NYC weekend

The best weekends always include too much eating, drinking, and sleeping :)Clockwise from top left: Columbia crown chocolates made by Mike's friend--aren't they amazing?; baby goat at the farmer's market!; yummy meatballs at a Greek restaurant called Kefi; colorful mochi at the Asian supermarket

Cambridge Eats

Some of my favorite places to grab a snack or full-fledged meal (all reasonably-priced and yummy, of course!):

(creme brulee and "dark chocolate decadence" from Finale)

Berryline: yummy froyo with all the interesting flavors and toppings you can think of (our version of PinkBerry)
Boloco: "inspired" burritos and smoothies, free wi-fi and online ordering available
Boston Tea Stop: the place to go for bubble tea in all flavors imaginable as well as mochi ice cream (mentioned in my previous post). They used to have delicious mini dumplings too, but they're gone now :(
Darwin's: simply AMAZING sandwiches and treats!!! "shabby-chic" atmosphere and wandering wi-fi--a must-go for sure :) (p.s. the sandwiches are named after the streets that surround each of the 2 cambridge locations)
Finale: incredible desserts and a surprisingly good (and affordable) dinner menu, great coffee too
Le's: nothing like a huge bowl of savory pho to warm you up on those cold, rainy days so common in Cambridge :D
Uno's: nothing particularly amazing but always good and satisfying, especially the half-price appetizers on weekday nights and Chicago-style deep dish pizzas that remind me of home :)
UpStairs on the Square: a really classy, cute, and unique place with yummy gourmet food at a decent price, particularly good for afternoon tea (who knew it existed in Cambridge??) on Saturdays and Sunday brunch--just beware of overpriced drinks!!!

Overdue.

Top to bottom:
1. Grant and I made homemade pizza at the new house in Geneva, IL last week to start winter break with something delicious--we made a big one with mozzarella and colby jack cheese, jalapeno peppers, chicken breast, and herbs, and a small one with chicken, tomatoes, and pineapple...so good, even my Asian rice-and-chopsticks parents helped finish them off :) Easy pizza dough recipe from all recipes.
2. Thanksgiving at the Geneva house--Jeffrey and I took care of the "American" part of our Turkey Day dinner, including green bean casserole (or "green bean castle" according to my dad), apple sausage stuffing, bacon-wrapped potatoes and asparagus, and turkey of course. So much food, esp. with all the Chinese my parents made. Good thing we all like leftovers.
3. My mom makes great sushi with sort of weird but yummy filling--ham, egg, avocado, cucumber, and carrot. So pretty too :)
4. I usually go to the Boston Tea Stop in Cambridge for bubble tea, but recently I've been more interested in their various flavors of Mochi ice cream, little dome-shaped Japanese desserts consisting of a firm ice cream center wrapped in a chewy, rice-based shell. My favorite so far is pumpkin pie :D