Low carb mini pancakes

Savory low carb mini pancakes

This recipe is very SIMPLE.  We have been experimenting with low-carb pancakes and have decided they taste best with a bit of salt and yogurt to make them slightly savory.  We have also decided that instead of complicating the recipe by adding many other ingredients, it might just be easier to add preferred sides later on, for taste.  I like eating these mini treats with cottage cheese, plain yogurt with honey or berries, or even with eggs.  These pancakes are a great alternative to traditional high carb breakfast that include bagels, toast or white flour pancakes.

Ingredients (~1-2 servings):

Instructions:

Mix yogurt with egg.  Add a pinch of salt.  Add coconut flour and mix thoroughly, making sure to get rid of the lumps in the batter.  You might want to add more yogurt because you want the consistency to be that of sour cream. Let the pancake batter stand for 5-10 minutes to allow the flour to be absorbed.

Fry pancakes on extra virgin coconut oil on a hot nonstick pan.  You can also use regular olive oil. Use a dessertspoon to carefully place the batter onto the pan.  Carefully flip the pancakes when they have turned a golden color on one side.

End result: Six two inches in diameter, savory, breakfast pancakes.

I find them to be tastiest when hot.

 

Felice 64 – Perfect Italian wine bar

For the first time I was inspired to write a review of a restaurant solely based on it’s appetizer. Even at The Lion, it was the burger entrée that got me.  However, Felice 64, the cozy little Italian wine bar on 1st Ave and 64th st, has me completely hooked to their Mozzarella Di Bufala.

Mozzarella Di Bufala

The baked vegetable medley is composed of grilled zucchini, eggplant, carrot, asparagus, red pepper and fennel served with two fresh lumps of buffalo mozzarella that melts in your mouth.  The only comparable vegetables I have eaten have been in Eataly’s Le Verdure, Mario Batali’s vegetarian restaurant within the mega market/restaurant court on 23rd and 5th Ave.

Another superb dish at Felice was the fresh artichokes and hearts of palm salad.

Insalata Di Carciofi E Grana : artichoke and hearts of palm

This salad was served with parmesan, arugula and dijon vinaigrette.

And of course, what meal would be complete without steak.  For a wine bar, Felice has a fabulous grilled sirloin; it was succulent and cooked medium with a side of arugula salad and one fingerling potato.

Tagliata Di Manzo, aka Grilled Sirloin served with Arugula salad and Parmesan

 

Felice has exposed brick walls that are lined with wine bottles, while the unvarnished wooden floor and side tables give a rustic feel to the interior. Jug-like glass chandeliers light the center of the room.

Felice Wine Bar, photo from NY mag

I will definitely return to Felice 64 to try some other dishes, especially on a sunny, warm day for their outdoor seating.  I will also undoubtedly make it out to their second location on 83rd and 1st Ave.

This special treat should have expected considering the chef at Felice 64 is from Ristorante Sant Ambroeus in Southampton.  Which reminds me, the Manhattan Sant Ambroeus, on Madison Ave and 77th st, has one of the best gelato assortments in New York, on par with L’arte del Gelato and, in my opinion, better than Grom.

 

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