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Some things *are* as simple as black-and-white. #blackandwhitecookie #cookies #dessert #icedcookies
Give us this day our daily bread. A Thanksgiving theme of sorts. This delicious loaf of sourdough bread (called a Micca) will be transformed into a Wild Mushroom Stuffing. But today I’m starting by cutting into half-inch cubes and then drying out. There will eventually be leeks, celery, crimini mushrooms, oyster and shiitake mushrooms, sage, thyme, parsley, eggs and veggie chicken stock.
The term micca means crumb and is the name of the oldest and most typical bread of Parma, Italy. This sourdough micca is from Saraghina Bakery here in Brooklyn.
Happy Pre-Thanksgiving everyone!
@saraghinabakery @michelle_unnata #thanksgiving #micca #miccabread #tuscanloaf #wildmushroomstuffing #crustybread
Ethiopia via Bed Stuy. Misir Wot (Ethiopian Spicy Lentil Stew) with a side of Collard Greens. @michelle_unnata and @kennethfeldman love making our own vision of injera (Teff) crepes to go with this ultra savory dish. #misirwot #injerabread #ethiopia #ethiopianfood #collardgreens
Skyscrapers of Hudson Yards, towering over the new Hudson Yards subway station in New York City. #hudsonyards #hudsonyardsnyc #34thstreet #nycsubway
Black and white on a sunny day at Moynihan Train Hall in New York City.
#blackandwhitephotography #nyc #moynihantrainhall #nycpennstation #pennstation #noir #nycnoir
Patio/balcony is glowing tonight! With @michelle_unnata #deckatdusk #patiolights #brooklyn #bedstuy #balconylifestyle #balcony #outdoors #outsidespace
Quakertown Moon. @moondogyoga @michelle_unnata #moondogyoga #quakertownpa #spookymoon #moonrise #nighttree
Silver skies, autumn leaves. #silverskies #autumnleaves #brooklynrooftops #fallcolors #greeneavenue
Autumn Leaves on Brownstone Steps. #autumnleaves #oakleaves #brownstone #stoop #mossysteps #greeneavenue
Some more photos of our soon-to-be old apartment here in Brooklyn, NY. These are my iPhone pix of the apartment as we are showing it. @michelle_unnata #317greeneave #compass #condo #brooklyncondo #loveit
Breaking News: Kenny and Michelle are Leaving NYC!
We are totally excited and very nervous to announce that we have put our apartment on the market (starting today!) and will soon be moving to Lancaster, Pennsylvania!
If everything works out we’ll actually move about mid-January of 2023.
There’s no single reason for the move, but we both feel that we’ve accomplished what we need to living in NYC, and it’s time to shake things up a bit in our lives.
We wanted to stay in the northeast of the country, and as a friend noted today, Lancaster is in the South West of the North East!
We’re looking forward to a slightly slower-paced lifestyle, and also the open country nearby. While Lancaster county is in the heart of Amish country, the city of Lancaster is totally cute, very walkable, and super friendly.
And with an Amtrak station right in town, it’s actually really easy to get here from NYC Penn Station — so we hope that y’all can come for a visit! We’ll actually have a guest room for you!
NYC (NY) has been home to us for many years — 30+ years for Michelle, and I was born here but lived in the mid-west a bit before we moved back to Long Island in the early 70’s.
We’ll miss all of our wonderful friends, and all the great things about NYC, but are looking forward to new adventures and experiences.
We’re still here for a couple more months, and hope to catch up with everyone before we go. But we’ll be fairly close by, and will swing back often, I’m sure.
That’s the news for now!
Attached here are the professional photos we had taken for our listing. We'll really miss this place.
