some who wish to add variety to their meal.

A turkey will be present and in the midst of tomorrow’s dinner, it just won’t be “the center of the meal”.

There will be collard greens, string beans, stuffing, cabbage, macaroni and cheese, yams, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, rice, baked potatoes, fish and that’s right; plenty or cornbread.

And just to think.., ten years ago, I thought being a vegetarian would make my holidays dull and boring but instead it forced me to be a better cook! And before you ask..”Yes I can cook”

Have a “Happy Thanksgiving” my CEO family….

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“Dinner Friday Night Was At The”

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Skylark Diner and Lounge in Edison, New Jersey.

This restaurant was recommended by a loyal Ceo Blog Reader. The food was phenomenal, small in portions and just enough; but not worth the hour-long drive in Friday night traffic.

Equipped with a full bar and bakery on site, the food was good, the service was impeccable and the decor retro sixtyish.

There was four of us., I had the grilled salmon, whipped mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach, my friend had the shrimp, scallop and sausage fettucine, while the other couple chowed down on a chicken wrap with french fries and chicken parmesan with pasta.

Our appetizers were fried calamari and lobster bisque soup.

Thank you for your restaurant recommendations (keep them coming) however, anything further than 45 minutes away from the (NY-NJ) tri-state area, I will only dine at these eateries if ever in that particular area.

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“Dinner On Saturday Night Was At”

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Seabra’s Marisqueira.

A Portuguese restaurant, located in the iron-bound section of Newark, NJ, they specialize in fresh seafood and great entrees on a daily basis. Their portions are astounding and their prices very reasonable.

As an appetizer, I had a fresh baby green salad, while my dinner companions chose the fried calamari, shrimp cocktails and buffalo wings.

For my main course, I chose the grilled Tilapia, mashed potatoes and fresh string beans, my companions choices were; the portuguese codfish grilled with potatoes, whole red snapper grilled in a butter lemon sauce and the grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and green beans. All entrees came with yellow rice and a mixed vegetable.

There are several portuguese restaurants located in Newark, NJ., so in the midst of your choices I definitely recommend Seabra’s Marisqueira…you won’t regret it.

Friday night’s dinner was at one of my favorite places Thai Chef restaurant…

I love this place y’all!!!!

Located on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair, NJ. I’ve blogged about this spot once before.

This is the restaurant that has a chocolate souffle that is simply to die for!!!!

Anyway, by the time we got to this restaurant on Friday, I was so hungry, I almost ordered everything on the menu.

I had a salad as an appetizer, then my girlfriends and I, shared the fried calamari.

As a main entree I had the grilled chilean sea bass and OMG!!!!! This fish is so soft and tender, you’d swear you were eating a piece of meat. No lie! My fish came with the sticky dirty rice, it was way beyond delicious.

As a side, I also had the pad-thai noodles with shrimp…that dish is off the hook!!!

My girlfriends all had the curry shrimp with fried plantains and the sticky dirty rice.

So, I’m open for your restaurant suggestions, if not; I can eat at this place almost every week. 🙂

All (food) pictures shown above are not the actual dish.

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“I Ate Out Friday & Saturday Nights”

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But I’m only going to blog about one of these restaurants!!!

Alessio’s 426 in Metuchen, NJ. This authentic Italian spot had food and appetizers to make you lick your lips for days.

With fried calamari on the menu prepared four different ways, my dinner companion chose to have the buffalo calamari as an appetizer which he said, was made in the likeness of buffalo wings so to speak.

As a meal he chose to have the eggplant parmesan, while I had the shrimp alfredo and a spinach salad. The food was prepared to perfection and the staff was professional, friendly, attentive and courteous. That’s always important!!

Owner & Chef Jimmy Trabelsi (pictured below), studied at a culinary school in Milano Marittima, Italy.

Taking his culinary talent to New York City, Jimmy further perfected his cooking skills with an emphasis on natural and organic ingredients,  with old world knowledge mixed with contemporary techniques, he, along with his wife Fern have created Alessio.

So if ever coming from the shore points of New Jersey, check out Alessio’s, it’s well worth the trip!

Kindly continue to send me your restaurant recommendations and where you want to see me dine next! You never know when I will show up, to dine in your neck of the woods. 🙂