the shack stack

You can't go to New York City without eating the Shack Stack burger from Shake Shack. My favorite location is in Madison Square Park {Flatiron District}. For those who don't know what the Shack Stack is....it's a cheeseburger and "shroom burger" {crisp-fried portobello mushroom filled with melted muenster and cheddar cheese}.   

f e a s t

bakery basket + quiche + chilled soup + yogurt parfait

Feast {East Village, Manhattan} is a great place to have brunch or dinner with a group of friends. They have a prix fixe menu. Back in June I went to Feast for dinner. For dinner you get to pick either their Farmer's Market Feast, Shellfeast, or Pork Feast. Each feast is a nine course meal. My friends and I ate the Pork Feast....D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! When allison and I were figuring out the places we want to eat for her birthday weekend, Feast was on the list for brunch. For brunch you choose a free drink, some starters to share, and a plate.

 

 "beery mary" + bellini

 blackened sea scallops

 lemon soufflé pancake

omelette w/ goat cheese stuffed zucchini blossoms

blueberry chocolate chips

More ice cream!! I invented an ice cream for allison's birthday. allison loves blueberries.

cinnamon peach rum

I am now obsessed with making ice cream. What's so great about making ice cream is you can create your own special flavor. Since peaches are in season for the summer, I had to make a peach flavored ice cream! When deciding what else to mix with the peach, I thought of cinnamon right away {because of peach cobblers}. I also added a little rum to make the flavor more unique. I'm so happy it turned out delicious.

national root beer day!

goat cheese roasted cherries



Made homemade ice cream for the first time the other day! I kept putting if off for such a long time because I thought it would require a lot of work, but it didn't. It was simple! Now I can't go back to store bought ice cream...unless it's gelato.

I got the recipe for goat cheese with roasted red cherries from Jeni's Ice Cream. There's lots of recipes in her cookbook I want to try. Can't wait to share them with you. 



there's always room for pie

 blueberry pie

We were craving pie so we stopped by Bang Bang Pie Shop {Logan Square, Chicago}. So glad we did because blueberries are our favorite fruit. Also, the summer squash pie is delicious!

 biscuit w/ ham

summer squash pie