With @michelle_unnata
#317greeneave #greeneave #greeneavecondo #michelle_unnata #homesweethome #brooklyncondo #condolife #brooklynlife
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Brooklyn style! #bagels #pizza #brooklyn #bagelshop #pizzajoint #brooklynfood #baconeggandcheesesaltpepperketchup
Sometimes, clouds can have a red hot lava lining! w/ @michelle_unnata #hotcloud #fireclouds #sunset #greeneavenue #brooklynclouds
The Ice Cream Truck. W/ @michelle_unnata #lancaster #pennsylvania #pennysicecreamtruck #peanutbutterandchocolate #summerevening
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. #beacontheatre #alisonkrauss #robertplant #nycconcert #livemusic #nyc
Rainy Monday night cab ride over the Manhattan Bridge. #nyctaxi #manhattanbridge #mondaynight #rainynight #cabridehome
Moonrise Kingdom. W/ @michelle_unnata #moonrise #brooklynmoon #fullmoon #moonoverbrooklyn #brownstonemoon
Last day in Reykjavík, and the sun coming out in the late afternoon. With @michelle_unnata #hallgrimskirkja #reyjkavik #iceland #thankyou #unnataaerialyoga
Remote church on the road to Snaefellsness. With @michelle_unnata #snaefellsness #iceland #kyrka #church
On the road to Snaefellsness, Iceland. With @michelle_unnata #snaefellsness #iceland #volcano #grassland
Fishing boats in the port of Stykkishólmur, Iceland. With @michelle_unnata #stykkishólmur #iceland #snaefellsnes #fishingboats
Gerðuberg Cliffs: Symmetrical Basalt Columns. With @michelle_unnata #gerðuberg #basalt #lava #basalticlava #columnarbasalt #iceland
Arnarstapi is a small fishing village on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland. With @michelle_unnata #arnarstapi #iceland #fishingvillage #icelandiccoast
This is the Garoskagi Lighthouse, as seen at sunset — it is located on the western tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula. @michelle_unnata #unnataaerialyoga #garoskagilighthouse #iceland #reykjanes #keflavik
Sitting in the chair of the Giantess at the Giantess Cave! @michelle_unnata #giantesscave #keflavik #iceland #unnataaerialyoga
Air VnV! A historic Viking hut, with modern addition of window in the more recent past. #viking #vikinghut #keflavik #iceland
Höfði Lighthouse in Reykjavík is a relatively new addition to the island nation’s maritime legacy. Built in 2019, the cheery yellow Lighthouse overlooks Faxaflói Bay and Mt. Esja.
#lighthouse #reykjavik #iceland #clouds #sky #ocean
Michelle and me with Ágústa in front of Hallgrimskirka in Reykjavik, Iceland. @unnataaerialyoga @unnatayoga @michelle_unnata #unnataaerialyoga #unnatayogateachertraining
Hallgrimskirka is the main church in downtown Reykjavík, Iceland. Its vertical columns evokes the look of the columnar basalt rock which dominates areas of this very volcanic island. @michelle_unnata #hallgrimskirkjachurch #reykjavik #iceland #columnarbasalt #volcano
Michelle Dortignac and I are out in Iceland for an Unnata Aerial Yoga teacher training at Om Setrid, in Keflavik. And THIS is where the yoga center is located! OMG, it’s a gorgeous piece of land — with an unbelievable view.
Special thanks to Ágústa Hildur Gizurardóttir for inviting us to her center to do this training.
@michelle_unnata
#keflavik #reyjkavik #iceland #omsetrid #unnataaerialyoga #unnatayoga #yoga
Many years ago, while being hoisted up on a palette loader in a parking lot at Stroh's Brewery somewhere in Pennsylvania, I took this photo of percussion band Mecca Bodega in an homage to the famous rear cover image of Pink Floyd's 1969 album, Ummagumma.
#meccabodega #ummagumma #strohsbeer #bandphoto
GOAT Selfie! At Old Windmill Farm in Amish country, Lancaster Pennsylvania! @michelle_unnata #goat #amish #farmlife #greatestofalltime
Sunbeams abound. With @michelle_unnata #jacobriisbeach #brooklynbeach #beachweather #dayatthebeach #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography
CLOUDHENGE! I’ve never seen anything like this! As the sun was setting here in New York, we saw what looked like shadows on the bottom of the clouds.
Then it hit me, that these must be shadows of skyscrapers in the Manhattan skyline being projected onto the bottom of the clouds, by the very low angle of the setting sun shining upwards onto the clouds.
