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 […]
It’s here. It’s finally here – Autumn! While the Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers hit the shelves weeks ago, I have been patiently waiting for the weather to cool down. Well, that’s not entirely true. I haven’t been patient at all. Instead I found myself wishfully checking the 10-day weather report each morning in hopes of temperatures below 80 […]
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 […]
Every year my parents let us pick what we wanted for our Birthday dinner. Back then, I was the pickiest eater. I always requested raviolis or teriyaki chicken. I think I lived on those two dishes through the first couple of years of college. I didn’t even like hamburgers! When it was my brother’s birthday, […]
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 […]