Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
The full NYE recap will be in another post, but there was one dish I made for the New Years pregame I hosted that deserves it’s very own post here and now. You don’t hear “lettuce wraps” without thinking of P.F. Changs. I think even people who have never eaten at P.F. Changs know the…
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I had mentioned in my Oyster Roast post that Allison made an appetizer that I had plans to steal and this week I did just that at book club. I promised I would give Allison full credit and here I am, giving her a big pat on the back for sharing this recipe because it…
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I added “2012” to this blog post’s title because after the success of this year’s event, it’s sure to become an annual thing. Oyster roasts are commonplace in The Lowcountry for good reason – they’re freakin awesome. Basically, you create a pit outside and roast the oysters on a grate above an open flame (we…
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Now that we’re in year 5 of Thanksgiving at Mark and Allison’s, we’ve started settling into our own traditions. When we combined the Sand and Konter families we kept some favorites from each side (two turkeys, corn and carrot souffles, cranberry sauce, etc.) and then incorporated some new dishes that have since become depended upon…
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After ducking out the last couple months, I decided to participate in an office potluck. This month’s theme was tailgating, which leaves the field wide open (no pun intended). Since I was short on time and cash, I decided to make a timeless potluck item: pinwheel sandwiches. I rolled up tortillas with mayo, shredded cheese,…
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It was my turn to host book club this month and I couldn’t resist picking up S’mac since it just opened in my neighborhood. I can’t describe how good this mac and cheese is and how happy I was to have an excuse to order the mongo size. I didn’t want it to be a…
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Since it would be the only time my grandmothers would come to New York and a bunch of out of town friends were coming for a visit, Matt’s wedding weekend was the perfect time to unveil my apartment to all my friends and family. I had put so much time, effort, and money into this…
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I think of tomatoes as a salad topping, not the salad itself. In fact, it’s the salad topping I usually leave off. However, when I saw a picture of tomatoes robed in creamy buttermilk dressing, I thought it was worth trying out tomatoes as the salad star. I found some gorgeous heirloom cherry tomatoes that…
Read MoreLast night, two new recipes got the THK treatment, and I am happy to report they both came out well. I first tried my hand at jalapeno poppers. I only just tried this bar snack about 3 years ago – I was always pulled in the direction of mozzarella sticks or potato skins – but…
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As usual, blogging has taken a backseat to family time while I was home for Thanksgiving. Now that I’m back and attempting to reacclimate myself to normal life, it’s time for a Thanksgiving post. The usual suspects for the main meal were all there, but what changed were the appetizers. For the fourth year in…
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Peaches to Apples 