Whoa! So cool!!!
#cloudhenge #nycskyline #nycsunset #sunset #projection
Watching the New York City fireworks on somebody’s YouTube live stream! #nycfireworks #macysfireworks #nycjuly4th #fourthofjuly #nycfourthofjuly w/ @michelle_unnata
As seen on Bedford Avenue, in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn. #bedstuybrooklyn #bedfordave #streetart #artgallery
Tears for Fears making majestic music at Jones Beach Amphitheater, in Wantagh, NY. June 25, 2022. Happy birthday @michelle_unnata #thetippingpoint #tearsforfears #jonesbeach #jonesbeachtheater #wantagh
Mountaintop stone. As seen along the western shore of the Hudson River, in Nyack Beach State Park. @michelle_unnata #nyack #nyackny #hudsonriver #hudsonrivergreenway
Apparently, a fairly rare opportunity, today we are visiting the Mormon temple grounds and facility in Virginia.
From the website:
Open to the public for the first time in 50 years, we invite you to take a tour of this beautiful and iconic building. Come & See the place where we find peace, purpose and connection to each other and to God. During the open house, people of all ages, faiths, and no faith are welcome to come inside. w/ @michelle_unnata
#lds #mormontemple #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #oz
RDM>SLC>JFK. Heading home. @michelle_unnata #bendoregon #oregon #delta #embraer175 #erj175 #sunnyskies #clearweather
Sit back and relax. With @michelle_unnata #suttlelake #sistersoregon #adirondackchair #lakeside #oregon
Sunset over cloud shrouded mountains near Sisters, Oregon. With @michelle_unnata #sisters #orgeon #bend #bendoregon #sistersoregon #sunset #highdesert #bluesky
Chrysler building reflections. #chryslerbuilding #nycskyscrapers #reflection #nyc #facade #glassbuilding #
Springing up at the Chrysler building! #chryslerbuilding #nyc #skyscraper #nycskyline #nycspring #flowers #city #newyorkcity #newyork #building #spring #springflowers #mayflowers
The Almira Kennedy Coursey Amphitheater at Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. #herbertvonkingpark #almirakennedycourseyampitheater #bedfordstuyvesant #brooklyn
Infinity view of Barclays Center, in downtown Brooklyn, New York, USA
#barclayscenter #brooklyn #reflections #puddle #sportsarena #arena #glassbuilding #cortensteel
Our fourth new recipe of the week: Vegetable Tagine with Chickpeas and Olives
This is an all-vegetarian version of a traditional North African tagine — a long simmered spiced stew of vegetables, beans, dried fruits, and slowly braised meats. @michelle_unnata
#tagine #vegetabletagine #northafricanstew #chickpeas #olives #raisins #goldenraisins #lemonzest
Brooklyn’s new 1066’ skyscraper as seen against the sunset sky from Fort Greene Park. #fortgreenepark #brooklynskyscraper #thebrooklyntower #9dekalb
Inspired by our culinary crusader friends Leigh Witchel and Rodrigo Alonzo, we made a new dish here tonight — one that Michelle Dortignac has been hankering for for a while: African Peanut Soup. (Domoda)
We substituted no-chicken chicken stock, and some faux chicken for those respective ingredients, making this a 100% vegan endeavor.
From the recipe: Warming fresh ginger, jalapeño, cumin and plenty of garlic make a spicy base for this creamy, sweet-savory African peanut soup recipe.
Groundnut stews—groundnut is another word for peanut—are a traditional part of the cuisine of many West African countries, including Gambia and Ghana.
Peanut Butter Soup Obviously Has Peanut Butter—But What Else?
Olive oil
Fresh garlic and ginger
Jalapeno diced, seeds and ribs removed
Cumin
Tomato paste
Canned crushed tomatoes
Stock—we use regular, not low-sodium.
Sweet potatoes
Chickpeas
Creamy natural peanut butter.
Chicken, poached and shredded (or pulled from a store-bought rotisserie chicken)
Kale
Neex na! Safna sap!
