Tasty Misfit

New Orleans how I love thee

melissaleon — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:08:00 -0500

New Orleans how I love thee

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Milwaukee’s Legendary Burger - the Barrie Burger from AJ Bombers.

Hot Doug's & Duck Fat Fries

melissaleon — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:13:13 -0400

Hot Doug's & Duck Fat Fries

I've relaunched my food blog here =)

melissaleon — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:44:40 -0400

I've relaunched my food blog here =)

Relaunching My Blog

melissaleon — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:57:08 -0400

On September 7th I will be relaunching my food blog. I’m very excited to be giving it the attention it deserves!

I will announce here when the site is live. Look forward to seeing you all then. =)

This past weekend I went with a few friends for some Indian food...

melissaleon — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:25:26 -0400

This past weekend I went with a few friends for some Indian food and they introduced me to the Dossa.

Have you ever had a Dossa?

Peanut Butter Jelly Donut @ Donut Plant If you are ever in NYC...

melissaleon — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:08:26 -0400

Peanut Butter Jelly Donut @ Donut Plant

If you are ever in NYC you need to go to the Donut Plant plain and simple they have the best donuts on the planet. They are open everyday of the week and make their donuts fresh every morning. So get there in the morning when they are fresh and gooey. And for goodness sake get a bag of at least 3 different ones and sample a few different flavors. Some of my favorites are the Coconut Cream, Tres Leches, Pistachio, Pumpkin Pie & Peanut Butter & Jelly.

The Peanut Butter & Jelly is a square donut filled with grape jelly and it is frosted with a chunky homemade peanut butter. Delicious!

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During the Christmas holidays I was in Vermont. We hung around...

melissaleon — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:50:37 -0400

During the Christmas holidays I was in Vermont. We hung around in small town Montpellier, drank and ate good food. The house we stayed at, I found on airbnb, was owned by a guy who is a chef so the kitchen was stocked with pretty much anything I needed. I cooked every night and experimented with a ton of different things. Because of how much I travel (this year 75%) I don’t always have access to a great kitchen to cook in so when I do encounter a great kitchen I take full advantage.

One of the meals I decided to make was a sort of Chicken Cordon Blue and Mushroom Risotto, neither of which I had made before. I roasted a whole chicken in the oven on 325 for about 2 hours and stuffed it with lemons. I brushed the top of the chicken with olive oil and garlic. I seasoned the proscuttio with black pepper and stuck in under the broiler for about 3 minutes, just to make it a little crispy. For the cheese part I melted down swiss and added a little white wine and cream to make a sort of stringy cheese sauce. The consistency on the sauce wasn’t right, but it tasted great.

In Venice looking for some authentic desserts. Couldn’t...

melissaleon — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:23:37 -0400

In Venice looking for some authentic desserts. Couldn’t find tiramisu, most were frozen versions, which I found very strange. I did find a sicilian style cannoli that was absolutely delicious, it had some fruit pieces in it as well as chocolate. My favorite part of the cannoli was the cream, it was very similar to regular cannoli cream but fluffy.

Wandering in a Market in Athens. AJ and I were on our way to...

melissaleon — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:41:44 -0500

Wandering in a Market in Athens.

AJ and I were on our way to the train station when we saw a random side street with a ton of people. We walked toward the crowd and realized we were walking into a market chalk full of meat - cows, pigs, chickens just waiting to be bought. It was a pretty unique market. Towards the end of the market we found a lady selling all different types of olives. I bought some scrunchy black olives, I have no idea their real name. They tasted a bit like soft kalamata olives, not my favorite, but AJ enjoyed them.

Melissa - Market in Athens

Typical Dinner in Kenya - Chipati, Sukuma, Potatoes and Beef

melissaleon — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:36:00 -0500

Typical Dinner in Kenya - Chipati, Sukuma, Potatoes and Beef

Meatball Panino @thePastaBar One of the best meatball sandwiches...

melissaleon — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:32:05 -0500

Meatball Panino @thePastaBar

One of the best meatball sandwiches I have ever had is the meatball panino at the Pasta Bar in Azusa, California. I visited there last October and tired a few different items on the menu, but this is by far my favorite!

What I like most about this meatball panino is the balance between the meatball, sauce and cheese and of the addition of eggplant. Chef Mirko definitely knows what he’s doing in the kitchen.

Sweet Potato Casserole Another Thanksgiving recipe I make every...

melissaleon — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:58:53 -0500

Sweet Potato Casserole

Another Thanksgiving recipe I make every year is a sweet potato casserole I think this recipe came from my Aunt Bobbie. The thing I really like about these is the tart taste that comes from a little oj in the mashed sweet potatoes.

