Although cupcakes have been big for years now, I dont imagine their popularity is dwindling. I mean, who doesnt like little individually sized cakes? And better yet, who doesnt like two or three litt...
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! Im beyond thrilled to announce that Im officially a member of the 5 Star Makeover Cooking Group, hosted by Natasha of 5 Star Foodie and Lazaro of Lazaro Cooks. Every mon...
Cheesy little meatballs stud this fresh and light spring soup, bright with green and orange vegetables. You eat with your eyes first, you know :) With the exception of the cheese component, this soup...
Hello my little darlings! I hope youre hungry for some grillin because I have exciting news for you! Between June 1st and June 3rd, the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut will be hosting i...
The Colonels got nothing on this friend chicken. Seriously. This is the best fried chicken Ive ever had. When it comes to making fried chicken, many recipes are alike. It really comes down to the mix...
After my good friend Nick attended an all pork extravaganza in NYC aptly called Aporkalypse, he told me about the incredible Smoked Almond Macarons with Chocolate Bacon Ganache that simply won him ov...
Although I enjoy truly decadent desserts from time to time, on a more regular basis I find that I prefer lighter sweets that I can enjoy any time of day, such as scones, muffins, or coffee cakes. The...
When Mario Batali writes a foreword for a cookbook, you know it means serious Italian food (the man is part-owner of Eataly, for crying out loud). In his opening words to Marc Vetris cookbook Rustic ...
The Russian Tea Room has been the New York City Theater District spot for elegant Russian fare since 1927. In addition to its elaborate and classic tea service, the Russian Tea Room features lunch an...
I love baking. I love baking cakes, cupcakes, pies, tarts, scones, muffins, breads, brownies, and cookies. I love it all. When my parents anniversary rolled around recently, I wanted to bake them som...
Although Mario Batalis Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca has been open since 1998, not only receiving tremendous critical acclaim and having a reputation for being difficult to obtain reservations, it was n...
Im always looking for fast, easy, and delicious pasta recipes I can throw together on the fly. As much as I love a good, complicated, fresh pasta affair, its a necessity to have a few of these straig...
As an avid gastronome, there are defining moments in my culinary experience that transcend the limits of what I thought possible. A meal is no longer just a meal, but an event. One that can change th...
Last week I celebrated my birthday... several times. You see, I kind of skipped my birthday last year and decided I had to make up for it this time around. As a result, I had several small birthday c...
When I look at my massive bookshelf, filled with cookbooks from top to bottom, I can honestly say that a few publishers seem to stick out from the spines of many of my books. One of those is San Fran...
I grew up in a very Italian-dominated city in a fairy Italian state. Rhode Island may be best known for coffee milk, Dels lemonade, its miles and miles of seashore, and for being the smallest state, ...
I dined at Jim Laheys pizza spot Co. (Company) about a year and a half ago and really loved my experience there. The pizza was some of the best Ive had, and it should be considering the mastermind be...
I recently had the pleasure of an invitation to a tasting dinner at newly opened Pera Soho, an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant at the corner of Thompson and Broome Streets. A group of about 30 foodi...
"I dont believe in the Republican party or the Democratic party. I just believe in parties." - Samantha from Sex and the City From one New York City-themed television show to another... I was...
Pretty much everyone finds some form of comfort in their grandmothers cooking. Even if your grandmother wasnt a great cook, Im sure theres something about her over-cooked pork chops that send you rig...
"Im not a heavy eater. Im just heavy and I eat." - Alfred Hitchcock Frank DeCaro is best known for his years as the flamboyant movie critic on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He currently ho...
One might call me a tea fanatic. I host an annual Tea Week on my blog, and I consider myself to be pretty well-versed in the world of tea. So when my friend Josh from culinary school informed me that...
Happy 3rd birthday to my beautiful blog!! Time sure flies when youre having fun. I wanted to bake something special in honor of this occasion. Something old school and maybe even glamorous. Something...
Ah pork. The other white meat. Last fall I reviewed an amazing cookbook written by my friend Libbie Summers called The Whole Hog Cookbook. The entire book is a love story dedicated to each and every ...
Really good. REALLY good. Egg rolls from your neighborhood Chinese restaurant have got nothing on these babies! They have so much going on. Whereas the cheapo egg rolls were all sadly used to are stu...
In my last post, I discussed the amazing meatball extravaganza at the Meatball Shop in NYC that I recently discovered. Lucky girl that I am, I also recently received a copy of their cookbook, The Mea...
I recently had dinner with fellow blogger Dana of Food For Thought, and at her suggestion we decided to try the Meatball Shop in New York City. Its three locations offer daily specials for everything...
Simply a classic. I believe that when most people think of orecchiette pasta ("little ears" in Italian), visions of vibrant broccoli rabe and hearty sausage dance in their heads. It is a trif...
Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner! My New England Patriots are headed to Indianapolis, and I can barely contain my excitement! Whether you are a football fan or not, the Super Bowl is an e...
Ever since I was a child, I have had an obsession with everything French: the language, the Eiffel Tower, the food. It all fulfills a passion in my heart. I studied French in high school and later li...
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