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Peach Sour Cream Muffins for a summer-holiday-ish breakfast in bed
We were out watching whales. Far too early in the morning, somewhere off the coast of Gloucester, scanning the horizon for spouts of air, or the flash of a tail, or a body breaching out of the water.
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Tagged breakfast in bed, brown sugar, cinnamon, date food, easy, holiday, Ingyn, muffin, peaches, romance, summer, vegetarian, whales watching
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Herbed Goat Cheese Peach Tart and Parisian Romance
True Romance with a capital R. My friend James has abandoned his Brooklyn apartment, handed in his notice at his job in an office off Union Square, and will move to Paris forthwith, to be with the woman he loves.
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Tagged entertaining, goat cheese, Paris, pastry, romance, rosemary, tarragon, tart, vegetarian
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Cruisin’ NYC – Red White And Blue Pavlova in anticipation of July 4th
Jenn and Alan had bought the tickets on Groupon, and the time was non transferable, so in spite of the thunder and lightening that had lashed Manhattan all afternoon, we set off down to the docks to meet our ferry.
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Tagged 4th July, bbq, berries, cruise, dinner, eggs, entertaining, meringue, party, pavlova, shipwrecked, summer
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – linguini with lemon and crème fraiche – the antidote to hotheadedness
It’s been a roasting hot sticky week in New York City. The kind of weather that makes people sleepy, then stupid as night falls and the temperature drops to merely baking.
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Tagged balcony, creme fraiche, date night, dinner, easy entertaining, hot weather, lemon, lingiuni, pasta, theft, vegetarian
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Easy Summery Friday Night Dinner Party for 6 – gin chicken with roasted potatoes olives and tomatoes
My friend Dee invited me to be her plus one at the opening of the Churchill exhibit at the Morgan Library. “It’s a 2 hour drinks reception and Boris Johnson will be there!â€
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Tagged chicken, dinner party, easy entertaining, gin, olives, party, potatoes, simple ideas, tomaotes
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Trifle for a Jubilee Party
It’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and my Mum had a busy schedule planned, full of BBQs, fireworks and street parties.  “Should be fun!!” she texts, and I send her :)s and try not to be jealous. It must be like … Continue reading
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Maple Marinaded Steak Sandwiches, post playing games with girls
I have a friend who lives in Brooklyn, works as a designer and collects vintage T-shirts. Like it or not, he’s what is known as a hipster, and he has the customized converse shoes to prove it. This friend took … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade games, Brooklyn, date night, hanger steak, hipster, mayo, retro games, sandwich, steak, treat food
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Chocolate Souffle (or you could just buy her a diamond solitaire)
The other Sunday I shopped for a diamond solitaire. Platinum, Tiffany-style band, at least a carat, perfect clarity and color. I looked into the heart of the stone through a tiny magnifying glass and saw it sparkling back up at … Continue reading
This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Pizza with vodka sauce, and the upside of waiting for a table
If you live in New York and you like to eat out, you will inevitably spend a lot of time hanging out outside restaurants with a whole bunch of other people who agree with you that an hour, an hour … Continue reading
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Tagged date night, pizza, tomato, vodka sauce
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