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Since receiving On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz, Anthony and I have been salivating over the recipes–rubbing our hands together and laughing maniacally at the notion of fried spaghetti and meatballs or pineapple wrapped in funnel cake on a stick. Matt’s food blog, Matt Bites, is a favorite of mine, and his photos are gorgeous! [...]
Last Saturday, my sister and I skipped off to the city for a gastronomic adventure. Our first stop was Eataly, the 50,000 square foot Italian food emporium, and we followed that up with a trip downtown to a dessert bar. A friend of mine, Katie Ett of Donuts 4 Dinner fame, has been trying to [...]
My sister and I decided to spend our Rapture embracing the spirit–eating like there’s no tomorrow–and snacked our way through Eataly, a 50,000 square foot Italian food emporium across from Madison Square Park and adjacent to the Flatiron Building. Together with celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Lidia (and her son, Joseph) Bastianich, Oscar Farinetti’s brainchild is [...]
I’ve made (and posted about) these cream puffs before–they are always a crowd pleaser. Though a bit time consuming (baking the shells, cooling the shells, piping in the filling), they are worth the effort. In a fresh twist for my nephew’s birthday yesterday, I made a chocolate ganache (chocolate mixed with heavy cream) to cover [...]
*FYI: This post takes a circuitous route to a wonderfully simple recipe for tomato sauce. Visit Beth Fish Reads, host of this challenge, for more Weekend Cooking fun!* For many people, making tomato sauce for pasta is as effortless as twisting the lid off of a jar of Prego. Not where I come from. My [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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