This is one of my favorite dishes I’ve ever had from my mom’s kitchen. The noodles are made from mung beans and contain less carbohydrates than regular noodles and the combination of peanut butter and chicken makes this a healthy dish you can enjoy all year round. You can substitute mung bean noodles for any […]
Since I was already frying 10 pounds of chicken on Saturday night (see chicken dinner post here), I figured we could also have a fried dessert. I was perusing the Ad Hoc at Home cookbook and found the recipe for apple fritters, which sounded really easy to make and looked very delicious. These were really […]
A couple of years ago, I went to Ad Hoc in Yountville enjoyed my first Thomas Keller meal. Ad Hoc was a teaser for my birthday meal at The French Laundry, which, hands down, was one of the best and most fun meals I’ve ever been to. At Ad Hoc, the atmosphere was very casual […]
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 […]
Before the holidays, I was sent a package of Hint Water. David and I absolutely LOVE the water; it has a slightly sweet flavor but has absolutely NO sugar. We love the blackberry, mango grapefruit, and watermelon. In fact, David and I got into an argument at JFK on Christmas Day because he was about […]