Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Smorgasburg Winter Flea Market
This would be my second weekend in a row visiting Brooklyn. Now that’s an anomaly since I rarely visit that borough, being that it takes an hour train ride. But I needed to visit BAM to exchange performance tickets. Since I’ve been told time and again from my friend, Chris to visit the Flea Market…
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Fig French Toast
If you ever have the chance to visit New York, one of the best places for Italian food and eatery has got to be Eataly, located on 23rd and Broadway. They’ve recently opened in Rome and Genoa when I last visited but if you don’t have plane tickets, you can always pretend you’re drinking caffe…
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Vinegar Hill & More
Groundhog Chuck (from Staten Island) said that it was going to be an early spring and I decided to leave hibernation mode and finally explore the world. Having started a new job and enjoying the cosiness of my warm apartment, I forgot what a real world was like. WIth my boyfriend, we went on our…
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Mee Katang (Khmer Seafood Stir Fry)
When I used to live in Lowell, MA, surrounded by many Khmer food, I used to have my brother order out Mee Katang special from Red Rose. It is like fast food but with vegetables and meat. I was fortunate enough to watch my mom cook it at home that when I left, I was…
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Baked Quail over Chickpeas, Beans, and Asparagus Shavings
I went a little crazy at the food market today. One should never to go to the grocery on an empty stomach because you leave with an empty wallet. Craving everything, I bought quails despite the cost. They used to be cheaper and more came in a package. This time, only 4 was in the…
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Dark Chocolate Dip
Ah, desserts are the night’s sweet givings. Decadent and indulgent, they are a dreamy end to a long day’s work. I had meant to start the year with a fondue of chocolate and fruits but we overdid that new year’s eve night with a galore of food that seemed unending. I finally had the chance…
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Sweet and Sour Shrimp and Tilapia Soup
A storm was coming. A big one they say. It also happened to be my last day at Bluefly as a senior web designer. The relief was unsurmountable. Of course, I got to leave early to wade out Winter Storm Nemo. Did anyone catch those memes floating around?
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Wild Berry Custard
Custard is one of those things I use for cakes, cream puffs, and all sorts of sweet dippings. It’s definitely one of my favorite but I rarely ever make it. Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of CreateTV shows and one of my favorites have been Fast Cooking with Jacques Pepin. One of his dessert…
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Baked Lentil Samosas
When I was on a vegetarian diet for a week, I went around looking for good food that wasn’t just vegetables. Then I found Curry-in-a-Hurry in Manhattan’s Indian district known as Murray Hill, better known as Curry Hill by the locals. There I found these cheap $1 samosas filled with potatoes, beef, and chicken. The…
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Cooking Class: Polynesian Dishes
One day, Groupon offered a cooking class deal and my coworkers and I decided to jump on it and take the opportunity to spend the night out. Of course, when we booked the class, I didn’t know that it would on my second to last day at work. So as part of celebrating my good-bye…
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