Although I enjoyed Meatball Madness and the tasting tent, my favorite event at the New York City Wine and Food Festival was Saturday night's party, Tacos and Tequila, hosted by Bobby Flay. It could be that I much prefer tacos to meatballs, or the fact that hard liquor was served, but this shindig was fabulous.
I also had some fun celebrity chef sightings: I bumped into Anne Burrell at the bar, watched as Guy Fieri and his entourage arrived at the space and scoped out the scene, and met the lovely Claire Robinson in person. There were so many scrumptious tacos that it was hard to select one as a favorite, but I really enjoyed Sue Torres' taco, a smoked fish in a crunchy shell.
To get a better taste of the tacos, check out all my images after the break.
From Saveur
Ingredients
3 russet potatoes, peeled and sliced or diced
5 leeks, trimmed, cleaned, then thinly sliced, including the tender green part
Salt
4–6 tbsp. whipping cream
2–3 tbsp. minced fresh parsley or chives
Directions
Serves 6-8.
In need of a healthy vegetarian dinner idea? Tara Sharp has you covered! She shared her recipe for spicy tofu and veggies over quinoa in the Kitchen Goddess group.
This is a dish I've made several different ways, depending on the veggies and type of rice I have on hand. The sauce always has the three main elements — red chili paste, soy sauce, and sesame oil — but the measurements aren't exact, it depends on what you like. This was the first time I put the tofu/vegetables over quinoa (ran out of Calrose rice), and I have to say the grain paired nicely with the spicy dish. Thanks to some of the prepackaged elements, can't-screw-it-up tofu, and rice-cooker-made quinoa, this recipe is about as uncomplicated as it gets.
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Original recipe
Ingredients
Sesame oil to taste
Soy sauce to taste
2-3 heaping spoonfuls chili garlic sauce
1 onion
1 package whole white mushrooms
1 package pre-cut red, yellow, and green bell peppers (or 2-3 whole bell peppers)
1 package extra firm tofu
1 cup quinoa
Directions
Serves 4.
Domino's isn't just toying around with breakfast pizza — it's also trying something new with the release of its latest specialty, the Wisconsin 6 Cheese pizza. The new pizza, which launched yesterday, is the chain's first new product since it overhauled its core pizza recipe late last year. The Wisconsin 6 Cheese is topped with mozzarella, feta, provolone, cheddar, parmesan, and asiago cheeses; most but not all of the cheeses will come from dairy farms in Wisconsin.
In conjunction, Domino's is running ads that focus on American dairy farms and launching an interactive site, "Behind the Pizza," that will highlight the stories behind the ingredients that go on Domino's pizza. Domino's is pushing the envelope with the introduction of a nationwide pizza that highlights ingredients from solely one state. The Badger State does have some of the country's best cheese.
My only question is: wouldn't it be that much better if all the cheese in the pizza came from Wisconsin? What do you think of the pie? Does it seem like something you'd buy?
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