April 2006

Itty Bitty Success (or Nothing Rhymes with Anchovy)

April 28, 2006

Two days ago I decided to take the Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook ($12.95, Broadway Books) for a spin. The aptly small book by Justin Spring gives advice on small-kitchen management as well as recipes engineered to squeak every last ounce of potential out of your amazingly small kitchen. It’s full of useful lists (pots and [...]

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Dinner (and dessert) in Hipster Heaven

April 25, 2006

The Diner’s Deck saved us $32 last night (before tip). Pretty sweet indeed, if you ask me. Meg and I went down to the lower east side to take advantage of the free round of cocktails the Diner’s Deck was offering in conjunction with their usual $10 discount at Barmarche (or their useful website). We [...]

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Mahimahi with Onions, Capers, and Lemon (Updated!)

April 24, 2006

Before our saturday night fondu-fest, about the 11th hour, figuratively speaking, an intense desire to prepare fish came over me. I know that it completely destroys my $5/day diet, but sometimes I’ve got to satisfy the urge. Some picture of a cod dish with sliced lemons was stuck in my head but I couldn’t figure [...]

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Tales from the fromagiere

April 24, 2006

After much research, I have determined that when one is a cheesemonger, the action she performs is monging. And this weekend, I monged…I monged real good. Because my day job is, how you say, less than satisfying, I decided to find some weekend food work to add to the excitement. Through the magic of craigslist, [...]

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Tarragon Shallot Egg Salad Sandwiches

April 21, 2006

After weeks of deliberation and careful planning (read: procrastinating), I’ve finally made some egg salad. Let me tell you, it was a relief to finally make a Gourmet recipe from epicurious. I get ribbed a lot at work for my recipe choices, but whatever. Anyway, the Tarragon Shallot Egg Salad salad came out very well. [...]

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