It’s that time of year again when love is in the air and we’re looking for a romantic dinner to make at home for Valentine’s Day. This is a luscious dinner menu that will surely impress your loved one – it’s fairly easy and quick to make too. After all, who wants to be slaving [...]
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Tamarind Shrimp Soba Noodles
This is a typical Asian dish with warm, smooth and bright flavors. Soba noodles are typical Japanese noodles made of buckwheat and wheat flours (you can find soba and most of the ingredients in this recipe in any Asian store, Kaluystan?s in NYC, Whole Foods or online). The velvety flavorful sauce is semi-sweet and made [...]
Live from the Taste of Queens :: Fab Food Finds
On May 1st I attended the annual Taste of Queens – a massive, lively food-filled event celebrating the food and restaurants all over Queens, NY. It was well fit to be hosted in the top level, window-filled Caesar’s Club at Citi Field (home of the Mets!), as there were over 47 restaurants and food vendors from Queens proudly [...]
Shrimp Scampi Pasta
The temperatures are rising and the sun is shining which means one thing – Spring is finally here. For me, that means lighter flavors, fresh herbs, fruits and veggies from the farmers market, and seafood, seafood, seafood. My photographer friend, Maike Paul and I have partnered up on some food styling and photography projects and [...]
Top 10 {Things I Love} :: May 2012
1. Beecher’s Handmade Cheese I stumbled upon this handmade cheese-making mecca a few weeks ago while on a stroll to the Union Square Farmer’s Market in the Flatiron District in NYC and was blown away by the impressive facility and store/restaurant as soon as I walked in. Founded by Seattle cheese maker Kurt Beecher Dammeier, Beecher’s [...]
An Interview w/ Italian Chef Pia Vallone :: Spring Vegetable Soup Recipe
I love Italian food. I mean really loooove Italian food.. And who doesn?t? But especially authentic, homemade Italian – cooked with fresh ingredients and simple, healthy recipes that are downright divine. I recently took a cooking class at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City with Chef and Culinary Instructor Pia Vallone, who [...]
A Dose of Southern Comfort & Down-Home Recipes :: Part 1
I recently took a cooking class at ICE that was all about Southern Cooking. In the spirit of the Kentucky Derby, I wanted share some of the awesome down-home Southern food we made. These are classic Southern recipes you’d find on the Sunday “Supper” table with a large group of friends and family, that scream [...]
California Dreamin? :: Chicken, Wild Mushroom & Fontina Lasagna
On a recent trip to San Diego with a group of friends, we made an awesome dinner one night, and definitely one to remember. We rented an amazing house right on the ocean at Mission Beach that had gorgeous views of the sunset - - a huge round disk of bright orange, yellow and red [...]
Food to Inspire: La Tartine Gourmande ? Recipes & Cookbook Giveaway!
La Tartine Cookbook Giveaway! Enter now for a chance to win a copy of La Tartine Gourmande Cookbook! Starting today (5/3/2012), I am running a giveaway for one (1) La Tartine Gourmande Cookbook, courtesy of Roost Books. The giveaway runs until 5/13/2012 at 12:00 AM EST. To enter the giveaway (open to US/Canadian residents only): Comment on this [...]
Behind the Scenes w/ Chef Madison Cowan & Nat?l Pork Board :: Recipes, Photos & Videos
Last week I had an amazing opportunity to meet Chef Madison Cowan – Iron Chef America Winner, Chopped! Grand Champion, Extreme Chef Judge on Food network and star in the new television show, No Kitchen Required at a live taping of his media satellite tour with the National Pork Board here in NYC. To help home [...]
Spicing it up with Vindaloo Beef Curry
Vindaloo Curry is a spicy Indian curry made with a variety of spices, vinegar, coconut milk and crushed tomatoes. Its origins come from the Goa region of India, however, the Vindaloo name is derived from a Portugese dish Carne de Vinha d’Ahlos which was typically made with pork, vinegar and chiles. I used a Vindaloo [...]
