I trust my public libraries, NY Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library @bklynlibrary.bsky.social and Queens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social but her not so much. #NYPL #BPL #QPL #booksky #libraries

Ben Zipperer@benzipperer.org · 2d ago

public libraries ftw

I made ground beef & potato burritos. I got the idea from a recipe that was imitating a Taco Bell item, but I changed it a lot. Beef, potatoes & aromatics are sautéed, sauced & cheese is added. The burritos are sautéed a bit to crisp them and topped with avocado-tomatillo salsa & crema 1/2 #foodsky

This was a recipe I’d been wanting to make for a while, chanclas poblanas. It’s a chorizo sandwich that’s covered with guajillo-tomato sauce. The recipe said to ladle the sauce on. I did that here but the next one I dredged the bread thought the sauce which worked better. Recipe below 1/2 #foodsky

My latest completed read. The author is well-known for his scifi short stories & this book is a collection of them. The stories were both entertaining & thought provoking, bring up questions about time, technology, science & our choices. Thanks NY Public library for the loan. #booksky #scifi #NYPL

I went to Lincoln Center last night for a sneak peak of the Japanese film ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’. It was mix of a police procedural & a historical drama set in 15th century Japan with historical figures. I liked the intricate costumes & the main character’s questioning of tradition #moviesky

After I left a sneak preview of The Samurai & the Prisoner, at Lincoln Center’s Read theater I ran into this concert, part of LC’s Summer for the City series. This is the Mexican Institute of Sound performing with the Meridian Brothers. #LincolnCenter #moviesky #booksky

My latest read. It was an inventive novel that I’d categorize as fantasy influenced by hard science. A jelly, as biologists call them, exerts supernatural powers on a local community & the woman (a marine biologist) who comes to help them. Thanks NY Public Library for the loan #booksky #NYPL

Yesterday was a Summer Streets day in NYC in Queens. They close off a street to cars for a day. The street was Vernon close to the East River. There were some nice spots, like the Socrates Sculpture Park, but it’s mostly industrial. The 1st pic is new buildings in Queens 2nd is Manhattan.

I went to the art house movie theater Metrograph in NYC for the classic spaghetti western For a Few Dollars More. Metrograph referred to a classic scene: ‘a stern reminder to never, ever, under any circumstances, talk shit about Clint Eastwood’s mule. Best description for a scene ever. #cinema

My latest read. It’s a book series based on the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. This is the third book & like the others Sally the ragdoll aka the Pumpkin Queen is the main character. It balances her internal monologue & action scenes. Thanks @qplnyc.bsky.social for the loan #booksky #QPL

Yesterday I was back at the Japan Society’s Japan Cuts film festival for its last weekend. I’m a bit sad it’s over 😭 lol. There were some really great movies. White Flowers & Fruit, Night Flower, and Burn were my favorites. Thank you @japansociety.org #japansociety #foreignfilms #cinema

I made spiced lamb meatballs with the herby pearl couscous. That’s what Americas Test Kitchen calls it. It’s a Mediterranean inspired recipe but as as far as I know it not a traditional one from that region. I flubbed the recipe a little by not measuring the salt carefully recipe below 🍽️🍜 #foodsky

I went to another book talk at the Center for Brooklyn History. The book is a history of the idea that people really are not created equal & the people who believed it in the U.S. from the founding fathers to today. Thanks @bklynlibrary.bsky.social #BPL #booksky

After I left the Japan Society last night I saw the Pepsi sign across the East River. The haze from the humidity blurred the view a bit.

This weekend I attended the Japan Cuts film festival at the Japan Society @japansociety.org in NYC. It’s a ten day event ending the 18th with movies across the genres from Japan. It was a lot of fun. I have a free pass for another movie & I’m trying to decided which one. Thanks #JapnSociety

Sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard on a kosher beef dog. I’m a NYC hot dog traditionalist.

The Imminence Of A Revelation Which Does Not Occur@nataliereed84.bsky.social · 4w ago

quote post with thy preferred hot dog toppings so that thou may be judged by thy peers

I am still exploring Chinese cuisine, this is a copycat version of Xi’an Famous’ spicy cumin lamb noodles & originated in northwestern China. Woks of Life reverse engineered the recipe. It was a bit of work since a lot of ingredients needed to be chopped but worth it. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️#foodsky

This is the second variation of hot dogs I made this weekend. The recipe called for hot dogs but I swapped them for merguez sausage. They are topped with pickled red onions & tzatziki. I would usually have a pickle on the side but a pickled red pepper seemed a better fit recipe below 1/2 🍽️🍜 #foodsky

This weekend I did some variations on the hot dog theme. These are cheesy bratwursts with celery-pickle relish. The brats are split & grilled and the relish has a mustard & honey vinaigrette. I used extra Chinese celery & leaves that I had on hand Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

Appropriately for the country’s 250th anniversary I went to the New York Public Library where they had Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Declaration of Independence, I wasn’t able to get much of a look due to the long lines of people wanting to see it. Thanks #NYPL

On the Fourth of July I made that traditional Independence Day food, mung bean noodles! This is stir fried cabbage and glass noodles. The mung bean noodles were a new ingredient for me. I made glass noodles before but those were rice noodles. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

The salad was a chicken & cabbage salad with a miso-sesame vinaigrette. The salad is mostly vegetables & the chicken is just one of several ingredients. It’s now garden salad than the salad you make sandwiches with. Also I can never remember how spell vinaigrette. Recipe below 1/2 🍽️🍜 #foodsky

Today I made soup & salad. This soup was a Japanese inspired noodle soup. The broth is flavored with sesame oil & soy sauce. A poached egg is stirred in for richness. There was very little broth; maybe because I subbed udon for the somen noodles. Recipe below 1/2 #foodsky #cooking

It was 101 degrees in NYC today so I thought, hey let’s spend a few hours in a hot kitchen making steaming hot soup! This is shannxi saozi mian & it was totally worth it. It has four parts, meat sauce, soup base, noodles & omelette. Soy puffs were a new ingredient for me Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky

My latest read. This Book is part science about animal communities & how they communicate and the philosophy & ethics of how people should relate to & treat these animal communities, stressing we’re more alike than people realize. Thanks @bklynlibrary.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #BPL

My latest read. It’s a sci-fi/fantasy short story collection. The stories raise philosophical questions about technology, belief & the capabilities of human beings but are still entertaining, something the author is known for. Thanks NY Public Library 💙📚 #booksky

Today’s lunch was another Chinese stir fry. On the left is enoki mushrooms & garlic chives. It looks like noodles especially since I cooked them to get them until soft. Enoki mushrooms are a new ingredient for me. On the right are steamed baby bok choy. Recipe below 1/2 🍽️🍜 #foodsky #cooking

Dinner was moo shu chicken, but without the pancakes. It had two new ingredients for me, dried wood-ear mushrooms & dried lily flowers. Eggs are cooked separately then mixed in. The pic does not have eggs because, even though I cooked them, I forgot to add them. 🤦‍♂️ lol. recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky

Today’s lunch was kung pao mushrooms. I’ve made a few versions of kung pao chicken but never a vegan one. It used king mushrooms, a new ingredient for me. It had dried chilies & I broke them open so it came out spicy & balanced the Sichuan peppercorns. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

I went to another author talk at the New York Public Library. The NYPL has a program where they sponsor a set of scholars each year. One wrote City of Fortune, a history of how NYC went from the financial crisis of the ‘70s to today’s unequal recovery. Thanks #NYPL #booksky