Dinner in New York

When the trip is over, all you really have left are the memories. But while you're there, you actually need fuel. We are nothing but animals, and the food is essential. So why not make the best out of the situation? We wanted to avoid the random encounters, where you just stumble hungry into the first place you see. Mostly to avoid places that got by exclusively through hungry tourists randomly dropping in. But also because we wanted to experience New York by way of eating.

We wanted New York in the form of food.

We did some research in advance. We watched a few travel guides, browsed the net, and asked locals where the good places to eat in New York was. The result was a google map cluttered with potential restaurants, and an extremely simple way of making sure there always was a relevant alternative nearby when the hunger growled like an angry wolf.

Read on!

Dinner suggestion: Chicken-Pasta salad

I made a proper Christmas dinner this weekend, just for the fun of it. The entire kitchen was utilized, all plates on the stove were in use, it took me a good hour to make. It really was fun. But that won't do in the normal weekday. Here's a recipe that will take roughly around 10 minutes, if you time it perfectly: The chicken-pasta salad. 

Start by boiling some pasta. Any will do, but the spiral-shaped fusilli is obviously the best...

Fry some chicken properly. Add spices if you want. I used some oregano and black pepper. 

While you let the pasta cool, slice up some tomatoes and cucumber. Larger bits looks more delicate, in my opinion anyway. 

Add feta cheese if you want. Parmesan will of course also work. 

Oil, salt and pepper, and you're good to go. Pesto on the side, and you have a really simple, quick and tasty dinner. 

Enjoy!