March 2010
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More Scenes from my Springtime Brunch: Blood...
I’m kinda obsessed with this salad. It was my first time making it and I’ve been recreating it all week. Who knew blood oranges were so beautiful!
At first, I wasn’t sure the dressing (a mixture of sherry vinegar, almond oil, grapeseed oil, and blood orange juice), was worth the money you have to spend buying all three oils.
I was also too lazy to add the diced shallots,...
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Springtime Brunch: Brioche French Toast with Apple...
On Saturday I threw a First Day of Spring Brunch at my apartment. I wanted the menu to be light and fruity, and I also wanted to try some new recipes. I decided on the Blood Orange Salad, Brioche French Toast with Apple Chutney, and Cheesy Scrambled Eggs.
And fruit heavy it was. Peeling and coring those apples for the chutney required a lot of elbow grease! If you peel a lot of apples, I...
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Drink Like a Local in 6 Beer Cities →
Brooklyn, Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Portland, and Salt Lake City.
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
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What I Found Wednesday
Ed. Note: This is a weekly series featuring various food items I picked up from my local grocer. I do most of my shopping at Gourmet Garage, but also visit Whole Foods, Met Foods, and the Union Square Greenmarket.
Chocolove Chocolate
I like to end my meals with a couple squares of dark chocolate. Chocolove is premium chocolate: better beans and less sugar. And it’s affordable, at $3 a...
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16 Handles, East Village
Another way to celebrate fantastic weather: ice cream! I finally tried 16 Handles a few weeks ago, hence our winter wear. Yes, that’s right, the place has 16 flavors of frozen yogurt. (Oreos and cream, peanut butter, and red velvet cake were my choices.)
It’s not the most flavorful stuff I’ve ever had, and is more comparable to Tasti than tart yogurt. But having so many...
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Cafe Gitane, NoLita
Brunch is the best way to celebrate good weather, so Saturday I did my sunny weather-happy dance and headed up the street to Cafe Gitane. Although it’s not my favorite neighborhood restaurant (mostly because there’s always a wait and the service can be hit or miss), I do take my out of town guest here for the rumored best coffee in nyc.
What I like about this place is the cheerful,...
My coworker brought in some of the prettiest chocolates I’ve ever seen, from Norman Love Confections. I chose the chocolate peanut butter truffle, obviously. The shop is in Fort Myers, where I was a month ago. Drat!
This is my new go-to when I need to send a little gift.
25 Most Common Cooking Mistakes →
(via thecooknook)
Over-softening butter. Ugh, I do it every time.
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Butter Lane Cupcakes, East Village
So a couple weeks ago this happened. Actually, because of a cold, I only made it through a half dozen cupcakes, and yes, I ate all of them by myself within 24 hours. Don’t judge. One Groupon went unused (I was that sick); let’s not dwell on it.
Butter Lane has three cupcake flavors (vanilla, chocolate, and banana) and at least 20 different frostings, so you can mix and match your...