Monthly Archives: October 2010

The DIY Kitchen: Marshmallows

Life has been busy. And while I seem to still find the time to make things like bread and butter, it seems there is every day less and less time for experimenting. This week, I had so many plans. I bought five pounds of tomatoes with the intent of making jam. Cream to make creme [...]
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Italian with Lauren: A bittersweet treat

After leaving Italy, I missed it terribly.  But when I have a really bad day and need an Italian “fix” to quell my sorrows, I can almost always find something around to remind me of my happy days there. In New York, it is not hard to find amazing food, gelato, [...]
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Giveaway: In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite

Usually, the cookbooks I buy are health-conscious, and often, they are largely vegetarian. While I love sugar and fat, most often I find the food that my body craves is greener in color. But sometimes, the day just calls for an ooey-gooey grilled cheese, a cream-laden soup or a buttery cake. Melissa Clark’s In [...]
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Old School: Dinner at Sam’s Place

[Editor's Note: Hi folks -- I just wanted to introduce our new contributor to you, Amanda Schuster. Amanda, a wine consultant in Cobble Hill, will be popping in from time to time to tell us about some Brooklyn's less explored eateries.] The sign on the wall says, “Today’ s Special: Take it. Leave it.” And [...]
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Cook the Book: Braised Swiss Chard with Cilantro, Ginger and Rice

I know that I’ve been playing cookbook favorites lately. I have five new ones that I have yet to crack open, and still I keep coming back to Deborah Madison’s inspired volume, Local Flavors. It seems to have the perfect recipe for precisely every mood that I am in. This week’s pick came to be after [...]
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Broken Stove Homebrewed Beer CSA

I had a problem with sharing. In kindergarten I mean. The one in class who just would not submit to sharing. I was very close to actually repeating kindergarten because of it — though I was never privy to such a conversation, I think the idea was on the table. But I’ve learned my lesson. I [...]
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Politics + Policy: Sweeter than sugar

The other day, I came across an advertisement for Corn Sugar — an ad sponsored, according to the (very) fine print, by the Corn Refiners Association. I imagine they have had some hard times of late, with an increasing awareness of the dangers of their best seller, High Fructose Corn Syrup. Which, by the way, [...]
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The Best Thing We Ate and Drank This Weekend

The Best Thing We Ate — Banh Mi from Hanco’s: This weekend was busy, which meant not so much eating out at fabulous new places, or spending an afternoon slaving over a hot stove. I secretly look forward to these time though, because it gives me an excuse to order a tofu sandwich from Hanco. I’m [...]
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Our Frankies Cookbook Winner

Congrats to reader Sonya Giacobbe, the winner of our Frankie’s Cookbook Giveaway! Sonya, we’ll be getting in touch shortly. Stay tuned, we’ll have another cookbook giveaway later this week.
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This Weekend: Shoes for Cider, Soup for Everyone

It’s not quite spring cleaning yet, but if you have some old shoes unused, now might be the time to break them out. Head down to the Brickyard Gastro Pub on Friday at 5pm. If you donate a pair of shoes to Soles4Souls, you receive a free pint of Crispin Cider or a cocktail featuring [...]
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