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The Monday Treat – cinnamon pecan vanilla cheesecake with a hot toffee apple sauce
It was my birthday this weekend, and I celebrated with duck and pancakes with a side order of good friends down in Chinatown followed by champagne and cheesecake at home. Now don’t get me wrong, I love cake cake, and … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, cheesecake, cream, dessert, graham crackers, Katz vs Carnegie, pecans, recipe, toffee, vegetarian
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This dinner will get you laid – breakfast to take you back to bed (Eggs en cocotte)
It was the end of the Summer of Love for Lizzy and J, and they emerged blinking into the golden autumn light to find that everything had changed. The plants in her window boxes were brittle skeletons, his car, evidently … Continue reading
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Tagged brunch, cream, eggs, eggs en cocotte, J, Lizzy, parmesan, recipe, truffle, vegetarian
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The Wednesday Tipple – Chardonnay, (with truffled mushroom bruschetta) and a meditation on micro pigs
Jonathan does not believe in Micro Pigs. I saw one a few weeks ago being carried in a Louis Vuitton by a fancy Park Avenue type lady, appropriately enough, on Park Avenue. He was beaming out at the world in … Continue reading
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Tagged bruschetta, chardonnay, micro pig, mushroom, recipe, truffle, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – Roast Chicken and Oranges, the dish that keeps on giving
We’re experiencing something of an Indian summer in New York. After lugging my coat around with me all last week, I’ve decided to take my new beret (a brave fashion choice that I’m not entirely sure about yet) out of … Continue reading
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Tagged beret, cous cous, leftovers, orange, pomegranate, poultry, recipe, roast chicken
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The emperor gets naked, and Grace coyly isn’t telling – with a side order of butternut squash
Like something that only happens in the movies, Amazing Grace went out for dinner with the stranger she met one lunch time in Madison Square Park. The restaurant terribly chic and terribly Chelsea – Grace calculated that they were the … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, butternut squash, cream, experimental jazz, fall, feta, Grace, manna from heaven, pasta, pecans, recipe, rocket, sage
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The Wednesday Tipple – Cold Martinis, Hot Gossip and Union Square Café Bar Nuts
Amazing Grace met a man in the park. Park Man turned out to have a name. His name was Alex. And he took her for a drink, made her laugh, complimented her new red jacket, and said he would call … Continue reading
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Tagged gossip, Grace, lemon, martini, nuts, recipe, rosemary, Sara, Union Square Cafe, vermouth, vodka
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The Monday Treat – Cheddar Rosemary Shortbread
Back in New York and back to Huge gossip. Amazing Grace has met a promising man. Following a tricky meeting about maximizing product placement in which Anita had been her usual bitch self, Grace had ignored the looks of her … Continue reading
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Tagged biscuit, cheese, dumped by skype, Grace, lunch, recipe, rosemary, shortbread
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Tarte Tatin and a brush with the New York City Fire Brigade
One thing that my London friends want to know about life in New York; is it true that people use their ovens for storage? The answer is a resounding yes. The picture at the top of this blog is my … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Autumn, caramel, fall, fire brigade, ovens, puff pastry, recipe, tart, tarte tatin, urban picnic
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hot Apple Martini (with cheddar cheese apple tart)
Godson Arthur turned seven this week and hosted a fantastic medieval themed party at the local scout hut attired in a sequined tabard with a shield, helmet and sword. One of his cousins came as a dragon. Jon, looking over … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, cheese, cinnamon, dragon, knight, martini, puff pastry, recipe, tart, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – Apple Salad with Warm Camembert Dressing
Autumn has arrived. I can’t speak for Fall because I am currently in London on a visa run and have no idea what’s going on back in the Big Apple. Nevertheless, apples, big, and, well frankly, mostly small, have been … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Autumn, camembert, chicory, fall, recipe, salad, vegetarian, walnut
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