On Wednesday, I woke up and went for a run and checked out the High Line park. Very cool! I didn't rent a bike, because I had no set plans and wanted to save money. I regretted it.
Right after breakfast, I walked up to see my grandma and my Uncle Ed, who was visiting. After our stay, I grabbed a quick bite for lunch and then started walking south down 3rd Avenue. After about 20 or so blocks, I was really hot and sweaty and was getting a headache from the sun. Fortunately, I found myself right in front of the Barnes & Noble on 54th street. I always pay this store a visit when I'm in the city (they have washrooms you can use without having to buy something first). I popped in for a pee and sat down to rest with some reading material. After 45 minutes I purchased a magazine and a novel and decided I was going to either do a yoga class or see a movie, whichever I found first. I checked out 4 or 5 gyms and yoga studios but since it was 3pm, there weren't any classes happening for another hour or two, and/or the drop-in class fee was ridiculous ($35 at the Manhattan Athletic Club!!). I didn't find a theatre until I got back to Times Square, but then I got lucky. I walked in just in time to catch Pain and Gain that was starting in 5 minutes.
I thought this was an excellent film: great acting and quite funny. But it was also very violent and disturbing, so much so that I had to hide my eyes on several occasions.
While watching the movie, I sampled some awesome cookies we had picked up at Schmackary's Cookies. They were all good, but surprisingly, the Chocolate Diablo (chocolate, chocolate chunk with cayenne) was my favorite. I enjoyed the gluten-free Green Tea and Sweet Corn flavours, but they tasted mostly like white chocolate to me and I couldn't detect either the green tea or corn flavour in either. What I love about this place is it uses white whole wheat flour in its regular cookies and corn, sorghum flours instead of white rice flours for it's gluten-free products.
That was a good enough reason for me to turn a blind eye to all the sugar and butter in them...
Adam and I decided to go out for a more expensive 'treat' meal that evening, but it was a major let down. I adore Afghan food and we loved a take-out meal we got from Afghan Kebob House a few years ago. This time, we found the portions skimpy and the quality meh, especially given the price. I was really disappointed because I ordered lamb, something I only do once or twice a year, so when I have it, I want it to be fantastic. Unfortunately, later on I saw that there were 2 or 3 other Afghan restaurants we could have tried. Oh well, next time.
Stay tuned for New York 2013 Part III on Thursday...
Tomorrow I'll have a new recipe to share.
Right after breakfast, I walked up to see my grandma and my Uncle Ed, who was visiting. After our stay, I grabbed a quick bite for lunch and then started walking south down 3rd Avenue. After about 20 or so blocks, I was really hot and sweaty and was getting a headache from the sun. Fortunately, I found myself right in front of the Barnes & Noble on 54th street. I always pay this store a visit when I'm in the city (they have washrooms you can use without having to buy something first). I popped in for a pee and sat down to rest with some reading material. After 45 minutes I purchased a magazine and a novel and decided I was going to either do a yoga class or see a movie, whichever I found first. I checked out 4 or 5 gyms and yoga studios but since it was 3pm, there weren't any classes happening for another hour or two, and/or the drop-in class fee was ridiculous ($35 at the Manhattan Athletic Club!!). I didn't find a theatre until I got back to Times Square, but then I got lucky. I walked in just in time to catch Pain and Gain that was starting in 5 minutes.
I thought this was an excellent film: great acting and quite funny. But it was also very violent and disturbing, so much so that I had to hide my eyes on several occasions.
While watching the movie, I sampled some awesome cookies we had picked up at Schmackary's Cookies. They were all good, but surprisingly, the Chocolate Diablo (chocolate, chocolate chunk with cayenne) was my favorite. I enjoyed the gluten-free Green Tea and Sweet Corn flavours, but they tasted mostly like white chocolate to me and I couldn't detect either the green tea or corn flavour in either. What I love about this place is it uses white whole wheat flour in its regular cookies and corn, sorghum flours instead of white rice flours for it's gluten-free products.
That was a good enough reason for me to turn a blind eye to all the sugar and butter in them...
Adam and I decided to go out for a more expensive 'treat' meal that evening, but it was a major let down. I adore Afghan food and we loved a take-out meal we got from Afghan Kebob House a few years ago. This time, we found the portions skimpy and the quality meh, especially given the price. I was really disappointed because I ordered lamb, something I only do once or twice a year, so when I have it, I want it to be fantastic. Unfortunately, later on I saw that there were 2 or 3 other Afghan restaurants we could have tried. Oh well, next time.
Stay tuned for New York 2013 Part III on Thursday...
Tomorrow I'll have a new recipe to share.
Food is a basis for the whole organism, thus, it should be balanced and healthy. Sometimes, when we are in a hurry, we forget about this and have then to deal with the diseases developed. To avoid this, I'd like to share the list of recipes which do not take much time, but are still healthy:
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