Craving for Egg Puffs

To those of you who live in Asia, I envy you.  You get to enjoy these delicious egg puffs all the time!  There's really only one place that I know of in Boston that sells them, and, of course, it's in a small little spot in Chinatown.  There's an old woman who has been selling them for over 10 years now, and I've been going to her for my little treat ever since I was a kid.

As you can see, it's really not all that complicated to make.  Just pour something that looks like pancake batter into a small round mold and heat it up.  But it tastes so good!  Rain or shine - whenever I'm in Chinatown I try to grab a bag for myself.  I tell myself each time that I'll take it home to share with the rest of my family, but let's face it: I have absolutely no self control. ^_^  My friends have even started calling me "Eggy" because of how much I like them. ^_^;

Yes, that little batch costs $2.75.  I hear in China that you can get a much bigger batch for way less.  -_-  Again, I envy all of you who live in Asia.

NYE @ The Stanhope Grille

Although this is a few weeks late, I basically spent New Year's Eve (NYE) at the Stanhope Grille located inside The Black Bay Hotel.  I actually ended up getting lost, and I had to call a friend to help me.  -_-;  I get lost a lot even if I have a smartphone GPS.  They had a fixed menu, which included free champagne especially for that night.  Here's what I had:

This dish wasn't included in the menu.  I think it was just something that they were trying out.  It's basically grapefruit, crabcake (which I love!), and guacamole on the bottom.  It was a weird combination, but it worked for me and my friends.

This was the lobster soup we had.  At first I thought the white things were noodles, but they actually turned out to be some kind of cream.  It stayed pretty consistent no matter how much I was spooning the soup into my mouth.  We liked this dish as well.

This was probably our least favorite dish.  It's basically tomatoes, eggplant (or was it mushroom?), and some kind of crunchy cracker (?) put together in layers. 

Scallops and (I think) a different type of guacamole from the previous dish.  It was a simple dish, but I like this dish as well. 

This is the main course, and we each picked a different dish.  The chicken was kinda plain and not really juicy.  I couldn't really finish this, since I was getting full from the previous dishes and all the bread we had in the beginning. My friend ordered the sea bass, and after trying a piece of it, I liked it the best.  I was half tempted to steal it from her. ^_^

I love desserts!  (Who doesn't right?)  My two other friends had strawberry sorbet, but I opted for the creme brulee.  It was so good!  It was also nice and warm -- a great end to a good meal (and also the cold weather outside).

We each paid for our own meal, and I paid around $111, which includes a glass of wine that I had.  It was pricey, but it was also a nice experience.