#africanpeanutstew #africanpeanutsoup #peanutbutter #chickpeas #sweetpotato #vegan #veganrecipes #nochicken
Ooodles of Udon Noodles! It’s udon noodles with mustard greens and shittake mushrooms. No, we didn’t make the udon noodles from scratch; that will be on the slate for next time! @michelle_unnata #udon #udonnoodles #mustardgreens #shittake #shittakemushroom
Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf. Sometimes a simple recipe totally blows you away — this is such dish.
Wild rice from Minnesota, combined with long grain brown rice from California and Shittake mushrooms, with caramelized onion, garlic, celery, sage, marjoram, vegetable stock, chopped fresh parsley, and chopped almonds.
Michelle and I could barely stop eating this! We ate almost the entire batch in one sitting! @michelle_unnata #wildrice #wildriceandmushroompilaf #ricepilaf #shitakemushrooms #garlic #onions #parsley #almonds
Oculus reflections. #oculus #wtc #oculusnyc #oneworldtradecenter #calatrava #reflectionsintherain #rainshine
At One with The World Trade Center. #wtc #worldtradecenter #skyscraper #nyc #nycskyline #oneworldtrade
32° (0°) and very windy — not quite a beach day. #containerships #stratusclouds #robertmoses #captreestatepark #beachday #dayatthebeach
War breaks my heart, but nature helps restore it. #nature #clouds #sky #bluesky #whispyclouds #love #peace #ukraine
Sound Bath Skating Meditation. A first-ever evening of dynamic meditative ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park.
“Guided breath work and moving meditation bathed in the over-tone rich sounds of singing bowls, gongs, and chimes, courtesy of sound practitioners Franck Raharinosy and Michael Gervais.”
“The physical flow of the class will keep you warm and reflect the serene setting of Wollman Rink and its unique shape and acoustics.”
#soundbath #skatingmeditation #centralpark #nyc #iceskating #wollmanrink @michelle_unnata
Light frosting of snow greets the morning. #snow #nyc #brooklyn #greeneave #blackandwhite #nature #trees
Couscous is a traditional dish of the Berbers, an ethnic group of North Africa, and means “well rolled” or “well formed.” It’s made from Semolina wheat and water, just like most pasta, but the method involves rubbing the damp wheat in one’s palms until it forms little balls.
This recipe is called Buttery Eggplants with Toasted Couscous, and is more of a middle eastern take on this classic North African dish.
There’s a lemon zest/juice and olive oil dressing with mint, basil, parsley, and a new ingredient for us, sumac powder. (Sumac berries are fruity, zesty, and a bit citrus in flavor.)
Over all it’s a nice dish, and a bit challenging and fun to make, as there a few different cooking methods going on at the same time.
Did I mention that these large couscous pearls feel really fun in your mouth? They’re slippery and chewy and soooo tasty!
#couscous #israelicouscous #eggplanet #roastedeggplant #mint #basil #parsley #sumac
Paella in process. #vegetarian #paella #asparagus #arboriorice #artichokes #peas #saffron #chorizo
One of our favorite craft dinner projects; homemade hand stamped ravioli with cashew-based ricotta, almond Parmesan, and vegan pesto. Also, a side salad of arugula, tomato, pickles, with PGI balsamic and oil.
Looking soooo forward to having guests again, and serving up a bunch of our favorites!
#ravioli #cashewricotta #handmaderavioli #homecooking #italianfood #pasta #homemadepasta #yummyfood
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, NY.
The monument marks the site of a crypt for more than 11,500 men and women, known as the prison ship martyrs, who died aboard British prison ships during the Revolutionary War. #prisonshipmartyrsmonument #fortgreene #fortgreenepark
Craving some fish tonight, we procured some nice salmon from the local and aptly named Food Emporium, along with some wild rice and rainbow carrots.
I was also craving teriyaki, so I made a simple but super tasty teriyaki glaze for the salmon. Used some vegetable stock for cooking the rice and then oven roasted the carrots.
The word teriyaki derives from the Japanese noun “teri”, which refers to a shine or luster given by the sugar content in the glaze (and cornstarch in my case), and “yaki”, which refers to the cooking method of grilling or broiling.
