Come December, I am full on ready to step into Christmas. One of my favorite ways to embrace the holiday season is immersing myself in holiday specialties, particularly this thick, creamy, warm you from the inside out rum heavy Christmas Coquito. I grew up drinking store bought eggnog at Christmas, and always look forward to…
It’s beginning to look a lot like cocktails…
Thanksgiving is still a few days away, but it already feels like the holiday season is in full swing. I’m not sure when Thanksgiving and Christmas combined into one big “holiday season” celebration, but this year I am here for it. It feels like winter hit the northeast like a ton of bricks, complete with…
Squashed: A Pumpkin Beer Story
I remember the first time I found out pumpkin beer existed. I was in college, working on a project in the school newsroom. I found myself involved in a conversation about the “pumpkin spice ale” someone had been served the night before. He was describing the entire experience in detail, focusing mainly on HOW it…
Sunday Snacks: Ribs and Skillet Cornbread Edition
I took it easy this week, sticking to two football snacks for this week’s sunday feast. I wanted to continue my tradition of making new things- and trying out some recipes from the beautiful cookbooks that line my bookshelf. I was so excited to try out Chrissy Teigen’s Skillet Cornbread with bacon, cheese and jalapeno….
Noodles and Friends
This past Saturday was the first day of Autumn and almost instantly, the air changed. By Sunday morning it was chilly and feeling like full on fall. That’s not why I made this insane bowl of creamy pork ramen with fresh homemade noodles…. But it was some karmically perfect timing. Because on a chilly Sunday…
Homemade Dump Queen: Part 1
I Love Dumplings. I love soup dumplings… I love overly doughy takeout dumplings.. I even love frozen dumplings from Trader Joes… And when I love something, I want to make it in my own kitchen. After finally receiving a steamer for my instant pot, I started to get myself hyped to finally try out my…
NFL Week 2: Lucky Peach Feast
For the second Sunday of Football Season… I decided to break out a beautiful cookbook that I bought with the best of intentions a year ago… and never made anything from. The Lucky Peach Cookbook: 101 Easy Asian Recipes That is no longer the case! The lacquered chicken featured on the cover is the reason…
Boat Noodles on Land
At one time, Bangkok was known as the “Venice of the East” with it’s numerous canals and rivers. The canals populated by canoes and vendors would serve “kuay tiaw ruea” right from their boats to crowds of people on land and bridges. Overtime, as the city built up, pollution of the canals has forced the boats…
Trash to Treasure: DIY
While walking back to my apartment last Friday, bottle of wine in one hand and groceries to make dinner in the other- a piece of furniture caught my eye. It’s not really all that unlikely to see furniture decorating the streets of Queens on garbage pick up days… but usually it’s nothing attention grabbing. At…
Ready for Some Football (food)?
Fall is in the air, temperatures decided to cool down for at least a few days this week and as of yesterday- NFL football is back. There’s a long standing football season sunday tradition in my house of cooking up specialty snacks and meals on Sundays to be enjoyed during game time. I’ve never been…
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