When life in the office gets too stressful, sometimes retreating to the safety of the local Jewish deli for the lunch hour is necessary. In the past week, my coworker Eryn and I needed an escape desperately. While she responsibly took some work files to look over, I acted as entertainment. The February issue of Bon Appetit, themed “Savor
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Happy Monday, readers! Maybe Mondays aren’t the happiest of days in the weekly line-up, but sometimes a little forced joy isn’t so bad. I have a few quick updates and a recipe to share with you, keeping it short and sweet. FIRST: I’m a finalist in a contest to win a most delicious trip to Seattle! CakeSpy [a
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Never in my life did I imagine getting a 22 pound wheel of cheese to play with. And getting paid to do it! But it happened! Seriously! Life is awesome! [And this post is sure to have a ridiculous amount of exclamation points, deal with it!] When Jackie sent me a message about an “interesting opportunity,” I had
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After all that Dijon bechamel and many savory pies, fancy macaroni and cheese [for an outside project] and chocolate chip cookies, the weekend needed some vegetables. Like, now And when Saturday night rolled around. I took one look at the calendar and almost flipped out. Oh shit. My Secret Recipe Club post must go live on Monday! And I have
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Sometimes, an idea is so crazy it works. Sometimes, it doesn’t quite work but is so delicious, it doesn’t matter. A porky, cheesy Dijon bechamel filled pie inspired by a yummy sandwich? Um. Okay. Top the pie with a few runny-yolked fried eggs, now inspired by the utterly scrumptious partner to the last sandwich? Well you’re just getting ridiculous here.
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Sometimes, life just calls for cake. And sometimes that cake needs to be topped with ooey gooey caramel. Whether you’re celebrating an anniversary, a new job, a friend visiting, or heck, a birthday! Around these parts, we’re doing a bit of celebration for the first birthday of the Vintage Recipe Swap! While I haven’t been involved for a year’s worth
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A week ago today, I was still riding off the sugar high that was the Chile Chocolate Takedown. In the middle of the gorgeous Brooklyn Botanic Garden, six contenders met to battle chiles and chocolate. Only one victor emerged, and if you can’t tell from the above picture, the winner was ME! Every year, there is a Chile Fiesta at BBG and
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