Delicatessen: International Comfort Food

Last weekend, Joel and I went down to SOHO for a little lunch and shopping.  SOHO is full of tons of different restaurants, but we luckily stumbled upon this amazing place.  Delicatessen is located on the corner of Prince Street and Lafayette Street, which I guess is actually Nolita.

While, the restaurant was pretty packed, we ended up just grabbing some seats at the bar.  The bartender there was awesome, so we had a great time.

 

The food was To Die For!

I had the most amazing Mac & Cheese, Margarita Mac, with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, parmigiano, and basil.  It might have been one of the best things I have ever tasted.  Yummm!!!  Oh, and I cannot forget about my delicious Pear Bellini.  Bellini's are one of my favorite cocktails.

 

Joel's sandwich looked pretty damn good, too!  In his words, "It was a man sandwich!"  It was the Delicatessen Reuben on Rye Sandwich with hand-sliced corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss and russian dressing.  The bartender told us that it was going to pretty huge, but delicious, and that he normally cannot finish it all.  Joel said "Challenge Accepted!"

And we had to try their Truffle Parmesan Fries, obviously.  I mean who could honestly resist them!

After leaving, I checked out their website, and was sad to say that we may have missed one of the coolest parts about the restaurant, their downstairs... Take a look...

            

 

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Friday Link Love - Trying it out...

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Friday Link Love

Nail polish I am dying to try in Pink and Silver...

Amazing Shoes...

Beautiful Spring Wedding at Botanical Gardens...

Super Duper Funfetti Cupcakes, who could resist these...

Love the Backs of these Wedding Gowns...

Girl Scouts Cookies & Bridal Shower

I finally received my long awaited for boxes of Girl Scout Cookies!!! Yum!!! 

They have been sitting next to my desk all day at work taunting me, begging me to open them up, but I know as soon as the boxes get open they will be gone. 

My favorites are the Samoas, I cannot get enough of them.

Speaking of Girls Scouts, I came across this amazing Girl Scout Inspired Bridal Shower Photo Shoot at Green Wedding Shoes and thought I would share it.

I don't know about you, but this reminds me of Troop Beverly Hills.  I would totally love to be in a troop that meets like this!

Check out more pics and all the vendors that helped put together this shoot at Green Wedding Shoes...

Peanut Butter Bacon Chocolate Cookies

I just found this recipe at Young Married Chic and had to share it! These cookies just sound so good!

And I love her logic in creating this concoction:

"So I got to thinking, that there are four certain things in life

1. Cookies are a fix for anything
2. Peanut Butter makes the world go round
3. Bacon, well.. bacon makes everything better
4. Chocolate drizzle makes things look fancy"

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Peanut Butter Bacon Chocolate Cookies

2 1/4 cups of flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 sticks of butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs
1/4 cup of peanut butter

1/4 cup peanut butter chips
1/4 cup chocolate chips
3 strips of cooked (cooled) bacon, diced into small pieces

Chocolate Bark, for the drizzle

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside

Cream the butter and sugars in a mixer, until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract and beat in the eggs one at a time. Lastly, add in the peanut butter and mix until combined.

Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, 1/2 cup at a time (so to not flour yourself in the process) and mix until just combined. Stir in the peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and bacon. The dough will be sticky.

With an ice cream scoop, ball the dough and place it on the lined baking sheet, evenly spaced as the cookies will spread. Bake for 10-12 (closer to 12 for larger cookies) minutes or until the cookies are slightly brown around the edges. Remove from oven and let sit for a few minutes, then allow to fully cool on a rack.

Once the cookies are cooled, melt the chocolate bark and drizzle it overtop of the cookies. Allow it to set (or not) and enjoy!

Check out more from Young Married Chic!

BIRCH BOX - March

My March Box is here! Take a look at all of the great stuff...

So here is this month's BirchBox contents:

1. Kérastase Elixir Ultime $54
2. Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Cleanser $22
3. AHAVA Essential Day Moisturizer - Normal to Dry Skin $38.50
4. Tea Forté® skin-smart™ Teas  $6
5. Color Club Neon Nail Polish in Jackie Oh! $8
6. Annick Goutal Eau d'Hadrien $85

I have to say I am completely in love with the Color Club Neon Nail Polish in Jackie Oh!. It is the cutest neon, bubblegum pink color, perfect for the upcoming spring and summer weather.  Also, I don't know if it was just me, but the nailpolish seemed alot easier to apply than the other typical nailpolishes that take me hours to maneuver with my left hand. 

Also, while I have been testing out the other products as well, I am really looking forward to trying the Tea Forté® skin-smart™ Teas.  The flavors sound delicious and if they are good for the skin and my tastebuds that sounds like a win-win situation to me.

BIRCH BOX - February

I love BirchBox!!!  So here is my February Box, a little late, but so excited that it is finally here!

So here is this month's BirchBox contents:

1. beautyblender 2 pack, $25.95
2. EYE ROCK Designer Liner 2 packs of 4, $13
3. Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint $38
4. Mineralogie Ultimate Cream Concealer $16
5. Chuao Chocolatier Spicy Maya ChocoPod $6
6. Green River Ordinance Digital Download

So far, I have tried the ChocoPod which was very interesting and delicious, I think I would like to try one of their other flavors like Potato Chips in Chocolate, mmmm!

Also, I gave the EYE ROCK a try while I was in Atlantic City, and while I didn't actually make it out wearing them, one of my friends wore them out and totally rocked them! They looked awesome on her!

Can't wait for next month's box to arrive!

Tate's Bake Shop

We just started selling these cookies by Tate's Bake Shop at work and OH MY GOD! They are so delicious that I knew I had to share them with all of you.  Right now, we only have the Chocolate Chip, which are to die for, but I am really excited to try their other flavors as well.

The funny thing about them is that they sort of look like they are cooked a little well done, but when you take your first bite, they taste like perfect homemade cookies.

I seriously cannot stop eating them!

The other flavors that they carry are White Chocolate Macademia Nut and Oatmeal Raisin. And tons of other treats as well like pies, dessert bars, and breakfast cakes. Yum! 

I am also in love with their packaging.  Their logo, boxes, and bags are so cute.  They are great for gifts, check out their Assorted Cookie Gift Pack below. 

And their pricing is so reasonable.  For the Gift Pack below, you get 3 boxes with 12 cookies in each for $25!

And they are great for wedding favors, check out the cute boxes below in white and Tate's traditional green.  Each box has 6 delicious cookies.  I would love to attend a wedding with these as favors! Mmmm!

 

They also have a store in Southampton that I would love to check out.  It looks sooo cute, and I would love to check out some of their other products.

Tate's Bake Shop

43 North Sea Rd.
Southampton, NY 11968

And lastly, who would not want to be able to make these amazing cookies, I feel like I need their cookbook desperately!

pictures via Tate's Bake Shop