I biked to The Rockaways on Memorial Day, it was a glorious way to start the unofficial summer season. The boy and I biked from our apartment in Cobble Hill to the Q train, then took that to Sheepshead Bay and proceeded to bike to the beach from there. We met up with a few friends and spent some time in the sun and sand. The water was still ice cold, so maybe I'll go swimming for real next month when it is officially summer.
Wedge Salad, Vegetarian Style
I used to dislike blue cheese. Besides being gross, I thought it was simply illogical. Mold?! In food?! Just doesn't make sense. Admittedly, up until that point, I had never actually tasted a good blue cheese so my preconceived notions were based on the stuff that's pre-crumbled, packed in plastic containers, and on sale because it's about to expire.
Cornflake Crusted Chicken Nuggets
There's this food truck in Austin called The Mighty Cone that serves a tortilla in a paper cone filled with fried chicken strips and cole slaw. They fry everything in the same deliciously crispy breading made from what I think is corn flakes, sesame seeds, and almonds. They also have (or at least used to have) the most ah-mazing fried pickles ever because of it.
Couscous with Summer Squash & Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
I hate raisins. I consider myself pretty open minded when it comes to food, but raisins...guh! They are the one thing that I absolutely refuse to eat. The only exception is pickled golden raisins, but that's because pickles are more awesome than raisins are terrible. The absolute worst is when people sneak raisins into carrot cake. WHYYYY? They don't belong.