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Chili-Spiced Chicken Soup with Stoplight Peppers and Avocado Relish
Juno MacGuff: What about Katrina De Voort? You could totally go out with Katrina De Voort.
Paulie Bleeker: No, I don’t like Katrina. She smells like soup. Have you ever smelled her? I mean, her whole house smells like soup!
Ratio of Single Men to Single Women in NYC
New York City’s population is 53% female and 47% male. This is a widely cited statistic that often supports an argument that the gender imbalance makes it more difficult for some women to find a partner. Using Census data, we analyzed only the population who are never married singles between the ages of 20 and 34. In this subgroup, men outnumber women—742,400 to 729,500.
More interestingly, the ratio varies widely by neighborhood (we used Census Public Use Microdata Areas). On the Upper East Side, young single women outnumber young single men nearly 2 to 1. Jackson Heights, Queens is on the other end of the spectrum—where there are 1.7 males for every female. The neighborhoods with ratios of 1 to 1? Jamaica, Queens and Pelham Gardens in the Bronx.
On a related note, spending at the City’s roughly 1,200 bars is approximately $855 million per year. This works out to $140 per resident age 21 and over, which is 58% higher than in the United States as a whole.
StatsBee is a column featuring interesting statistics about NYC, written by economists at the Economic Research & Analysis department within NYCEDC’s Center for Economic Transformation.
everything you knew about dating in new york city is wrong!
Who says stats aren’t sexy?
Happy Chinese New Year!
Hot and Sour Soup
Recipe from Cook’s Illustrated
Here is a clip from my boyfriend, John Mulaney’s standup special airing on Comedy Central on January 28th at 10pm. He will make you laugh, so watch it!
I was in the audience — listen for my laugh.
I was there, too!
Preaching to the choir, man
Homemade Ricotta
Make It*:
Line a sieve or fine mesh strainer with cheesecloth and set over a large bowl.
Combine 1/2 c. of heavy cream, 1 qt. of milk (whole milk is best, but I used 2% here), and 1/4 tsp. of kosher salt in a saucepan. Heat over medium flame, stirring regularly, until mixture comes to a gentle boil (but before it foams over).
Add 1.5 tbsp. of freshly squeezed lemon juice and stir gently for about a minute. The mixture will start curdling instantly (be amazed - it’s SCIENCE). Turn off the flame. Let it stand, without stirring, for about 2-3 more minutes. Pour into cheesecloth and let drain for about 10 minutes. Or longer, depending on the desired consistency. The longer it stands, the firmer it will become.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Optional add-ins include: Chopped herbs, scallions, roasted garlic (please, not raw), red pepper flakes, honey, an old leather shoe.
FFOTD**: Although it is often referred to as such, Ricotta is by definition not a cheese because it is not produced by the coagulation of casein. Rather, it is produced by coagulating other milk proteins, mainly albumin and globulin.
*From Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners
**Acc. to Dr. Wiki.
ThisiswhyIworkout.
Sprinkles cupcakes at work today. Awrrrright.
Word.
(We’d like to give credit for this inspired graphic, but we can’t pinpoint the creator. Anyone know where it’s from?)
Holiday Biscotti
Another year, another batch of these biscotti. Happy holidays*, everyone!
*Cranberries are red, and pistachios are green. I think there’s no doubt as to which “holiday” we’re talking about here. Happy ho-ho-holidays!
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