Mash the sweet potatoes, mix in a little orange juice and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the top with equal parts brown sugar, butter, flour and chopped walnuts. Place in the oven at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes to melt the mixture. Then top with marshmallows and place with the broiler for about 5 minutes, basically until the marshmallows are light brown. That’s it, enjoy!

Tomatoes Provencal During Thanksgiving I like to try and cook...

melissaleon — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:51:29 -0500

Tomatoes Provencal

During Thanksgiving I like to try and cook something new and completely different. Last year I made pan fried, mashed potatoes that didn’t really pan fry at all. I also made a cranberry cheesecake, which was delicious! This year I decided to try to make Tomatoes Provencal and they turned out really, really well. The filling was crispy and the cheese on top was perfect.

I don’t have the exact recipe but this is what I did, more or less.

Cut the tomatoes tops off (about 1/4) and remove the seeds. Chop the following: scallions, parsley, basil, thyme and garlic. Add white bread crumbs, salt and pepper to the chopped herbs and garlic. Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper, cook the empty tomatoes in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes. Then spoon herb and break crumb mixture into the tomatoes and place back in the oven for 10 minutes. Next remove the tomatoes and top with Gruyere cheese return to the oven for 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Here is a recipe I found that will give you the correct proportions of the herbs.

Eggs Rose at D’Angelo Bread Two weeks ago I was in Santa...

melissaleon — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:47:46 -0400

Eggs Rose at D’Angelo Bread

Two weeks ago I was in Santa Barbara and had brunch on a perfect day at D’Angelo Bread with great friends of mine (AJ Leon, Tony Leon and Lisa Horner). While looking over the magnificent menu choices Lisa told me that the Eggs Rose was featured on The Best Thing I Ever Ate as Kat Cora. I was sold I had to try it for myself.

Eggs Rose is a delicious little breakfast with two soft poached eggs atop kalamata olive bread with artichoke spread. The artichoke spread was divine, I’ve never had a anything similar to this before. I’m not exactly sure how they make that spread, but would love to learn how.

Bruschetta at the Spinella Pasta Bar This is one of the best...

melissaleon — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:41:00 -0400

Bruschetta at the Spinella Pasta Bar

This is one of the best bruschetta’s I have had! Not too watery, a strong garlic kick atop fresh, grilled Italian bread.

What’s your favorite bruschetta?

Mexicue Food Truck Recently I created a twitter list for food...

melissaleon — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:15:42 -0400

Mexicue Food Truck

Recently I created a twitter list for food trucks in NYC, I’ve been trying to get to each one. Today I stopped by the Mexicue truck in Soho. I ordered the smoked chicken slider. I had low expectations, how good could a chicken slider really be?

Well I’m happy to say it was absolutely delicious! The chicken was surprisingly tender and juicy with a nice smoky flavor. It was topped with fresh salsa verde and slices of poblano peppers. I’m excited to go back to their truck soon and try the tacos!

Meatball Shop ….. AMAZING! I visited Meatball shop this...

melissaleon — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:46:17 -0400

Meatball Shop

Meatball Shop

Meatball Shop

Meatball Shop ….. AMAZING!

I visited Meatball shop this past weekend and had 4 meatballs with their classic sauce. I can’t even explain how delicious they were, you just have to go and try them yourself.

Go to 84 Stanton and let me know what you think, I think I will go back this weekend and try a different variety maybe the spicy pork with creamy parmesan sauce or the chicken meatballs with mushroom gravy. And the sides look delicious as well, on my list to try is the risotto and polenta.

So what are you waiting for go try them out and let me know what you think.

Cuban Sandwich Found this little Cuban place, Cienfuegos, in...

melissaleon — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:16:00 -0400

Cuban Sandwich

Found this little Cuban place, Cienfuegos, in the East Village on 6th Street between 1st and A. There is a sit down place upstairs, but AJ and I just got an El Cubano to go.

The Cuban sandwich is a staple in Cuban food and you can usually tell from how a person makes a Cuban sandwich how they will make other classic Cuban dishes. Although in my opinion frijoles negro are the true test of Cuban cooking.

El Cubano at Cienfugoes was actually very good. A classic Cuban sandwich has roasted pork, ham, cheese, pickles and a little secret sauce of mustard and mayo mixture. Then the sandwich is pressed. The Cuban sandwich at Cienfuegos had all these components and tasted delicious. My only complaint was there was too much cheese, the cheese overpowered the other components in the sandwich.