Clinton Street Baking Company (Lower East Side) The Clinton Street Baking Company was on my list of places to visit, and I managed to stumble upon it one morning. It was fate. In fact, it was fate that I would eat one of the most amazing French toast breakfasts I’ve...
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Happy pi(e) day!
Happy pi(e) day, everyone! The anticipation almost killed me, but it’s finally here. Last year’s pie was so delicious that I’m repeating it. It’s a chocolate cookie crust, sprinkled with toasted peanuts and caramelized bananas, covered with cream cheese peanut butter mousse, and topped with dark chocolate ganache. Also in...
Banana bananer.
I bought a bunch of bananas on Sunday. I tried to pick them strategically: one bunch of almost ripe ones, and one bunch of not-so-ripe ones. Well, none of the bunches are ripe. And I’m sitting here giving them the eagle eye, because clearly the energy contained within my laserbeam...
Three cheers for brunch!
I love brunch. Actually, I love breakfast but I’m rarely able to enjoy breakfast. And on the weekends, I love to sleep in – which means that breakfast becomes brunch. Anyway, I’m having my two oldest friends over for brunch today. By oldest, I mean that I’ve known one girl...
Peru and panettone
My friend Natalia is from Peru, and a few weeks ago she asked me if I had a good panettone recipe. I don’t – more on that later – and was curious as to why she wanted one....