Ever since Olivia came into our lives, going out 6 times a week has ended....at least for the time being. I love cooking for my family at home and as you know, I am constantly posting the home cooked recipes on our blog.

A few weeks ago, I had about an hour in between appointments at one listing at 41 East 28th street #6A and 215 East 24th street #605.

I was smack in the middle of all of the Indian restaurants on Lexington and the hight 20’s. I called my dear friend who i Knew would send me to the best Indian Restaurant. He said, go to Chinese Mirch , which is located at 120 Lexington Avenue.

I walked into the joint and the place was humming. The food is Chinese and Indian blend and man is it good.
I had the spicy Basil Chicken with Brown rice. The flavors were clean and spicy as hell.
The spring rolls were crisp, flavorful and not greasy. I licked all of my plates clean.

Since my 1st visit, I have been back another time and it was equally as good. Chinese Mirch is one of my new lunch joints or early dinner with Olivia and Mrs. Z~

120 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016
t: (212) 532-3663 | f: (212) 532-6553 | e: guestrelations@chinesemirch.com
Lunch Hours:
Monday–Friday, 11:30am–3:00pm | Saturday–Sunday, 12:00 onwards
Dinner Hours:
Monday–Thursday & Sundays, 5:30pm–10:15pm | Fridays–Saturdays, 5:30–10:45pm
Reservations:
They currently take reservations for lunch and for dinner until 7:30pm. After 7:30 pm it is seating at first come first serve basis for walk ins.
Reservations can be made for parties of 2-8. For parties larger than 8 a minimum billing of $30 per person is required. To book the entire space for a private event please contact us at guestrelations@chinesemirch.com

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125 East 84th Street  # 9A - Upper East Side

Classic 7

Living room with a wood burning fire place~

 Please email me for a private appointment~

pzweben@elliman.com

Formal Dining Room~

OLD WORLD ELEGANCE! Step back in time with this lovingly maintained prewar Classic 7 home perched on the 9th floor of a boutique 10 story White Glove Coop in prime Upper East Side between Park and Lexington Avenues. This beautiful 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath home has a spacious, comfortable layout with generous rooms including Formal Dining Room and Staff Room ideal for office or nursery, and features charming original details including high beamed ceilings, stunning herringbone floors, and elegant moldings. The grandly proportioned living room, ideal for entertaining boasts sunny south facing views and a cozy working wood-burning fireplace. The spacious kitchen has original built-in cabinetry and butcher block counters and offers the possibility of opening the room into the staff room to create an enormous chef's eat-in-kitchen. This bright home faces south across 84th Street from the living room, master bedroom, and 2nd bedroom and the other rooms, even while facing north get excellent light and plenty of sky above the neighboring mid-rise buildings. Washer Dryers are allowed and a large private storage bin transfers with the apartment. 125 East 84th Street is a coveted Full-Service Coop with 24-Hour Doorman, stunning roof deck, bicycle room, private storage, and is located amidst some of the city's best restaurants, boutiques, transportation, and area amenities. Pets are welcome.

The Master Bedroom~

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/125-east-84-street-unit-9a-manhattan-idqlsxv

125 E.84th 9A floorplan

Living Room~

19 West 85th Street, 2 - Upper West Side

TOWNHO-- -- USE LIVING AT ITS BEST!

Start cooking~

Please contact me for a private showing:

pzweben@elliman.com

Master Bedroom~

Enjoy Central Park at your doorstep in this spacious, Mint, split-level duplex floor-through home that feels more like a house than an apartment in this beautiful turn-of-the century townhouse with generous rooms and a rambling layout just 2 flights up. The grand living room with original prewar woodwork and wood-burning fireplace faces south onto 85th Street with charming treetop views and down just a few steps is a sunken formal dining room with elegant wainscoting ideal for entertaining. Featuring Three Bedrooms and Two full baths, this special home boasts a luxurious Master Bedroom with another cozy wood-burning fireplace, picturesque private balcony facing serene townhouse gardens, and a bonus office/enormous walk-in closet/or nursery right off of the bedroom. The chef's kitchen is fully renovated with stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and excellent storage. Lovingly renovated by the current owners, move right into this stunning and comfortable home with your own Washer/Dryer and LOW monthly Maintenance, perfectly located on a lovely tree-lined, Central Park block, just moments away from fine dining, transportation and all neighborhood amenities.

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/19-west-85-street-unit-2-manhattan-mmzcppr

225 West 83rd Street, 8N | THE BROMLEY - Upper West Side

Living/ Dining room~

$3400

Please contact me for a private showing: pzweben@elliman.com

LUXURY LIVING ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE! Look no further for the perfect, renovated One-Bedroom, One bath home with cheery southern exposure and vibrant city views in one of the premiere white glove buildings on the heart of the Upper West Side. Enjoy new floors, a kitchen that boasts stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and updated bathroom. The Bromley Condominium offers residents some of the best amenities in the city with full time doorman and concierge, state-of-the-art gym with separate weight room and cardio room, yoga studio with scheduled classes, 45' indoor pool as well as sauna and steam room, basketball court, adorable play room, party room, stunning roof deck, garage and laundry room. Available  immediately. Pets allowed with additional pet deposit.

