It was one of those lovely lazy Sundays pottering around the city post brunch that brought us to the fabulous Union Square Farmers Market, where laziness and pottering have to be checked at the metaphorical door. Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Fresh Blackberry Jam Pavlova
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – risotto with radicchio, sultanas and pine nuts, (and tall tales)
I was probably the worst tour guide in Venice, and that’s saying something. Continue reading
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Tagged Icon, madeira, pine nuts, radicchio, risotto, stock, sultanas, tall tales, Venice
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The Wednesday Tipple – Bellinis for when you’re lost in Venice (literally or figuratively)
I was lost. On my way home from the market in Venice with my string bag full of purple radicchio, fresh walnuts, a bag of Arborio rice and a wedge of Parmesan wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. So I wasn’t going to starve. But I was lost. Continue reading
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Tagged bellini, Grand Tour, peach, prosecco, Venice, white peach
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The Monday Treat – Tiramisu Ice Cream
The woman leaned over to our table conspiratorially as a giant glass bowl of ice cream was delivered for her and her husband. “The ice cream here is the best in the world, she said. Are you going to try some?â€
Jon and I were sitting in outside a café drinking ruinously expensive coffees, listening to the grand piano music and watching people strolling around the most beautiful plaza in the world by moonlight. It was perfect. And no. We were emphatically not having ice cream. We were students. 7 euro coffee was plenty rich enough for our blood, thank you very much. We were going to sit here and sip it all night. Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, coffee, ice cream, kindness of strangers, mascarpone, tiramisu, vegetarian, Venice
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Roast Chicken with Tarragon
Drinking was involved, and so was Hilary. Continue reading
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Tagged balcony, butter, chicken, herbs, tarragon, wine
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The Wednesday Tipple – Blueberry Thyme gin Collins and herbed goat cheese toasts
A happy respite from the 100 degree heat in the city brings my friends out on the balcony to drink cocktails and watch the setting sun reflect in the windows. Continue reading
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Tagged basil, blueberries, cocktail, crostini, goat cheese, parsley, thyme
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The Monday Treat – Lavender shortbread
July was a month of ice coffee. I made ice cubes out of espresso and milk (coldness without dilution), and I’ve hardly been without one since; walking to work, morning booster, afternoon pick me up, and even decaf versions at night. I’ve used a straw so much I’ve pretty well forgotten how to drink out of a cup. Continue reading
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Tagged butter, elevenses, flour, lavender, reclaiming time from modern life, shortbread, sugar
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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 ordered a shop-sized box of popsicles off the internet and has nothing else at all in her freezer (it looks awesome). Then there’s Ian, who took part in a sponsored cycle, got a touch over heated, tripped over the pedals as he dismounted, caught his fall on a bench and sprained his wrist. It’s in a splint. Amazing Grace bought a white cotton dress, wore it to a party, then discovered that in every Facebook photo of her, her underwear is clearly visible. Continue reading
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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 but blts at my parties, and ramekins of Nutella with teaspoons. 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’ myriad elevators? Come on, we promise the sunset view from the Big Apple’s only rotating roof-top restaurant will turn your New Yorker cynicism into wide-eyed wonder.†Continue reading
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