Tag: recipes
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The Best Chocolate Cake Ever
That’s what it was called on the website where I found it, foto e fornelli. I love this blog, even if I have to use Google Translate to read it. So first I translated this recipe from Italian, then I adapted measurements from grams to cups and teaspoons using my scale. Now that I have […]
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More things from NYC
Aside from all our souvenirs, we brought back this song, which we heard at Dram Bar… And this cocktail recipe, also from Dram Bar. Happy happy! The Greenpoint (created at Milk & Honey, but served to us at Dram Bar) 2 ounces rye whiskey 1/2 ounce yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters […]
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My Grandma’s Empanadas
My Grandma Josie has made sweet potato empanadas every Christmas for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried making them before, but they’re always a little off – Grandma’s are less like a flaky pastry and more like a soft bread. I asked my mom for the recipe, and she watched Grandma make them, […]
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Making a sazerac
The sazerac is my current favorite cocktail. I often order it when we go out to a cocktail bar, but I also like making them at home. For some reason, Justin loves my sazeracs – just for fun, he filmed me while I was making one for him one night. I’m definitely a home-bartender – […]
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Oatmeal
Sometimes, you need a ginormous bowl of oatmeal to get you through the day. Sometimes, you need a ginormous bowl of oatmeal with muscovado sugar, plumped dried cherries, toasted pecans and browned butter. That is all. *Edited to add: For those of you who would like a recipe, here are the basics of how I […]
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Farro Salad
I cooked again! Yay me! I bought a cute little bag of quick-cooking farro at Central Market, and decided to try it out tonight as a salad. I started with a recipe from Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi, but ended up changing it a lot to fit the ingredients we had. It was seriously good, especially […]
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Broccoli and pasta
Note to self: You made this last night, and it was so good that both you and J. said you need to write it down. Penne with Broccoli and Shallots 8 ounces penne 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced […]
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Corpse Reviver #2
So we finally bought some Lillet blanc, so that we can make Corpse Reviver #2 cocktails at home. It’s one of the first classic cocktails we tasted, and is still one of our favorites. The recipe is really easy to remember – equal parts (we use 3/4 ounce) of Paula’s Texas Orange (or Cointreau), Lillet […]
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Monday
Brunch: a thin bagel BLT with avocado from Einstein Bros. Snack: a watermelon agua fresca from F&F Fruit Cups (not pictured). Dinner: a little thing I call Lazy Lasagna – it’s like homemade hamburger helper. Here’s how I made it today: Brown half a pound of ground beef in a pan. Add half a jar […]
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mac and cheese and veggies
Tonight I walked over to the market and picked up some things to make mac and cheese. I tossed in some Farmhouse turnips and sweet potato, and it worked out great. But really, you can’t go wrong with mac and cheese, can you? I served it with a quick salad – just lettuce, Farmhouse radishes, […]