CAN'T GET ENOUGH

Yesterday I got off the subway with no agenda. Sometimes this makes more sense than having one. I was on 16th and 9th exit off the blue line (A,C, E) at 14th Street, on the West Side. I ventured off down 9th, where I found  Empire Cake. I walked into the store with a delightful welcome. I was then eyeing the cupcakes, but I like my cupcakes, beefy, fat, and tasty (I'm sure they were tasty, but I like bigger ones). I started to think and realize I saw this place in an article about their Twinkies, homemade Twix, and tasty food. Empire recreates their own versions!! They were adorable treats. Reasonable prices too. I started to think for a moment that would exciting if you got something you normally don't eat. Therefore I got the red velvet small loaf cake like Twinkie (their version), dipper in white chocolate, but stuff with cream cheese. I started at the box all night before ripping it open and having a little piece. It was dense, tasty, mo...

Shrimp Marinate; 30 to 40 count (2 lbs) shrimps; deveined & peeled...(frozen) 1 lemon; juiced and zest 3 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 tablespoon or 1 red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon garlic; minced 3 tablespoon butter Thin spaghetti or thin linguini pasta Fresh Parsley ; pinch of it. (décor and garnish) Shrimp Broth; Shrimp shells (I didn't use them) 3 cups water; bring to boil 1/4 cup onion; chopped Prepare marinate; lemon, olive oil, pepper flakes, garlic, and shrimp and whisk in a large. Marinate for 30 to 1 hour. In a medium boil; boil water add onion and shrimp shells. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup of "shrimp broth". In the meantime add 5 cups water with salt for the pasta. Cook at al la dente for 9 mins (2 mins less then directions on box); 7 mins. Let sit in cool water until ready to serve. In a medium pan add butter on medium heat, add the marinated shrimp (flatten for 3 mins on each side); until shrimp starts to curl. Remove ...