Category Archives: The Monday Treat
The Monday Treat – Vanilla Almond Cake to keep spirits up
“Good morning!!†beamed the guy behind the counter at Pain Quotidian, as I struggled to summon the words from my sleeping brain to convey that I needed a lot of coffee. “Are you having a great day?!â€
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Tagged almond, cake, comfort, happiness, spring, vanilla, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – Brown Sugar Meringues and a few useful pointers about Baby Showers
A lot of the time, I feel like a New Yorker. I will argue with you over where to get the best slice in the city. I often tut at the slowness of pedestrians. I once saw a rat try … Continue reading
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Tagged baby shower, brown sugar, cream, girl friendly, meringue, pavlova, raspberries, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – homemade ricotta – way easier and more fun than you’d think
Making cheese sounds like the kind of cooking project other people do. I live a few blocks away from Murray’s cheese. Why would I make my own? But ricotta is a different beast.
The Monday Treat – Chocolate Cake, sharks and ponies
Leaving Gorilla Coffee the other day some friends and I found ourselves strolling in step behind a dad and an eight ish year old kid. The kid took a sip of his drink and let out a sigh. “Life is … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate cake, Gorillas, Hershy Syrup, Ina, Loaves and Fishes, Ponies, Sharks
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The Monday Treat – Welsh Rarebit and a question: how many $1000 watches is too many?
“He’ll be late,†said the girl to her friend as they teetered down the Bowery in front of us on Saturday night. “He always is. I mean, seriously, how many $1000 dollar watches has this guy lost?â€
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Tagged ale, cheese, comfort food, Spring Forward, toast, vegetarian, Welsh Rarebit
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The Monday Treat – Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies and The Tangiers Story
Jon and I were having dinner in the kind of restaurant where you’re practically sitting on your neighbor’s lap, and it was impossible not to overhear their conversation, though, I’ll admit, I wasn’t exactly trying not to.
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate chip, coco, cookies, easy, hazelnut, quick
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The Monday Treat – Chocolate Walnut Banana Cake to eat while pondering life
The cop in line in front of me at the coffee shop was in trouble: “I’m debating whether to serve you at all,†said the woman behind the counter. “You gotta apologize to me.â€
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Tagged banana, chocolate, coco, coffee, cops, loaf cake, vegetarian, walnuts
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The Monday Treat – Bananas Foster Pancakes, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Bird Watching
It was a perfectly ordinary Saturday – coffee, grocery shopping, manicure – until the hawk showed up. Soaring down from the sky to perch in a tree opposite Morton Williams.
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Tagged bananas, bananas foster, brown sugar, hawk, mardi gras, pancake, Panckae Day, rum
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The Monday Treat – Molten Chocolate Cakes for Valentines
With Valentine’s Day just hours away, thoughts turn inevitably to chocolate. Chocolate and horrible Valentines jokes. For instance; What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? I’m sweet on you.
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Tagged chocolate, jokes, love notes, molten chocolate cake, sweet nothings, valentine's
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