October 2009
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Cookie of the Week: Iced Oatmeal Applesauce...
In the mood for something festive, I came across this applesauce cookie recipe in my Martha Stewart’s Cookies book. This is a healthy cookie, and as many of you know, I’m not one of those “diet soda cakes” healthy dessert eater types. When I have dessert, I want it to be decadent. That being said, these are tasty little bundles, and I felt good eating them. It was almost...
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Restaurant of the Summer: Spring Street Natural,...
Now that it looks like we’re solidly heading into fall weather, it’s time to name my favorite restaurant of the summer. Spring Street Natural isn’t necessarily the restaurant I ate at most frequently, but its healthy, light, sometimes vegan, seasonal food makes the perfect al fresco meal. Not to mention the reasonable prices and great people watching location on the corner of...
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Essex, Lower East Side
Essex (and NoLita House) are always my go-to brunch spots when I have friends in town. And as I’ve had guests two weekends this month, I’ve been chowing down at Essex pretty frequently. $18 will get you an all-you-can-drink brunch, with your choice of mimosas, bloody marys, screw drivers, or bellinis. The food is pretty standard (minus some more unique Jewish dishes), but it tastes...
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Alain Ducasse Judges New York’s French Fries →
Now this is a taste test I can get behind!
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Kyotofu, Hell's Kitchen
I finally found an excuse to visit Kyotofu, a Japanese dessert bar that’s gained plenty of attention since it opened a couple years ago.
This my friends is pumpkin spice and chocolate swirl non-dairy, low-fat, soy soft serve, with a dollop of brown sugar syrup whipped cream. With all the nons in the description, it’s hard to believe this was one of the most flavorful pumpkin...
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Cookie of the Week: Chocolate Peanut Butter
Last week I felt like being domestic. I cleaned the apartment, I made several flower arrangements, and gosh darn it, I baked cookies. And not just any cookies. Cookies that feature my favorite taste combination: chocolate and peanut butter.
The recipe is from Dragon’s Kitchen.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4...
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What I Ate in Norway
Well folks, it’s true what they say about Oslo being expensive. It’s really darn spendy. And this is coming from a New Yorker. Luckily I was there to visit my good friend Kristina, so we prepared most of our meals at her apartment. Here’s the home cooked dinner we had on my first nite: spaghetti with chicken, white wine, and Smils for dessert. Smils are my new favorite candy...