When I was little, we always got pizza for dinner our first night of any trip to New York. We would sit down around my aunt’s table, pass cream sodas and root beer around, open up all of the boxes–cheese, sausage, mushroom, my favorite–and eat off of paper towels. I needed two hands to hold [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘What I’m Eating’
February 21, 2013
Breakfast at Balthazar
Pâtisseries. They even sound better in French. I can’t think of a more indulgent way to start the day, crawling into a basket of croissants and brioche, breathing in the thick aromas of butter and coffee–so comforting. Sunday morning my good friend who knew I was craving a pastry fix in the city–thank you Nic!–woke me up, [...]
January 27, 2013
Blue Monday Manhattans
The most depressing week of the year is behind us! Don’t you feel better? January has never been memorable for me. Aside from commemorating Elvis’ birthday and celebrating the aging of the few Capricorns I know, once Christmas is over and the New Year is rung in it’s a long slog until May. Seems a [...]
January 8, 2013
Weeknight French Omeletes
After watching the Top Chef episode where everyone had to make omelets for Tom Colicchio (and doing a little “quarterbacking” from my couch) I decided to test my skills and made one. Over the last few busy weeks it’s been my go-to weeknight dinner, since I wasn’t home often enough to shop and I always [...]
December 12, 2012
Orange Flan
Caramel making 101: hot sugar adheres to skin and hair. Don’t get it all over your hands while you’re making it, or god forbid taste it (why is this so tempting, I don’t know!). Just have a silicone spatula ready and keep your distance. This was my first flan, and I chose this recipe because [...]