Matcha Pistachio Biscotti (adapted from Dorie Greenspan's Chocolate Biscotti recipe) Merry Christmas, everyone! Yes, I know I've been absent for awhile. But I have reasons. I even missed blogging about Thanksgiving, though I did tumbl about it. He...
Read MoreReasons I've Been Away From this Blog
This Cashew Fig Muesli is a small reason why I haven't been blogging 1. I've been doing NaNoWriMo, which is the craziest thing I've ever done!! No, just kidding, but it's very time-consuming. It's been an adventure and I feel light years ahead of ...
Read MoreAbout My Pink Conceptual Hair by Tim Hartley
I was open to whatever Tim wanted to do. I just told him I still wanted to look "friendly." "Being cut by Tim Hartley is like being touched by a god." So said Justine of the L'Oreal Soho Professional Academy a month and a half ago. "Do you want to...
Read MoreA Chinese Saga
Summer's Last Gasp in the Hamptons
Corn, Bacon & Clam Stew. Recipe from Food52. Now is a good time. Corn and tomatoes are still sweet and juicy. Sunny basil hobnobs with moody rosemary. Wintry cruciferous veggies gesture towards the upcoming Season of Feasting, while roast fish wit...
Read MoreFamily Dinner in Montreal
Poulet au Vin Some people are born into money. I was born into food.* Last weekend, we went up to Montreal for our somewhat-annual family reunion. Every moment is spent eating. Mom is the youngest daughter of ten children, born ethnically Chinese ...
Read MoreBraised Rabbit with Parsnip, Pear, Fennel & Cabbage
I like rabbit. And frog's legs. And alligator. At restaurants, I can always be counted on to substitute salad for the rice pilaf, or ask if I can get the ginger pear ice cream with the fruit compote instead of the vanilla. But just because I'm par...
Read MoreChinese Moon Festival at Grandma's
Some Grandmas are really good at making cookies and knitting you blankets. My Grandma is a competitive ballroom dancer, force-feeds me "Women's Soup" (good for your ovaries), and lets out a content, slightly sinister chuckle after she belches (whi...
Read MoreThe Bizarro Steak Dinner
The Sizzling Steak Platter at the Flushing Mall. It has a bit of a cult following. The mind (thankfully) is a simplifying machine. It will extract some relevant essence and move on. You are complex, you contain multitudes. But you're also whittled...
Read MoreBanana Beet Ice Cream
On the good ol' Serious Eats, I asked a question: What are the foods you've taught yourself to like? And to my surprise, many people replied beets. Beets! The candy of the Earth, the ruby of root vegetables. The world is full of surprises. Beets m...
Read MoreKefir Cantaloupe Shake
Dieting is a bad word. But after the Bermuda cruise, the New York State Fair, and two back-to-back meals at Dinosaur BBQ, a girl's gotta make some adjustments. Kefir has like a zillion active organisms in it. If you get the good stuff from a farme...
Read MoreA Very Worthwhile Pilgrimage to Dinosaur BBQ
When you go to the New York State Fair, you cannot leave without trying Dinosaur BBQ. We ordered a starter of Drunken Shrimp, boiled in beer and Old Bay, and dipped in a bbq-horseradish-tabasco sauce. This is messy, spicy, garlicky, and makes regu...
Read MoreThe Good & Bad at the New York State Fair
At first, I was disappointed by my first country fair. No one told me that 75% of the New York State Fair is awful stuff you've already come to hate. I was expecting some fascinating slice of Americana and instead I saw what you see at any cheesy ...
Read MoreSuperfood Frozen Yogurt
Julian is working on clerkship applications. No need to be jealous! It is actually not that fun. So I made him this dessert, because I want to help the guy out, but am of zero use in editing legal stuff. It's a dessert that has it both ways. It's ...
Read MoreCruise Dining (Much, Much Better than You'd Expect)
Appetizers, Soups, Salad. 1. Beef Tartare 2. Mushroom Vol-au-Vent 3. Beef Carpaccio 4. Chicken Curry Salad 5. Oysters Rockefeller 6. Pea & Mint Soup 7. Buffalo Frog Legs 8. Bruschetta 9. Escargot 10. Tuna Carpaccio 11. Crab Louis 12. Romaine Salad...
Read MoreDistracted at Kin Shop (a friend gets engaged)
This post is not about food. It's about life while I was eating it. Spicy Duck Laab Salad, toasted rice, ground chili & romaine hearts I saw it a mile away. I guess I'm at that point where "I have news for you" can only mean so many things. We alr...
Read MoreEating the 10 Most Popular Dishes on Foodspotting
Deviled Eggs The internet is a palm reading for the world. Right now, the top three searches on Google are Rick Perry, Mall of America, and Miranda Cosgrove. The most emailed articles on the New York Times are about an inspiring gold-hearted girl ...
Read MoreM. Wells // Emergency-Closing Feast
In its one-year history, M. Wells has never stopped generating headlines. From its birth (ie: "Bizarre & Gluttinous Restaurant Opens in Long Island City Diner"). To its nearly immediate acclaim (ie: "Get Thee to the 7 Train!"). To, recently, despo...
Read MoreVirginia Really is for Lovers
In Linden, Virginia, I stepped on a dead frog and stayed in a chalet called "Hot Tub Heaven," complete with an in-house masseuse. Julian and I followed directions with no visuals, just words to turn here and there, on streets called names like "Tr...
Read MoreLegend Szechuan Restaurant
To say a dish is spicy is to say a woman is beautiful. Helpful? Yes. Telling? No. Consider the difference between mustard, peppermint, and the main topics of this blog post, red chilis and Szechuan peppercorns. Mustard, horseradish and wasabi are ...
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