Fresh out of the kitchen

Vegetarian biscuits and gravy

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When Rene and I were on our holiday road trip, biscuits and gravy was a breakfast dish we encountered in almost every city. I’d had this Southern specialty once before (at brunch at Extra Fancy in Williamsburg) - it consists of flaky buttermilk biscuits split lengthwise, smothered in an often obscene amount of sausage gravy… 

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Road Trip Recap (pt. 2): New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is notorious for its parties, live music and Creole food, and we certainly got a taste of all three while passing through there on our road trip. There was live music in every bar and on every street corner in the French Quarter, and po’ boys seem to be their equivalent of NYC… 

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Road Trip Recap (pt. 1): Austin, TX

When I heard the surprise announcement at work that we’d have nearly two weeks’ paid time off for the holidays, my first thought was, “Paris.” But realizing I only had a few weeks to buy plane tickets and how costly they’d be this time of year, my dream was quickly shattered. Rene took the opportunity to not-so-subtly… 

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14 favorite posts of 2014

2014 – what a year. I started an amazing job, moved out of my family’s home and in with my boyfriend, finally got a DSLR camera and took my blog photographs to a new level. Moving into my own place and being immersed in nutrition and the culinary arts at work has also changed the… 

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Brunch at Talde in Park Slope

As fun as brunch may be in theory, even the most sought-after NYC brunches (see Buvette, Joseph Leonard) tend to serve more or less the same menus - basically eggs and waffles for miles. The better restaurants’ eggs and waffles are indeed better, but they’re still eggs and waffles. While it’s comforting to know what… 

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Cocktail Hour: Orange Moscow Mule

Since moving into our own place a few months ago, Rene and I have really been enjoying building our home bar. “Home is where the liquor is” - isn’t that how the saying goes? Crabbie’s ginger beer is one of our new favorite cocktail ingredients. I first got to sample Crabbie’s at Edible Manhattan’s Good… 

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Pineapple rum cake (featuring Diplomatico Anejo Rum)

When I first agreed to create a rum cake recipe using Diplomatico Anejo rum, I honestly had no idea what a rum cake was (a great way to accept a challenge, no?) The only rum cake experience I’ve had was at a food event, where one of the vendors was serving a delicate, frosting-less vanilla… 

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