The holiday season is fully upon us! Which means I’ll be spending a lot of time in the kitchen in the coming days. Tonight I’m making homemade eggnog (with brandy of course) and tomorrow is all about the baked goods. There will also be lots of holiday music and a fair amount of dancing. Holiday cooking […]
The Super Bowl is on Sunday and I just put down $20 on my first ever Super Bowl Squares game. I’m definitely betting big this year! To prepare, I’ve been combing through recipes to make for this year’s Super Bowl Party. Last year I brought Chinese BBQ Pork Buns which were a hit – how can […]
You know those weeks that seem to never end? How about those months? Hello, July. What a roller coaster you’ve been! Highs and lows and what day of the week is it I don’t even know’s. I recently transitioned into a new position at work after one of my friends/colleagues left to open his own brewery (check […]
Last week I lived the takeout life. I was ordering delivery nearly every day. I even had leftover dumplings for breakfast! It was just one of those weeks. Luckily, I have several amazing takeout spots near my apartment and they all deliver. Every single one. I suppose that’s one of the perks of living in NYC! […]
Do you say brownies? Or chocolate brownies? Is the latter redundant? I’ve always said brownies, but in this recipe, I think it’s worth emphasizing the chocolate. That’s because this recipe doesn’t yield brownies. Not quite, at least. Instead, it produces a handheld treat that more closely resembles a chocolate cookie. The batter, however, is based on […]
When I moved from San Diego to Brooklyn last year, choosing which neighborhood to move to was no task. There are so many! And each one is so incredibly unique. It didn’t help that I was moving in the middle of winter (Snowmageddon?), which made neighborhood exploration nearly impossible. Thank goodness for Craigslist. I quickly found a sublet […]