J-Wow! Or Another Astonishing Dinner at J. Ruske's
Cafe Drake always expects greatness from a dinner at the home of neighbor and close friend Jen Ruske, but freshly fired, iron-skillet fried chicken wows us even more than usual.
Our very own Greenpoint version of That Girl, Ruske served a nibbling plate of good Gorgonzola and crackers minutes after finishing her Pilates routine after a full day at the office, and soon after delivered a beautifully composed winter salad of seasonal veggies (sliced razor thin) dressed in a lemon vinaigrette - parsnips, turnips, celery root, leeks and apples.
Then came the delectable aforementioned chicken along with homemade biscuits and seriously rich mac and cheese.
Groaning with fullness but unwilling to deny ourselves any of Jen's from-scratch goodness, we gasped with satiated pleasure as the imperturbable hostess herself iced personalized carrot cake cupcakes with aged whiskey digestifs on the side.
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Our very own Greenpoint version of That Girl, Ruske served a nibbling plate of good Gorgonzola and crackers minutes after finishing her Pilates routine after a full day at the office, and soon after delivered a beautifully composed winter salad of seasonal veggies (sliced razor thin) dressed in a lemon vinaigrette - parsnips, turnips, celery root, leeks and apples.
Then came the delectable aforementioned chicken along with homemade biscuits and seriously rich mac and cheese.
Groaning with fullness but unwilling to deny ourselves any of Jen's from-scratch goodness, we gasped with satiated pleasure as the imperturbable hostess herself iced personalized carrot cake cupcakes with aged whiskey digestifs on the side.
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