Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Elephants, bathed by firemen.
Just a typical morning in Coney Island, where Suzy, one of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's elephants, went for a stroll down Surf Avenue. She stopped in front of Nathan's Hot Dogs where firemen from the local precinct gave her a refreshing bath. So cute! She loved it.
Monday, August 31, 2009
La Comida Boriquena.
On a recent trip to Puerto Rico I learned that Boriquan food consists of three main items:
1) Mofongo - this carribean dish consists of fried mashed plantains which are seasoned and filled with anything from seafood to pork belly, commonly overloaded with a garlicy sauce.*
2) Plantains - in some form or another accompanies every meal.
3) Fried food - almost everything you order is fried, even though it might not be specified as such.
(*While I clearly state that mofongo is derived from the plantain, it needs to be it's own category. Mofongo with a plantain side is quite common.)
Ceviche
Fresh lobster smothered in garlic sauce with tostones on the side
Mahi-mahi with a mango chutney sauce and sweet plantains
Mofongo relleno with shrimp
Fried corn
1) Mofongo - this carribean dish consists of fried mashed plantains which are seasoned and filled with anything from seafood to pork belly, commonly overloaded with a garlicy sauce.*
2) Plantains - in some form or another accompanies every meal.
3) Fried food - almost everything you order is fried, even though it might not be specified as such.
(*While I clearly state that mofongo is derived from the plantain, it needs to be it's own category. Mofongo with a plantain side is quite common.)
Ceviche
Fresh lobster smothered in garlic sauce with tostones on the side
Mahi-mahi with a mango chutney sauce and sweet plantains
Mofongo relleno with shrimp
Fried corn
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Mermaid Parade.
These images are from the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, Brooklyn on June 20, 2009.
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