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July 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

Red Meat, White Rolls, & Blue Cheese: Blue Cheese Burgers for the 4th of July

Mmmm … grilled beef, stuffed with melted blue cheese, nestled on a toasted bun loaded with tomato, lettuce, red onion, ketchup and a squirt of Dijon mustard. It’s the most flavorful, satisfying burger I’ve had in a long, long time. Enjoy and happy Independence Day! Grilled Blue Cheese Burgers (from Cooking Light) 2 (1-ounce) slices […]

July 1, 2008 | 0 Comments

Eating Around NY, Part 4: Saving The Best For Last

Last Friday was a good eating-in-NY day. For lunch, my mom and I checked out the delicious Mingala Burmese. We started out with Golden Triangles: curried potatoes in a crispy shell served with a tangy sauce. The triangles themselves were a bit bland but sauce was terrific! I ordered the Classic Myanmar Phe-Htoke: dumplings (these […]

June 28, 2008 | 0 Comments

Daring Bakers & The Danish Braid

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: what I love most about the Daring Bakers is that each month’s challenge pushes me beyond my comfort zone and forces me to question my notions of baking and what I can do. Preconceived notions about this challenge?1) Making a laminated dough is difficult.2) I don’t […]

June 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

Eating Around NY, Part 3: A Nosh Here, A Nosh There

My production class is at DCTV (pictured above) so I’ve been checking out a few things in the Chinatown area, with detours to Astor Place and 14th St. It’s an easy trip from my parents’ apartment on the Upper East Side to DCTV riding the 6 line, and just as easy to hop on and […]

June 25, 2008 | 0 Comments

Eating Around NY, Part 2: Yogurt Wars

After reading tons of stuff about Pinkberry and Red Mango — people are crazy for it — I made a point to check them out. The NY Times describes the new wave of frozen yogurt shops as “a simple formula of fresh fruit toppings on a consciously tart, decidedly yogurt-flavor creamy swirl that drives certain […]

June 23, 2008 | 0 Comments

Eating around NY, part 1

I flew into JFK late Saturday afternoon, met my Dad who was picking me up at the airport, and we drove into Manhattan where he works & lives. Since 1994, he’s been the building manager of an upper-east side 5th avenue apartment building that overlooks Central Park. A huge perk — and, at the same […]

June 20, 2008 | 0 Comments

NYC "Must Taste" List?

Donuts from The Donut Plant: they will be mine. Oh yes, they will be mine. Tomorrow, I’m headed to New York for a DV production course. I’m looking forward seeing my family, visiting a few old friends and just rambling around the city. Not suprisingly, I’m going to hit up several restaurants, gourmet shops and […]

June 17, 2008 | 0 Comments

Pomegranate Margarita Ice

If only we had margarita glasses… Inspired by this lovely cocktail, the pomegranate margarita sorbet is a refreshing and sophisticated way to end a summer’s meal. In addition to lime and pomegranate juice, there’s a bit of tequila and Cointreau in here; not enough to get a buzz but maybe more than you’d feel comfortable […]

June 14, 2008 | 0 Comments

Golden Cake with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

Two Sundays ago, Shane and I worked a shift on the Fellenz Family Farm as part of our obligation to the UUCC CSA. After nearly four hours of hoeing and transplanting, we’d worked up quite an appetite. Shane wanted a big breakfast — eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, hash browns — but I wanted a huge […]

June 13, 2008 | 0 Comments

EFL Spring 2008 online!

The debut issue of Edible Finger Lakes (with my article on CSAs) is now online. Click here to read the full issue. The summer issue is scheduled to hit newsstands on July 15 and features with many tasty articles (including one I wrote) — be on the look out!

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