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/the-bromley-225-west-83-street-unit-8n-manhattan-uraikfm

Feeds 7-8 people

Ingredients

• The meat of 5, 1 pound cooked lobsters
• 1.5 pounds of peeled and deveined 16/20 shrimp
• 1 pound sliced mixed wild mushrooms
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 ounces peeled chopped garlic
• 2 large shallots peeled and chopped
• The juice of 3 lemons
• 2 pounds pasta
• Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
• 1 bunch chopped chives
• 4 ounces grated parmesan cheese

Method

• In a medium sized pot- sweat the garlic and shallots in olive oil until tender.
• add the mushrooms and cook until tender
• add the wine and lemon and simmer for 5 minutes.
• in a separate pot, cook your pasta
• in a separate sauce pan- sear the shrimp until they are 3/4 cooked and then add to the mushroom mixture and add the chopped lobster meat as well. (make sure you season the shrimp with S&P before cooking)
• add S &P to taste and the crushed red pepper-
• once the pasta is cooked, strain the water from the pasta and toss the pasta into the sauce and add the chopped chives.
• garnish with grated cheese and enjoy!

Voila!

Here is the original article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304692804577285571527721052.html

And so it begins~

Of course my adaptation is slightly different, so here we go:

Feeds 6 People

Ingredients

• 6 each, 5 ounce fillets of red snapper
• 3 bunches of Cilantro
• 10 cloves garlic
• 2 peeled and sliced shallots
• 1 inches of fresh ginger
• 1 T smoked Parprika
• 1T toasted whole cumin
• 1 T Cayenne Pepper
• Cracked Black Pepper
• Sea Salt
• Xtra Virgin Olive oil
• 1 cup dry white wine
• The juice of 1 lemon

Method

I found that marinating the Snapper for two days gave the best results…

• In a small bowl, mix all of the dried spices (NO SALT) with a splash of XVOO.
• Take half of the shallots, cilantro, ginger and garlic and rough chop the entire mixture
• Coat the snapper filets with the spice and olive oil mixture (NO Salt) and then lightly pack the fish in between a layer of the chopped cilantro mixture . Think of the snapper as the meat of a sandwich and the cilantro mixture as the bread.
• Cover the fish with saran and leave in the fridge for 2 days.

On the day that you are going to serve the fish, take the remainder of the garlic, ginger, shallots and cilantro and chop the mixture very fine. * Note- chop everything separately.

• On the day that you are going to serve the fish, take the remainder of the garlic, ginger, shallots and cilantro and chop the mixture very fine. * Note- chop everything separately.
• Sweat the garlic, shallots and ginger until tender.
• Add the white wine and reduce the mixture until ⅓ of the liquid evaporates.
• Add the lemon juice and Cilantro and simmer for 1 minute.
• Season with Salt and Pepper.

The Sauce

• Take the fish out of the fridge and discard all of the marinade. You just want the fish filets and spices on the fish. Season the fillets with sea salt and Cracked black pepper, and place on an oiled sheet tray.
• Place the fish in a 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes.
• Serve fish with a healthy spoon of your Cilantro sauce, some nice roasted red bliss potatoes and some stir fried spinach!

Ingredients

• 1 head of fennel sliced very thin
• 12 red radishes sliced very thin
• The juice of ½ lemon
• Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste
• ¼ tsp crushed red peppers
• 2 ounces Extra Virgin Olive oil

Method

• Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl, 30 minutes before serving your meal~

ENJOY!

Create your dream! Tons of space~

41 East 28th Street, 6A - Flatiron District

$1,049,000

When was the last time you saw maintenance less than $1.10 per square foot?

Please email me for a private showing:

pzweben@elliman.com

SUNNY & CHIC LOFT-LIKE HOME!

Retro-Kitchen~

This expansive corner-unit boasts 2 long walls of southern and eastern-facing windows and was architecturally modified to open up the space creating an enormous, combined living and dining room ideal for entertaining. The apartment has a contemporary design and flexible layout that includes 1 full Bath, 1 Bedroom, as well as interior room used either as a quiet sleep area or office, yet is easily spacious enough to convert to a proper, well-proportioned 2-Bedroom 1-Bath home. This special property boasts beautiful hardwood plank floors throughout and a windowed kitchen with hip retro finishes, including modern appliances and excellent storage. Move right into this sunny and chic home or make it your own. 41 East 28th Street is a well-run coop with LOW maintenance, renovated common areas, and video security perfectly located in the cool and booming NOMAD neighborhood moments away from all neighborhood amenities including the new Gansevoort Hotel and the popular Breslin Hotel and Gastropub. Pets are welcome.

Sleeping area~

http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/41-east-28-street-unit-6a-manhattan-pcjacgl

Below it the original floor plan:

Ingredients

• Lorina Sparkling Pink Lemonade
• Ice Cubes
• Vodka
• Pink Sugar
• Salt
• Cayenne pepper
• Lemon juice
• Lemon slices for garnish

Method

• In a small bowl, mix 95% pink sugar, a dash of salt and a dash of cayenne pepper. Your goal is to get a sweet/ spicy and mildly salty taste.
• In another bowl, put freshly squeeze lemon juice in it.
• take a glass and place the rim of the glass in the lemon juice, about 1/4-1/8th of an inch and then coat the rim of the glass with the pink sugar mixture.
• once the rim has been coated with your delicious sweet, spicy and salty mixture place 4 iced cubes in the glass.
• add 2 ounces of vodka and the rest of the glass, fill with sparkling pink lemonade.
• garnish with a lemon wheel and enjoy!
• be careful, they are strong!