December Food

Before.

After.

I think we have enough cookies.  Note: This was just the chocolate chip batch.  There was also a peanut butter batch and a sugar cookie batch.  If you are diabetic, do not visit our apartment.

Beef stew for the cold.

Spicy Chinese for the cold.

Fried chicken...for...the cold?

Currywurst for the cold.

I have not had currywurst since Berlin!  What an exciting find!

Nurnberger sausages for the cold.

As you can see, I eat for the weather.

December Photo Walk

I collected a number of random pictures in December, so it's time to post them.  None of them really justify their own post.

$1 ice cream.  The best part of IKEA.

We took a boat to IKEA.  How many of you have done that?  (Yes, the New York IKEA has a dedicated dock that ferries people from Manhattan to the store._

Little Italy's idea of dessert.

After eating in Little Italy, we declined dessert, so we were given some fried dough with powered sugar.  I guess it was obvious that I didn't decline dessert for health reasons?

He is stepping on his hair.  This cannot be safe.

Inside the Time Warner Center.  They change color to music.

$16 for a Manhattan in Manhattan.  But you feel so classy!  (and I didn't pay for it)

This statue hangs out by the giant cathedral near our building.

A tiny sliver of said cathedral.

Huge champagne bottle to celebrate the last day of class!

The Girl and her Mexican Food

Erin has been greatly disappointed with the quantity and quality of the Mexican food near us.  There are a few good places in the city, but nothing within walking distance.

After extensive trial and error, I finally located a place that might meet her expectations.  It was 20 blocks away, but everything is within walking distance if you have the time, right?  I really enjoyed the tamales, so I decided to go for a second visit and bring Erin along.

My exciting-looking dish.

Flautas!  In the North?!

The entrees were great, but the real surprise was to follow.

The world's greatest flan.

It was so good that we ate 75% of it before I could take a picture.  Anyone who comes to visit will be forced to try the flan.  It was only $3!  I was expecting $8-10.

Even better, they deliver to our building!  This is a monumental discovery that will change the course of our lives in New York. 

Radio City Music Hall

We bought cheap tickets through Columbia and went to see the Christmas Spectacular at RCMH.  It's a really cool venue.  I've seen a few shows there, but I really appreciate their bathrooms.  Not so much their $5 20oz bottled drinks, but what are you going to do?

How long would it take to eat a whole pound?

Looking over the balcony.

After the show.

No pictures of the show, since Santa wouldn't like that.  But it was fun to see how high the Rockettes can kick their legs.

Giant Christmas tree.

Even bigger tree at Rockefeller Center.

I need to go ice skating at Rockefeller Center.  It was too crowded after the show, but I'll add it to my to-do list.

Program.