Empellón Taqueria

After a round of drinks at Fedora, Ken and I crossed the street and put our names in at Empellón Taqueria for dinner. The wait wasn’t bad for a Thursday night even though it was pretty packed – we only had to wait about 15 minutes (just enough time to finish a drink at the bar!) Ken and I were both starving so we started with some chips and spicy salsa:

The salsas all come in small containers and are $3/each – this one was just enough to satiate us while we looked at the menu. We started with an official order of queso fundido with spinach:

We each had three tortillas, way too many for an appetizer because by the time we finished our queso fundido, we were already pretty full and we hadn’t even had any of the actual tacos we ordered! Our first tacos: scallops with bacon and lettuce:

Ken’s choice – I wasn’t a fan and Ken just thought it was okay. The flavors were okay but just didn’t really have any texture, just a bunch of mush.

Our second tacos: fried fish tacos!:

Definitely awesome fish tacos – they were lightly fried and so incredibly moist and flavored just right. We both liked the fish tacos a lot.

The last taco of the night: lobster tacos:

These were a little heavy, especially since we had just eaten so much cheese and tortilla – we liked them, but I thought they were a little expensive for the amount of lobster that was in each taco. We ordered the appetizer portion for all three tacos (I think the entree portion has three tacos instead of two). I liked the vibe and food – people have said the other Empellon, in the East Village, should swap with the West Village restaurant because the price points in the East Village are more West Village-like (and the food in the East Village is more sit-down while the West Village location is quicker bar food). We will definitely return – to the West Village location and we also want to try the East Village location!

Oriental Garden

Over Labor day weekend, my cousin and his girlfriend were also in New York so we decided to meet up in Chinatown for dim sum. Andrew is my cousin on my dad’s side (his father is my dad’s older brother) and he currently lives in Texas and is going to school. He’s moving to New York next year to work at his alma mater, West Point, so it will be nice to have him and his girlfriend closer to us! It was Ken’s first time meeting Andrew and my mom hadn’t seen Andrew in a really long time. Us after dim sum:

Bedford Cheese Shop

On my way home the other day, I walked by Bedford Cheese Shop on Irving Place, a cheese shop that recently opened up. The shop has a lot of different smells when you go in (because the pungent cheeses really kind of knock you off your feet when you first walk in) but they have a really fun collection of sweets and biscuits from Europe so it’s worth a visit (even if you can’t stand the smell!)

My purchases included European Nutella:

It tastes a little more decadent and a lot less sugary – definitely distinguishable because the European kinds are filled in glass jars while the American kinds are in plastic tubs.

Elderberry witch gummy hats:

These are much less sweet than gummy bears from the US and they also have a very interesting texture; they don’t use high fructose corn syrup and the flavor is much more refined than normal gummies. Highly recommended!

And finally, I bought a snack bar (by Cadbury) and I wanted to save it for a special treat:

But Ken got to it first! I left it in the bag and was going to pack it with my lunch, but Ken used the bag to pack his lunch and then he admitted to eating it later. I didn’t even taste it 🙁 Apparently it was really delicious!

The cheese shop offers all kinds of classes and is a great new shop in the neighborhood. I really disliked the smell the first time I visited but now it smells kind of interesting when I go in!

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Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal

The other day, I walked by my coworkers desk and saw a Bell Jar on her desk filled with salad (but the greens were on top). She explained the newest craze on Pinterest, which is making your entire week’s salad (or breakfast) on Sunday and storing it in the fridge. It’s so easy – if you make salads for lunch, you can put the dressing on the bottom with the protein or the veggies because they won’t get soggy (the greens are usually the only things that get soggy if they’re dressed beforehand). Just put the greens on top of the container and when you’re ready to eat it, you can either shake the container or just flip it upside down on a plate and the dressing finds its way to the greens. She also told me about no-cook refrigerator oatmeal and now it’s my favorite type of breakfast! I made some variations of what her recipe was, but you can make so many different types of variations based on your preferences that it really is the best thing you can eat for breakfast during the summer time. I take mine to the office and one jar lasts two days because they’re so filling.

I went out and purchased these jars from Fishs Eddy, but you can find these all over the internet and in supermarkets:

The smaller jars are for oatmeal, the larger jars are for salads. Make sure you get the wide-mouth jars, otherwise it’ll be a pain to get your ingredients in (and out) of the container. My ingredients:

Rolled oats, mashed pumpkin (without sugar), peanut butter, chia seeds, flax seeds (not pictured), wheat germ (not pictured), milk (not pictured), and cinnamon (not pictured). Make sure you get ground flax seeds, which is much easier to digest.

I started out with 3/4 cup of rolled oats and a tablespoon of wheat germ and flax seeds:

Next, a heaping tablespoon of chia seed:

Chia seeds are amazingly healthy for you – omega 3s, make you feel full sooner, and have powerful anti-oxidants (in addition to other awesome benefits!)

Next, a large spoonful (about 2.5 tablespoons) of pumpkin:

Pumpkin adds flavor, thickness, and lots of vitamins and minerals!

Then a large tablespoon of cinnamon:

Cinnamon lowers cholesterol, stabilizes your blood sugar, and also tastes great with pumpkin!

Next, peanut butter:

Peanut butter is filling, adds flavor, and has healthy fats and protein. Make sure you get peanut butter that doesn’t add any sugar – it should just be peanuts and oil (and salt, if you need it).

Finally, fill up the container with milk:

And set it in the fridge overnight! In the morning, give it a good shake and stir and it should be good to go. The oats absorb the milk and the shake combines everything into this amazingly delicious breakfast. It’s SO healthy and SO delicious – go and try it right now!!