Source: nickturnercomedy
I perform maybe a quarter of all of my NY stand up sets at The Creek. In a city with a dozen clubs, this is no small feat. No other full time comedy venue allows the freedom that the Creek provides.
I had a good year last year. I was a New Face at Montreal and appeared on Late Night w/…
DUDE, if you haven’t eaten parsnips before you are missing out on LIFE. Seriously, take a risk for god sake’s. What are you still ordering chicken fingers too? You’re an adult and it’s time to start acting like it! OK, to be fair I was mainly yelling at myself. I only tried parsnips for the first time a year ago and I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of time. So, if you’re like me and new to this awesome root vegetable, read on to learn about my trials in cooking and tasting it!
I love chili. I know people say the slower you cook it the better. Personally, I like even a thrown together chili with canned beans. I’m always trying to find ways to make chili feel lighter. I hate when I’m eating a delicious chili and it’s so filling that I can’t eat half a bowl. Well, I have a secret ingredient that makes a meat chili more healthy and more delicious. So, I experimented adding it to chicken for a chicken chili. I gotta admit what came out didn’t really qualify as a “chili,” but damn was it good!
I’ve been trying to use my slow cooker more since I have a “real job” and it’s hard to muster up the energy to start cooking a big meal at 7 PM. I know what you’re thinking, who gives a shit about your schedule tell us the secret ingredient. Well, the secret ingredient is…(Imagine me as a flamboyant Asian man with a flair for dramatics)…
ZUCCHINI!
What? That’s right! Zucchini in beef or turkey chili is awesome. It soaks up the flavor of the chili and it adds a bit of texture and it’s good for you. I wanted to try a white bean chicken chili and thought shredded chicken from a slow cooker would be a great easy way to do this. Before I left for work I threw the following in a crockpot:
1 medium sized chicken breast
1 large can of white cannelini beans
1 regular sized can of pink beans (or kidney beans)
1/2 a white onion chopped
2 small zucchinis diced
5 large peeled garlic cloves whole
Handful of chopped poblano peppers
About a cup of chicken stock or beer
Chili powder, salt, pepper, cumin
Now, as this was an experiment, it didn’t come out exactly how I wanted it to. I have a small crockpot so I often have trouble fitting everything I want to in there. I felt with this dish I had a little more chicken to bean ratio then I personally wanted. Also, I ended up being late at work (shut up about your schedule Katie!) and this ended up staying in the crock pot for 11 hours instead of 8-10. Thus, everything seemed a little mushy. It tasted great but the zucchini wasn’t adding that texture I wanted. In a perfect world dried beans would have been better and adding the zucchini in the crock pot later would make it perfect.
To troubleshoot this “chili” and make it a little more toothsome, I added some crushed tortilla chips on top. Fritos would work even better or this “chili” would make a great topping for nachos. Side note, the word toothsome is really weird. I thought it implied something about texture but apparently it just means a good taste, smell or lady. WHA?? Thanks thefreedictionary.com!
Hats can get lost too, even if they aren’t part of a matching pair. At Delancey and Ludlow.
Though I love steak I never really cook it. Treating portobellos like steak gives you the opportunity to make great steak restaurant sides without the difficulty, expense and fat of meat! Each ingredient has a different cook time so paying attention to timing made this entire meal take only about 30 minutes to make with no downtime.
Garden gloves can be lonely too. At Driggs and Grand. Thanks Jessica for this one.
This is one of my most favorite meals to eat out or to make at home. The best one is at Mesa Grill but this is one is still delicious. If you ever have to make brunch to impress someone, make it this. It’s easy to cook and so delicious. I feel it my duty to spread the word about savory sweet potatoes. Thanksgiving has been doing it wrong for years. Leave it to brunch to make everything AWESOME. Sweet potatoes, day drinking, boring white people, etc.
