Tag Archives: banana

NYC: Clinton Street Baking Company

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...

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....