(Can anyone name that tune, puddings?) On Saturday night, I invited some of my peeps out to my hood for a special little gathering that happens only once a year. "What makes this night different from all other nights?" I asked them. And their answers came back: "Indigestion;" "Epic Bowel Movements;"...

Isn’t it fun to learn about the origins of where certain dishes come from? On that note, let’s find out how the Cobb Salad came to be. In 1937, Bob Cobb, who owned The Brown Derby at the time, was feeling some hunger pangs and also wanting to feed some studio exec buddies who were with h...

Irishman The Healthy by Chef Gavan Murphy Steamed Mussels and Clams with Fresh Tomatoes and Thyme I love March for many reasons. It’s the beginning of Spring, I’ll be turning 27 again and the ultimate reason—St. Paddy’s Day arrives!  Most people will be drinking their meals that day bu...

It’s time again for another episode of  Ultimate Chef Bergen County! Click for Hi-Res Slide Show After defeating Chef Joe Macri from Northvale’s Hennessy Tavern in the Ultimate Chef Bergen County finals at Chef Central in Paramus last month, on Saturday, February 28, 2009, Chef Christine Nu...

I'm currently watching the Red Carpet on Sky1, even though I should be fast asleep. It's really just because I want the cats to get some exercise before I go to bed and was so caught up with getting 'just one more repeat' done on this pair of socks Lou and I are designing that I didn...

I made donuts for the first time ever and they turned out pretty good. They're not hard just a long process. I saw the recipe in My Sweet Vegan and just had to give it a try. Grant really liked them and thought they tasted as good as Krispy Kreme, but without all the artificial flavor and lard f...

February is The Great American Pie Month! Did you know that February is The Great American Pie Month?  So let’s learn more about this classic American dessert. I bet you didn’t know this but pies have been around for thousands of years.  In fact, historians have recorded that the roots...

Subtitled: things to do when you're on holiday If you have just one week of holidays and yet you love to cook so much that you think your work is great fun and that it's even more fun if done with your friends, you might want to shoot a cooking video. That's one of the things I did durin...

I know, all I post about lately is food and school, which are basically the same thing. Upperclassmen are super cool. That is the one conclusion I have drawn from my first Commercial Baking lab. I mean--it might have some thing to do with the fact that they're older than me, and they're a close-knit...

Though I haven't been exclusive to the light rail, it's been almost 100% for my daily commute. I drove one day when I needed to get some dry cleaning done (a LOT of dry cleaning; I save it up) but all the rest of the time I'm hoofing it, and it's great. I could also swear that the extra physical act...