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Orecchiette with fresh tomato sauce
It’s been hot in New York. Did I mention it before? But as temperatures return to a more normal range (really hot, rather than really too hot) the affects of the weather on my friends is coming to light. Laura … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazing Grace, balcony, basil, cherry tom, easy, fresh, garlic, heat wave, Ian, Laura, olive oil, orecchiette, parmesan, pasta, Puglia, Sara, summer, tomato, vegetarian
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hazelnut Chocolate Martinis and Deconstructed Nutella Cookies
There are a few foods that inspire absolute devotion from my friends. Bacon is one, Nutella is the other. Since neither of these are difficult to provide, I suppose I ought to opt for an easy life and serve nothing … Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Lemon Cream Drizzle Cake
Perhaps it started when Ken and Carrie decided to celebrate both their birthdays and a wedding anniversary with a cake buffet at rotating restaurant The View; “What’s that you say? Too touristy? Shudder to think of navigating the Marriott Marquis’ … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, butter, cake, cream, eggs, Kitchenaid mixer, lemon, sugar
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Clam Bake at the Beach
It was only early evening, but already conversation had taken a turn to the surreal. “So I thought, seriously, can there be any better way to spend a bachelor party than to go to Spain and run with the bulls?!â€
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Tagged beach, clambake, Hamptons, littleneck clams, lobster, mussels, potatoes, shrimp, stars, wine
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hamptons: take 2. With Long Island Ice Tea and Shrimp with Pesto Butter
If you are lucky enough to have a friend who has an uncle who has a house in the Hamptons, then there are certainly worse ways to spend an afternoon than floating around his pool on a noodle, and gossiping … Continue reading
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Tagged Angry Birds, beach, butter, cointreau, cola, gin, Hamptons, pesto, rum, shrimp, vodka
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The Monday Treat – Chicken with Tzatziki
Summer in New York brings with it a mass weekend exodus to the beach. I’m not much of a beach person really, and I enjoy my weekends in the city – markets, visiting the latest ice cream truck, walking in … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, being a pedestrian, chicken, cucumber, Hamptons, mint, parsley, pitta, summer, tatziki
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This dinner will get you laid – Arabian Nights Salads, if you’re feeling hot
Just when we though it couldn’t be getting any hotter: 100 degrees. 100 degrees? That’s just not reasonable. People are shaving their dogs.
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Tagged cucumber, fattoush, feta, flatbread, olive, organes, pitta, prosecco, roses, salad, shaving dogs, summer, vegetarian, watermelon
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hilary’s Basil Bliss and Peaches with Basil and Proscuitto
It’s beyond hot in NYC, and even though this is my 5th summer here, I am still taken aback when I walk out of the air conditioning into the sweaty heat of the city. The damage so far: One sunstroke, … Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Chocolate Sorbet
87 degrees and humid out in the city, it seemed like the moment to give the ice cream machine a whirl.
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Tagged 70's, chocolate, ice cream, ice cream machine, sobet, Vogue
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Confit of Duck (Part 2)
My good friend Kim is marrying her fiancé Justin this weekend, which is great for them of course, only what will fill the gaping hole left in my social life once all the showers, brunches, and lunches are no more?
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Tagged anticipation, Confit of Duck, delayed pleasure, five spice, honey, weddings
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