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Tootsie Yr2: Syracuse, NY Part 2
Nov. 14th, 2022 08:18 amTL;DR TikTok: CLICK HERE to watch
I tried to cram as many of my planned activities as possible into Wednesday and Thursday because the weather is supposed to take a turn starting Friday and into the weekend.
While working I steamed some eggs in the Itaki, and I finally did get the cook time right, but then the eggs peeled so poorly that half the whites were lost. GAWD that makes me mad. At this point I'm probably not going to cook eggs in shell with the Itaki unless I can guarantee that the eggs are older (that's supposed to help with peeling).
Before y'all say anything, this is a STEAMER so I can't do the usual trick of adding baking soda and vinegar to the water, there IS no water, I'm not boiling the eggs on the stovetop. Thank you.
Around noon I got an Uber to the pierogi place because the walking route wasn't safe (long stretches of having to walk on the shoulder).
But I resolved to make up for it with a walk from there to the mall, and then walking around inside the mall, plus the walk the theater.
The restaurant is Eva's European Sweets, and it's all alone in a random run-down suburb.
Their vibrant wall art stood out from the surrounding drab houses like a flower growing from a crack in the sidewalk.
Inside was a tiny cafe, perhaps 10 tables plus a small bar area.
The hostess invited me to sit wherever, and I picked a very small corner table since it was lunch time.
I knew I wanted borscht, but it wasn't on the menu.
( Read more... )
Today is our travel day.
9am bus to the airport, then two flights with a layover between to get to OKC.
I'm grateful that we have a significant layover so that we can get something to eat between flights (this has not been the case the last several times we've flown). It's also supposed to be snowing when we land, so we'll see if flights get delayed or what.
In OKC I have more foodie adventures lined up for myself, and also hopefully visiting a museum or botanical garden :)
Other things:
The golden ginkgo tree that I found while walking through a park in Syracuse.
On the way to the theater on Saturday night, it was dark and rainy.
I was almost at the stage door when something small and white ran in front of me.
I had just enough time to see a black-tipped tail disappearing under a parked car.
Thinking it was a kitten, I stepped into the side-street to look under the car.
It dashed out again...a white ermine with a black-tipped tail.
It ran into a construction zone across the street, and was gone.
(stock photo)
I tried to cram as many of my planned activities as possible into Wednesday and Thursday because the weather is supposed to take a turn starting Friday and into the weekend.
While working I steamed some eggs in the Itaki, and I finally did get the cook time right, but then the eggs peeled so poorly that half the whites were lost. GAWD that makes me mad. At this point I'm probably not going to cook eggs in shell with the Itaki unless I can guarantee that the eggs are older (that's supposed to help with peeling).
Before y'all say anything, this is a STEAMER so I can't do the usual trick of adding baking soda and vinegar to the water, there IS no water, I'm not boiling the eggs on the stovetop. Thank you.
Around noon I got an Uber to the pierogi place because the walking route wasn't safe (long stretches of having to walk on the shoulder).
But I resolved to make up for it with a walk from there to the mall, and then walking around inside the mall, plus the walk the theater.
The restaurant is Eva's European Sweets, and it's all alone in a random run-down suburb.
Their vibrant wall art stood out from the surrounding drab houses like a flower growing from a crack in the sidewalk.
Inside was a tiny cafe, perhaps 10 tables plus a small bar area.
The hostess invited me to sit wherever, and I picked a very small corner table since it was lunch time.
I knew I wanted borscht, but it wasn't on the menu.
( Read more... )
Today is our travel day.
9am bus to the airport, then two flights with a layover between to get to OKC.
I'm grateful that we have a significant layover so that we can get something to eat between flights (this has not been the case the last several times we've flown). It's also supposed to be snowing when we land, so we'll see if flights get delayed or what.
In OKC I have more foodie adventures lined up for myself, and also hopefully visiting a museum or botanical garden :)
Other things:
The golden ginkgo tree that I found while walking through a park in Syracuse.
On the way to the theater on Saturday night, it was dark and rainy.
I was almost at the stage door when something small and white ran in front of me.
I had just enough time to see a black-tipped tail disappearing under a parked car.
Thinking it was a kitten, I stepped into the side-street to look under the car.
It dashed out again...a white ermine with a black-tipped tail.
It ran into a construction zone across the street, and was gone.
(stock photo)
