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How I learned to bake, and the best brown sugar cookies you’ll ever have

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When I was a kid, my mom baked all the time. There were layered cakes, crispy cookies, sweet breads to accompany our tea, and so much more. But when I..

Roasted garlic bean dip: take 2

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Almost exactly three years ago, I posted a recipe for roasted garlic white bean dip. That dip is not unlike hummus except that hummus calls for chick ..

Bunker Vietnamese in Ridgewood, NY

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While Sofya and I were dining at Hunter’s, we had the chance to chat with out waiter-slash-bartender. I told him I was a blogger and he asked me the i..

Strawberry basil hard lemonade

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My life situation since the “Musings of a post-grad life…” post has, unfortunately, not changed – I am still on the hunt for employment. Spending week..

What to do with frozen peas

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We all have that sad, lonely, dejected bag of peas in the freezer, right? They’re right next to that half-empty pint of rainbow sorbet from two summer..

Guide to eating in Union Square

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On many an occasion, I have gotten calls and texts from friends with the same question, “Where can I eat in Union Square?” Times Square may be most kn..

Guest post: Pomegranate Mojito, the perfect spring Concoction

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This delicious cocktail idea is brought to us by a guest blogger, Kendra Thornton – mother, freelance writer and longtime travel expert. What happens ..

Picadinho de Carne (Brazilian beef stew) from Falling Off The Bone by Jean Anderson

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Starches like pasta and side dish vegetables like broccoli are easy to improvise recipes for. They cook quickly and are hard to mess up. But preparing..

Chick pea, tomato and basil pasta

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I’m not gonna bore you with the story of how I came up with this recipe or go on and on about how easy it is to make. I’m also not gonna tell you that..

Where to eat now in Cobble Hill: Hunter’s

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Brooklyn’s Smith St. is packed with restaurants back to back. Literally, Tetris-style. Hunter’s is the new kid on the block and it is so worth paying ..

Mango and Muenster baked quesadillas

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It’s easy to get stuck in a jack cheese, chicken and/or bean quesadilla rut. But, crispy flour tortillas are actually a great vessel for all types of..

Oatmeal and hazelnut breakfast smoothie

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If my Instagram feed is any indication, I have been drinking a lot of smoothies lately. By a lot I mean literally on a daily basis – in spite of how a..

Mango and chicken quinoa salad

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By now we all know how healthy quinoa is – here’s a quick recap: it’s a seed, not a grain, and it comes from South America. It is gluten-free, and hig..

Lemon Bars from The Brown Betty Cookbook

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Remember this post where I told you about the incredible Brown Betty Cookbook? Well, when I was looking to bake something in celebration of Women’s Da..

Have your greens and drink them too.

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As I previously mentioned, my Parisian cousin is a devout juicer and smoothie-drinker, and is also on her way to full on veganism. During my visit, we..

BA’s Nutmeg and black pepper popovers

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I love Bon Appetit magazine, so much so that I dedicated a whole category to it. What’s even better is that I tear recipes and ideas out of each issu..

My phone, the gastronome: 7

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Cover your keyboard ’cause you’re about to drool. Scallion pancake at Nom Wah. If you’ve never had a scallion pancake, you are missing out. This treat..

Tikka Masala-ish chicken stew

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In case you haven’t noticed, I love stewing things – there’s lamb curry stew, ground turkey stew, chick pea stew, beef stew, Italian sausage and veget..

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