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New York Restaurant Report: Supper
A hidden gem of a restaurant, in New York City, is the cozy East Village restaurant simply named, Supper. Located at 156 East Second St, this Northern Italian eatery, is the definition of a hidden gem; it cannot be missed! The moment one enters in this small, yet seemingly always bustling restaurant, one always feel at home. The exposed brick, stone, and dimly lit spot, whose wonderful aroma envelopes, the moment you step in the door, transports you straight to Florence. Simply Divine!
Supper’s menu has an array of menu selections, even for the most discerning of palates! My favorite dish is the Spaghetti al Limone with grilled chicken. This dish is complemented with fresh lemon and finished with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, absolutely, delectable! At $12.95, this dish is not only delicious, but it is by far, the best bang for your buck, in the extremely expensive New York City restaurant scene. An appetizer not to be missed is The Zucchine Taglietelle, which features wafer thin mandolin sliced zucchini; this dish explodes with garlic, toasted almonds and olive oil! I would love to give a review of their dessert offerings, but I must admit, I have never had the opportunity to partake, as I am always quite full, at meals end!!
Be sure to check out Supper (and take a look at http://www.supperrestaurant.com) for yourself and tweet me to let me know how you like it: @pestoswpanache!
Scrumptious Pesto Recipes from ‘The Healthy Apple’
Amie Valpone, author of TheHealthyApple.com, has created five fabulous new recipes exclusively for us, using our Pestos With Panache flavors!
Here are some links to the recipes (located in our recipes section), each with ingredient lists and preparation instructions:
- Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Tofu Brownies
- Pumpkin Chilpotle Pesto Barley Salad
- Bangin’ Blueberry Chicken Pesto Patties
- Succulent Strawberry Pesto Fennel Salad
Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist with a passion for cooking, baking, and healthy living in the Big Apple of NYC, she strives to find the right balance for her clients using whole, natural, unprocessed foods.
Game Time Treats: The Ultimate Super Bowl Party Dip!
No Super Bowl fiesta is complete without a dip, preferably one Tex-Mex in nature. The combination of delicious cheeses, beans, chili’s is a football party staple! Absolutely no party is complete without one, but is your party ready for a tasty twist on this game day classic? I present to you, my devoted pesto-devotees, (brace yourself) my Baja Bliss Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto sizzling dip. Yes, you heard me right PESTO, in a Mexican layer dip! I know you might be skeptical, but those who have ventured into this uncharted appetizer territory can attest to the fact that this dip will not disappoint!
Without further ado, I present you with a recipe for the ages:
Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto Sizzling HOT DIP:
Prep: 15 minutes
Time: 20 Minutes
Game Time Treats, With a Dash of Panache!
The Super Bowl is not only the culmination of years of hard work for the players in the game, but for party hosts all over the country! Naturally EVERYONE, would all love to attend the game in sunny Miami, Florida (especially with the snowpocalypse touching down in D.C. any moment now!), but with the right crowd, beverages and game time treats you can bring the action and excitement straight to your living room. Whether you’re rooting for the New Orleans Saints or the Indianapolis Colts, I have a few appetizers that will keep all of your guests happy: my fun twist on a traditional favorite, Wings with a Dash of Panache!
These wings are not for the faint of heart, they are an explosion of flavor and a delicious exciting festival of flavors. Intrigued? Check out the recipe below:
Wings with a Dash of Panache
Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 55 minutes
Serves: 24
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of your very favorite Pestos With Panache brand pesto; Pumpkin Chilpotle Pesto, Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto, Succulent Strawberry Pesto, Bangin’ Blueberry Pesto, Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto and or Prosciutto & Smoked Almond Pesto
- 12 chicken wings (tips removed) or 24 chicken drumettes. Feel free to use to frozen bagged wings available at your local grocery store or sold in bulk at a warehouse food club like Costco.
Cut the wings in half at the joints to make 24 pieces. Pad wings dry with a paper towel. Toss the wings with your choice of flavored Pestos with Panache. Place them in a foil-lined shallow baking pan.Bake at 400°F. for 55 minutes or until they’re glazed and cooked through, turning and brushing often with the pesto sauce during the last 30 minutes of baking time. Discard any remaining sauce. If you would like to skip the brushing step……toss the wings that are fully cooked through, in a bowl with a half a cup of the pesto, that you initially tossed them with toss!!
To compliment and enhance the wings, I’ve also included my favorite wing dipping sauce! It’s a quick and easy way to really bring the wings to the next level.
Welcome to the New Pestos With Panache Website!
Welcome to the New Pestos With Panache Website! Now that we have two new flavors (Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola, and Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile), we needed a bit more room here on the website to show them off. So we have expanded the website to include more delicious pesto recipes, there’s even a new blog (which you are reading right now), and don’t forget that the Pesto Store is wide-open for business.
So cruise around and check out the new website.
Thanks for stopping by!