After my great brunch at Perry Street, I wanted to learn how to make the sweet chili crab dumplings. I called Cedric, the chef de cuisine, and he agreed to teach me how to make them: Cedric has been the head chef at Perry Street for about a year and has been wowing critics with […]
My mom grows chives in her yard, something she started doing when we lived in Champaign, Illinois. They’re very easy to grow and maintain and when you trim them, the entire yard smells like fresh chives (which might not always please the neighbors). In Champaign, we used to stir fry chives with all types of […]
Two weeks ago, Dorren invited me to lunch at Oceana. You might remember Dorren from my post wishing him a happy birthday; Dorren and I met at RecycleBank and he took care of me and David by bringing us fruit every day (he took requests, too). Even though we don’t work together anymore, we still […]
My mom made this for me right before her car came to pick her up for the airport (actually, she hadn’t even finished packing yet!) She makes this soup during the summer time with squash and tomatoes from the farmer’s market and even brought a tomato FROM North Carolina to make this soup for us. […]
My mom gave me this recipe when she came to visit a couple weeks ago – it’s quite possibly the tastiest smoothie I’ve ever had and it’s really easy to make: My mom made it with pineapple as well, but I think the frozen bananas taste much better because they add just the right amount […]
