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Review: Blueberry Lemon Sauce

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Since I learned how to make bread at home, I’ve been interested in seeing what else I can bake or create. Baking is not my forte, which sounds ridiculous since I enjoy cooking. But I really struggle with baking. I think because, eve though there’s a recipe, sometimes it’s based on look and taste rather than follow exact instructions.

This Blueberry Lemon Sauce was a fun way to try something new and sweet. I followed this recipe from a blog called Delicious Little Bites. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Rating

10/10

Recipe

Blueberry Lemon Sauce

This was delicious and very easy to make. It’s definitely sweet, but it wasn’t nearly as sweet as I was initially thinking. I was worried, because I don’t have a sweet tooth, but this was just the right amount. If you have a sweet tooth, I’m sure you could add more sugar or vanilla extract to boost it up!

Ingredient List:

  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sugar (I used brown sugar)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch, mixed with 1 tbsp water
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over medium heat
  2. Reduce heat to low
  3. Simmer until thickened (3-5 minutes)
  4. Serve!

I stored mine in a mason jar in the fridge for about 3-4 days.

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Shinjuku Ramen

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Manhattan, New York

I recently took a trip to New York with my sister. We had a fun dinner out with my parents and on Saturday we spent a rainy day at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Not everything at the MoMA was really to my taste, but they’ve got some great works by Dali, Van Gogh, Picasso and many more. One artist they have is Claude Monet, who I am a big fan of, but I was a little disappointed that the only works on display were his Water Lily paintings. He has so many other great works! Regardless, it was a great way to spend a rainy day.

After MoMA, we decided it was time for a late lunch and we opted for ramen! We did a quick search and found this great place just a few blocks away called Shinjuku.

Shinjuku is a narrow but long restaurant. They fit so many tables in there for the space, but it didn’t feel cramped at all. Although it was after lunch, it was still peak lunch hour when we arrived. We waited about 15 minutes and then were seated.

Here’s what we ordered:

Shishito Peppers

We started with Shishito Peppers. These are stir-fried sweet green peppers, topped with salt. In my opinion, these are always a great appetizer, especially when you can split them. I find that they’re never too filling but just enough to help ease your hunger a little bit if you’ve been hungry for the whole afternoon. They’re very good!

Tonkotsu King Tonkotsu Ramen

My sister and I both ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen. With the Tonkotsu Ramen you can either get pork belly chasu or chicken with bamboo shoot, egg, scallion, corn and seaweed in a pork bone broth. We both ordered the pork belly chasu and an additional side of corn to add into the ramen.

The ramen was DELICIOUS, and I highly recommend making a stop at Shinjuku if you take a trip to Manhattan. Oftentimes ramen leaves me feeling bloated and stuffed and I usually can’t finish it all because it’s so much food. This place was just enough. I finished everything, but I didn’t feel bloated or stuffed, but felt happily full.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

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Silver

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Welcome to my first restaurant review. As much as I would like to cook something new every week, that’s just not the reality of things. I travel quite a bit whether it be for work or for leisure, which means it’s not always practical to prepare a meal for the week. On top of that, I also do have nights where I have no desire to cook or I’m just too busy to cook or go to the grocery store. On other occasions, I have the time to meet up with friends and enjoy a night out.

To keep a running consistency of posts, I decided to start reviewing what I order at restaurants as well. I eat out quite a bit and these reviews may end up being beneficial for someone who lives in an area I’ve travelled to.

This week for work I had the opportunity to travel and meet the rest of my team in person for the first time. Busy is an understatement. We had a lot of work to get through this week, but we made amazing progress. It was great to spend time with my team and get to know them better.

I was also able to spend some time with my family this week. Last weekend, my sister and I went apple picking at a farm nearby. It was spur of the moment but a lot of fun. We spent most of our time waiting in line, but we tasted an Apple Cinnamon doughnut and some Apple Cider while we waited. Once we got up to the apple trees, we got a little lost looking for the apples we wanted, but we eventually found our way. Tonight we’re thinking of going on a haunted hay ride, and tomorrow we’re seeing a show.

A few weeks before my work travel, I was able to meet up with some friends for dinner, drinks, and dessert. Coincidentally, we ended up ordering the same things, two and two. We went to a restaurant called Silver, which has locations in Cathedral Heights, Washington D.C. and in Bethesda, Maryland. None of us had been to Silver before, so we were excited to try it out!

Here’s what we ordered:

House-made Tomato Basil Soup

Two of us started off with this Tomato Basil soup. I love soup and always order it when I have the chance. This soup came over to our table steaming hot and smelled delicious. I’m actually not a huge fan of tomato soups, but I really liked that this wasn’t overpowering with tomato. I’m not sure what was in this, but there was a great mix of flavors.

Crispy Brussel Sprouts

Yummy! These crispy brussel sprouts were a great sharing appetizer. I didn’t have too many of these because I also ordered the soup, but the plate was empty when it left the table. I would really recommend these to split. With the soup, I found them to be heavy and filling, but if I hadn’t had the soup, they would have been perfect.

Moroccan Tomatoes Tagine

Another big win. This dish was also plant-based and gluten free. As you can probably see from the picture, this was very tomato heavy. I wasn’t expecting so much tomato (even though the dish says tomatoes), but this was really great. It’s got a mix of quinoa and leeks and a few other goodies. I ended up being full before finishing this but took the rest home in a box. I had it the next morning for breakfast with my omelet. It was a great mix!

Truffle Bison Meatloaf

Don’t let the truffle bit deceive you or scare you away. If the name didn’t say truffle, you would never know that there’s truffle in this recipe. I didn’t order this dish, but those that did said it was really good and they would order it again!

Overall, I really recommend trying out this restaurant and some of these dishes. The atmosphere was great and the food was delicious. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think!