Mind Your Manna's
MANNA'S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT | 54 E 125th St. (Bet. 5th & Lexington Aves.) + Various Locations | 646.613.7100 | soulfood.com
MANNA'S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT | 54 E 125th St. (Bet. 5th & Lexington Aves.) + Various Locations | 646.613.7100 | soulfood.com
"RAM-LETTE" | Ramen Noodle Omelet with Dried Basil, Sriracha Honey Cider Vinaigrette
HARDING'S | 32 E 21st St. (bet. Park Ave. & Broadway) | 212.600.2105 | hardingsnyc.com
"NAKED" FRIED CHICKEN DINNER | Flourless, Crispy-skin Skillet-Fried Chicken Thighs | Collard Greens cooked with Honey and Hot Sauce | Penne and Swiss Casserole with Pancetta and Scallion
"ANGEL" WINGS | Wasabi Paste, Ginger, Honey, Butter, Dijon Mustard, Cider Vinegar, Onion
...Grilled Herbed Turkey Burgers with Oyster & Sausage Rye Bread Stuffing and Cranberry-Mustard Vinaigrette on Butter-Toasted Potato Buns.... [Full Post...]
...I enjoyed a great, very tasty dinner of tender, juicy, crisped-on-the-edges steak with a hint of deep and intense, smoky coffee flavor, a bright and layered, sweet/sour/spicy steak sauce, and a light and airy fritter aromatic with the savory cornmeal yet finishing with the subtle sweetness flavor of apple.... [
...Bailey's Irish Cream/Red Velvet French Toast Medallions stuffed with Banana and Nutella, with Orange Honey and Peanut Butter Butter
...The chopped lettuce with carrots then got mixed with a teaspoon of mustard, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and honey. Two slices of toasted cornbread slices got smeared with mayo with cider vinegar stirred in, the slices of tomatillas sautéed in butter, the BBQ bacon slices, and slaw, with the pea salad spooned on the side.... [Full post]
...I prepared a box of couscous, first sautéing sliced garlic and pine nuts in butter in the bottom of a medium-sized pot, then using water and apple juice as my liquid, letting it boil, stirring in the dry couscous, taking it off the heat. Then, after letting it steam itself to doneness, fork fluffing it with a little extra butter and some diced mint leaves, spooning on a plate, topping it with the red snapper, and serving it with oven-toasted pita bread brushed with a rosemary-honey-olive oil mixture.... [Full post]
... With the unfortunate exception of the shrimp paste (better in idea than in execution), this dish was quite a winner. The pork and beef were nicely seasoned and tender, and were enjoyed more with wrapped in the lettuce with a leaf each of basil and mint, some rice noodles, and a drizzle of house-made vinegar dipping sauce. The springs deftly crispy and not greasy on the outside and chock full minced veggies and meat on the inside.... [Full post]
...As they fried, I heated a sauce of sriracha sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, garlic powder, honey, chili powder, chili oil, sesame oil, and butter in a deep skillet, into which the wings—that had come out of the fryer and dried on some paper towels—got thrown into and tossed until fully coated... [Full post...]
...Stirring two cups of heavy cream into six whisked eggs, adding a little spicy brown mustard (eff you, Dijon...!), worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, chili powder, tobasco sauce, garlic powder, salt, fresh cracked pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, stirring in two cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese and a cup of baked ham, separating the liquid base into two frozen pie shells, sprinkling another cup of shredded cheese and a few shakes of paprika and chili powder on top of each pie, and placing the pies on the middle rack of a 375°-preheated oven.... [cont.]
...Later, I placed the legs in a large casserole, spooning the remaining sauce on top, and placed them in a preheated oven. Meanwhile, I emptied a can of black beans into a small pot, adding some liquid smoke (available in most supermarkets), worchestshire sauce, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, brown sugar, salt and pepper, stirring them on low heat while preparing white rice.... [cont.]
...So I defrosted so chicken wings, seasoned them with sat and pepper, dredged them in flour that I seasoned with ground ginger and chili powder, fried them and tossed them in a sauce made with sriracha sauce, honey, minced garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and lemon juice.... [Full Post]