With a couple of frozen chicken breasts, just dying to be cooked, I planned a head on this quick dinner recipe. As delicious as baked chicken is, I didn’t have the patience to cook a long meal (no matter how delicious the outcome). Tonight was all about ease and whipping something tasty on a time … Continue reading
What the heck IS HP sauce?
So I have been in England for approximately a month and a half now and the one question I have is: What the heck is HP sauce? These light blue packets haunt you everywhere you go and everywhere you turn. There are bottles of this stuff at all restaurants and packets of it in my … Continue reading
Park Slope: Dizzy’s Diner
A good breakfast/brunch spot is not hard to find in Brooklyn. It seems walking around the neighborhood on any given weekend, casual dining restaurants are opening early to please a mimosa and omelet crowd. I’m not mad about it. I first came to Dizzy’s Diner when visiting my boyfriend’s brother and sister-in-law, who live in … Continue reading
Downtown Brooklyn: Ganso
When it comes to ramen and noodle bars, I’ve personally never met one I didn’t like. But with Ganso, located in Downtown Brooklyn, it’s becoming a different story. It’s becoming my place. My go-to spot. I have a special connection with this Japanese restaurant — it was the first place I had a meal when … Continue reading
Citrus Kale Chicken Bake
I’ve never been pumped about cooking with raw poultry. Maybe it’s every Clorox commercial with evil, un-cooked chicken breasts sitting on the kitchen counter that always turned me off. Who actually does that? But in reality, chicken in delicious and pretty much the easiest thing to cook as well. So I walked down to the … Continue reading
Park Slope: New Year’s Eve at Soigne
My first New Year’s Eve living in Brooklyn, I was beyond excited to celebrate with a low key night: great food and great company. My boyfriend and I had a late dinner reservation at Soigne in Park Slope at 10:30 p.m. to ring in the new year. Soigne (486 6th Avenue at 12th Street in … Continue reading
Downtown Brooklyn: Bijan’s brunch
If there’s one thing that Brooklyn does not have a shortage of it’s places to get a good brunch. Almost every little bistro or unique cafe has a full brunch menu with an array of inviting options to satisfy that midday meal craving. Bijan’s (81 Hoyt St., Brooklyn) Making the dash through the rain, we … Continue reading
Tomato + Goat Cheese Scramble
It was the night of the infamous Hercules snow storm that was about about to take New York City by… well, storm. Being a Buffalo native, I was incredibly skeptical of any sort of weather issues that would shock me in my new downstate home — Boerum Hill. But nonetheless, I was really looking forward … Continue reading
Williamsburg: Thai Takeout Paradise
On a recent weekend visiting friends in Brooklyn I stayed in Williamsburg and didn’t have much time for elaborate dinners. That resulted in some epic Thai takeout, which I was surprised to find all over the area. Here is a short look at two spots I tried out for the first time and would definitely … Continue reading
Sh** In My Fridge: French Onion Soup
I don’t know about you, but I am a summer girl at heart. Anything and everything warm…I am a fan. So today with the cold, rainy weather, I thought why not make some soup to warm my insides up? Thinking of this throughout my whole Social Psychology class, I went right to the Pinterest app … Continue reading
Rookie Chef: a taste of life
Growing up in family of fantastic cooks, I was a late bloomer when it came to sautéing and seasoning to perfection. My father and mother had the perfect sense of flavor and touch, always knowing when a dish was cooked just right, without a second guess. My sister inherited the family trait, while I was … Continue reading