It is said that Japanese chefs invented teriyaki in the 1700s. Can you imagine the world without teriyaki before that?!
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@michelle_unnata #teriyaki #salmonteriyaki #salmon #homecookedmeal #rainbowcarrots #wildrice
We just got this collection of crushed red pepper flakes, from a company called Flat Iron Pepper Company in Boulder Colorado!
Different mixes of these peppers produce different heat and flavor profiles: arbol, ghost, habanero, jalapeño, chipotle, ancho, scotch bonnet, red bell, sandia, and more!
And this new pepper grinder actually surgically slices the flakes rather than grinding them like a typical pepper grinder would.
. @michelle_unnata #redpepper #crushedredpepper #redpepperflakes #anchochile #ghostpepper #chipotle #flatironpeppercompany
Nothing exciting happening. So I took this picture of some carrots. #carrots #rainbowcarrots #roastedcarrots #didimentioncarrots
Happy New Year everyone!!! Michelle and I miss you all, and hope to resume hugging and hanging and eating and dancing and laughing with you in this new year! @michelle_unnata #happynewyear #2022 #nycfriends #worldfriends
Christmas Clams! Ready to become Linguine with Clam Sauce. Wishing everyone a safe and nourishing Christmas. With @michelle_unnata #linguinewithclamsauce #linguine #clams #chrismaseve #dinnerathome
Chefs Kenny and Rylan, at work in Rylan and Carl’s kitchen in Reston, VA. Tonight‘s dinner is a warm up to tomorrow nights Christmas party. Rylan and I are wearing our new Christmas gifts! Gotta look the part! @rylanhutz @michelle_unnata #chefwear #inthekitchen #cheflife
The Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn at 9 DeKalb Ave (built in 1906), dwarfed by The Brooklyn Tower, a new 1,073 foot mixed use building going up just behind. #dimesavingsbank #thebrooklyntower #9dekalbavenue #brooklynskyscraper
Scenes from #Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden tonight. A totally wonderful experience, bravo!!! w/ @michelle_unnata #lightscape #bbg #lightshow #nightcolors #gardenlights #lightscapebrooklyn
SPOT – a 30-foot dalmatian dog balancing a taxi on his snout. By American sculptor Donald Lipski. #spot #dalmatian #taxi #sculpture #nyulangone
Long time no see: a compact disc jukebox! #compactdisc #jukebox #diner #throwback #faithhill #rascalflatts
Weathered vintage boxcar at the Quakertown Passenger and Freight Station. #rusty #boxcar #vintagetraincar #quakertowntrainstation
Quakertown passenger railroad station, built by Cramp and Co. for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1902. #quakertown #quakertownpa #quakertownfreightdepot #eastpennrailroad #quakertowntrainstation
Quakertown freight depot, built by Cramp and Co. for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1902. #quakertown #quakertownpa #quakertownfreightdepot #eastpennrailroad
Fabulous Fall Ford. (‘68 F-100?) #fordpickup #68ford #f100 #vintagetruck #vintagepickup #fallcolors #autumncolors
Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal waterfront is becoming a cool little neighborhood! #gowanus #gowanuscanal #canallife #brooklynwaterfront #industrial #nyc
Artful and natural color is on display today, down at the Gowanus canal, in Brooklyn New York. #gowanus #gowanuscanal #brooklyn #mural #murals #canal #nyc
Hey NYC! Missed you, buddy! #moynihantrainhall #pennstation #nycpennstation #masstransit #amtrak #amtrakstation #nyctrain #pennsylvaniastation #nycatnight #nightphotography #iphone13pro
The historic Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York’s first cathedral, has been part of the landscape for over 200 years. #stpatricksoldcathedral #basillica #saintpatricksoldcathedral #nyccathedral
Upstairs downstairs. #fireescape #metalstaircase #brooklynbuilding #graffiti #urbanart #industrialart #sunlight #shadows #foundart
When you see the light, you’ll know it. #churchatnight #nightchurch #brooklynchurch #colorized #nightphotography #lafayetteavenue
