Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I went to a restaurant once that served their guacamole with plantain chips instead of tortilla chips. I loved the starchiness of the chip and because they are less salty than tortilla chips, the guacamole really stands out. Leave it to Trader Joe’s to stock plantain chips on the cheap. I grabbed a bag and…
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While I took a break last year because I was in Curaçao, I have developed a nice little single gal tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day by preparing a nice meal. Treat. Yo. Self. This year I wasn’t single, but I didn’t want to let my tradition go. I told Albert my plans would proceed as…
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Don’t you love it when things are so easy and also sooo good? I certainly do because it’s nice not to always have to work hard to cook enjoyable food. This recipe for dijon tarragon cream chicken took 20 minutes to pull together and tastes like you spent all day cooking it (I find cream…
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Here in the North, shrimp is never the main meal. I pretty much only ever see it as a shrimp cocktail appetizer or as the protein in a pasta dish. But as a Lowcountry girl I’m used to shrimp being the main event. When you can catch the main course for free off your dock,…
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One of my New Years Resolutions is to start a new monthly feature on the blog (and, again, I resolve to revive the last monthly feature I started, Inspiration Station). Cooking with ingredients of the season just feels…genuine. Each month I’ll select one or two ingredients that are in season and highlight them in a…
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It’s rare that I make breakfast on the weekends. I usually either use the weekend as an excuse to grab a bagel or breakfast sandwich from around the corner or to sleep in, lounge around, and make lunch my first meal. But this Sunday I convinced Albert to come over for a proper weekend brunch.…
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One of my New Years Resolutions was to revive this monthly feature…so here we go! The Dish: A take on street meat. There is a string of scenes where Mila Kunis’ character is trying to convince JT’s character to move to NYC by showing him all the amazing things about the city, ranging from a…
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The first time I had crème fraîche was while I was living in France. Actually, that’s the only time I have ever had it because they don’t really make it here in the US. Sure, restaurants dollop some cream over berries and say it’s crème fraîche, but it’s not the same. In France, the texture…
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I know I must be getting older because I no longer care about going to an all-inclusive rager for New Years Eve. Don’t get me wrong, I still love the excuse to get hammered in a party dress, but I don’t need to spend $150 to do so with strangers. That’s what we call maturity.…
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I know I wrote about Dominque Ansel Bakery yesterday but who cares – here we go again. This time, we’re talking savory. While the bakery is famous for their desserts, they serve a couple soups, salads, and sandwiches that are, apparently, not to be knocked. One such sandwich was profiled about eight months ago and…
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Peaches to Apples 