Did you know that Trader Joe’s sells macarons? I was browsing in the Brooklyn Trader Joe’s last Friday and saw them. They come in a twelve back – 6 vanilla and 6 chocolate: They come frozen, so you just defrost them for about an hour and they should be good to eat. I served them […]
Over the weekend, I had some friends over for a casual get together and dinner party. I tried some recipes from the Ad Hoc at Home cookbook (the fried chicken and the apple fritters) – both were incredibly delicious and will be posted/written about eventually. Before I write about the dinner party, I wanted to […]
After the 2nd Avenue Deli moved from 2nd Avenue to midtown east, I decided to trek on over and give it a try. The deli is now located on 33rd and 3rd (they moved because of a rent hike or something) Side note: I went with Chris when the restaurant first moved locations, so this […]
Before the holidays, I was wandering around Soho in search of a winter coat. I found a winter jacket AND randomly walked into J. Chanceux Macarons. The macaron shop is in the same spot as Green Apple Organic Ice Cream Factory: To be honest, I actually went in search of some ice cream. I’ve read […]
Before the holidays, Soren and I decided to make ice cream with an awesome contraption he purchased online. The Play & Freeze ice cream maker has the ability to make ice cream without having to pre-freeze anything (unlike the usual Cuisinart ice cream maker that needs to be frozen 24 hours in advance). To make […]