All three of my apartment’s gigantic flat screen TVs are on right now: my dad’s watching soccer in the living room, my grandma some really loud Russian concert in my bro’s room and my mom is watching some cooking/crafts show in my parents’ bedroom…Isn’t TV supposed to bring people together?
Anyway, I woke up this morning and did my hour on the treadmill…My huffing and puffing definitely reminded me that I was away from this baby for a week…
For breakfast, I made a parfait: fage 0%, 1/2 cup GoLean, flax seed, strawberries, blueberries and a drizzle of honey.
Then I got down to baking for my friend’s all day brunch partaaay.
I also made apple crisp, accompanied by the obligatory vanilla ice cream. This thing was gone in seconds! I used a standard recipe from my head, not sure where it came from.
My lunch was a mix of Russian foods people brought to the brunch. My plate had pretty much pickled everything: cabbage, cauliflower, herring, pickle…the salad was fresh though! =]
I also had some borsch:
It looks like a ridiculously obnoxious burger!
And these strawberries:
Nawlinz Eats: Part II
Another cool place we went to was the Napoleon House in the French Quarter. This building was offered to Napoleon in the 1800s, when he was exiled, by the Mayor of New Orleans, but he apparently never made it. Nevertheless, the name stuck.
The bar is known for the PIMMS signature drink: “made to James Pimm’s original recipe, a closely guarded secret known only to six people.” It’s garnished with cucumber slices, really light and refreshing.
We were fancy one night, and went to the Gumbo Shop for dinner.
We split a Hurricane, because after all, we were in Nawlinz!
For an appetizer, we ordered the blackened catfish, which was fantastic.
I got the Combination Platter: Shrimp Creole, Jambalaya and Crawfish Etouffee. It came with soft French bread as well. I couldn’t even speak, it was that delicious.
Other nights, we were less classy (and had less money):
Sinful deliciousness:
With interesting, carnival like decor:
I started off with a delicious iced apricot green tea:
We split an order of grits! Man, was this rich and creamy!
I got a delicious Mexican frittata with a side biscuit:
Another day for lunch, we got some boiled crawfish! It was spicy as hell.
We went there for lunch one day and I got the Swamp Reuban: bbq pulled pork and beef with coleslaw and bbq sauce. It also came with two sides (I chose guac and chips and a bowl of gumbo), all for just $7!
Check out the adorable animal cracker!
We started off with guac and chips, the best I’ve ever had, hands down.
We made seafood gumbo one night:
He should have his own TV show or something:
It came out fanstastic!
Looks like you had a fun time! I love the burger cake!
hey Olga! I’m new around here, but I’ve been reading your blog for awhile. Girl, you are hilarious and so full of life, and i LOVE the pictures! Great blog! I am so jealous of your New Orleans adventure!!
Fun times!!!
When I saw that red velvet cake I DID think it was an obnoxious burger!!!
I’ve been to Napoleon House and Cafe du Monde, but I don’t remember much about either. What a fun trip, thanks for sharing your pics!
haha that’s funny about the tvs, it totally USED to bring people together, but now everyone is so picky about what they watch it just doesn’t work out.
I LOVE your N’awlins recap, such a fun city, and it looks like you enjoyed it to the fullest!
great pics
Huge cake!! It really does look like a burger.
Haha!! Love your comment about tv
What a cake!!! Phenomenal.
Soooo many photos!! I feel like I was right there with you – love it!!
Haha!! Love your comment about tv
What a cake!!! Phenomenal.
Soooo many photos!! I feel like I was right there with you – love it!!
I laughed out loud when I saw the pic of your friend with the red velvet cake because I thought, “oh my gosh! that looks like a gigantic burger” and then I read your caption haha…just needs a bit of lettuce!
By the way, thanks for stopping by my lonely blog, I really admire what you do on here and it meant a lot!