Grape and Vine

Grabbed a drink and mushroom pizza at Grape and Vine in the Sage hotel. It's a new hotel in Greenwich Village. Great new spot!

The Jade Hotel

52 W 13th street 

Savore, Soho

My mom is in New York for the weekend and along with the museum trips and walking to every far off destination, my mom has an eye for a good restaurant. She always makes me try new restaurants and break away from my West Village regular spots. Yesterday we stopped into a new restaurant for me called Savore in Soho. It was a pleasant surprise! Super Italian- they even have the girl who tempts you with free pizza outside... 

                      Fried artichoke 

Pappardelle with mushrooms and melted pecorino cheese

 Asparagus Tagliatelle with Canadian         crab meat.

Savore: 200 spring street New York, NY 

Shake Shack

People have said Shake Shack rivals In and Out and I didn't believe it until now. Wow!

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Multiple locations in New York City

Strawberry Cheesecake

Ever since I graded my thumb open trying to make a key-lime pie, I've never been keen on baking pies. I wanted to try it out once more to test my skills. Cheesecake really isn't that hard to make, just follow a recipe and viola!

Ingredients

• 1 9-inch (6 ounces) graham cracker crumb crust: Directions for this below.
• 2/3 cup (5 fluid-ounce can)Evaporated Fat Free Milk
• 1 package (8 ounces) fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups halved fresh strawberries
• 3 tablespoons strawberry jelly, warmed

 

preheat oven to 325° F.

place evaporated milk, cream cheese, egg, sugar, flour and lemon peel in blender; cover. Blend until smooth. Pour into crust. 

BAKE for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Arrange strawberries on top of pie; drizzle with jelly. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.  

 

Graham Cracker Crust

ingredients:

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1/3 cup butter  

To make the graham cracker crust,combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

 I didn't want to buy the springform pan so I used a normal one. For best results, I would use the springform for easy serving.