Happy Purim! Purim has to be the easiest Jewish holiday to celebrate.  Let's see - you put on costumes, start drinking, read the Book of Esther a couple of times while making a ton of noise every time the evil genocidal Haman is mentioned, and give gifts of tzedakah to the poor.  Oh yeah, and sing...

While I  loathe shopping and I don't really like driving in NYC, I was designated driver on a mission this past Saturday to where? Sweden....well, ok, IKEA, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. When forced into such labor my mind usually wanders to the food section of IKEA, generally for those deca...

Channelling my inner Sugarhill Gang, guys, sorry... But seriously, SErs, I have an issue with my husband's love of boneless, skinless, grilled chicken breast. It seems no matter how much I season it or marinate it, I end up with charred blocks of chicken-wood. Incidentally, he does not seem to mind ...

I made meatballs from the recipe in the January issue of Gourmet. (Here's a link if you're curious: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spaghetti-and-Meatballs-351190) They tasted delicious -- I really loved the meat mixture -- BUT when I got to the browning the meatballs step, everything l...

I won't bore you with the story of Purim (though it is a good one). What's more relevant to this site are the holiday's traditional cookies, Hamantaschen. Sometimes they're huge and sometimes their small, but they are always shaped in triangles and typically filled with either jam or a poppy seed co...

That's right, March 8th marked the "historic demonstration of the first CD prototype codenamed 'Pinkeltje' on March 8th, 1979." Well congratulations, compact disc, I almost forgot you were still here. While many would argue that the CD is on its way out in favor of smaller, highly portable MP3 files...

Tryst in Adams Morgan has all the makings of a perfect coffee house, except for one tiny problem: the coffee is just not very good. They pride themselves on fresh organic coffee or whatever, but it always ends up coming to you lukewarm and watery. The animal crackers on the side don’t help, either...

We got a bag of frozen shrimp this week and one day I made a surf and turf with some small steaks. I coupled it with sauteed dill green beans and baby bella shrooms, and garlic bread. I had some shrimp left over so I decided to give a try this Thai Pizza recipe that I had found. This would also make...

I've started cutting up a whole chicken before roasting in the oven, and I've had a hard time achieving a good crispy skin. I've been cooking it on 350 for about 45 minutes... maybe I should try a higher temp? I do put in under the broiler for a few minutes at the end but it doesn't get the same eff...

Messing around with recette du chef Pierre Jancou, proprietaire du restaurant Racines à Paris, parue dans Elle à table: 6 œufs 300g de chocolat noir 120g de beurre demi-sel 1 expresso très fort 80g de sucre en poudre cocoa nibs (merci Monsieur David Lebovitz!) Préchauffez le four à 200°C.Fait...