Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

More often than not, I either eat something at a restaurant or make a recipe that I’ve already posted about, resulting in a huge collection of random delicious food pictures. I figured I’d share them with you from time to time, in a new blog series called Esther’s eats. Please let me know if you think this is something I should continue as a series or not!

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1. The Elvis from Peanut Butter & Co., with bacon added. Mine was custom ordered – creamy peanut butter with honey, bananas, and bacon! It was sweet and savory. (I think it was about $10 with a drink).

And then…I ate the best macarons of my life, blowing Bouchon Bakery out of the water.

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This is yet another classic pasta recipe. This was my first time making it but it was a success. It was quick and easy. I made this for D and he enjoyed it, but then again, he’s biased.

I wanted to cook with fresh clams but didn’t have time to scrub those little guys. Instead, I went with the canned kind, along used some white wine for the sauce. As long as you have fresh herbs and garlic, I think you’ll be fine. I didn’t use any cheese in the name of keeping the dish more healthy, but I would highly recommend using at least a little bit to add depth of flavor.

As an appetizer, I went with a no-fail classic: tomatoes with mozzarella and chiffonade basil, fresh cracked pepper and olive oil. Simple, delicious and best of all – doesn’t need heat!

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It’s been super warm, and I’ve been lacking motivation to cook. My diet consists of homemade salads for lunch and soba noodles for dinner.  In any case, I’ve been wanting to go to Di Fara for two years, especially having read rave reviews for quite some time now. Heck, Serious Eats has a bunch of posts dedicated to this one place!

If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ll know that I’ve only done one other review during the entire lifespan of this site. I reviewed a Vietnamese place in San Francisco, and I dream about their Emperial roll sometimes. *drool*

This is no ordinary pizza. We waited so long to eat this!

While doing a review will only be another drop in the bucket, I still thought it was appropriate to do a post about my experience, especially at a place that has been called “The best pizza in New York” by so many.

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