made in New York
Chalk this one up to the power of naps. When I was pregnant, I thought for sure I would be able to get through my long to do lists when my not-yet-born daughter would nap. It's logical; in the pre-baby world, an uninterrupted block of time means the ...
Well, hello there! It's been a while since I've posted a new recipe and it turns out that running a business and having a baby simultaneously (or two babies, as I sometimes feel!) leave little time for video recipes - who knew?! I'm so happy to be ...
When it comes to Thanksgiving traditions, sweet potatoes have been a recent addition to our table. It's funny how something so stereotypically Thanksgiving never made it's way into our menu, but I suppose isn't that part of what makes the holiday ...
A few weeks ago I mentioned how I'd struggled with an aversion to frying. It was more of a fear of creating a giant kitchen mess than anything, plus all the concerns about playing around with hot oil (the spattering! the burning! the potential ...
Ok, so occasionally I make dishes that aren't totally restaurant style. Not that you wouldn't find a berry crumble served at a restaurant, because I've had some cute ones served in individual cast iron mini pots, but this is one of those quick and ...
Back when I worked at Gourmet magazine, I was surrounded by fantastic food and recipes every day. Seriously, even on the publishing side that meant every event was full of innovative, delicious food and the test kitchen would come by my desk in the ...
So things have been a little quiet around the City Cookin' site recently. While I mentioned I've been hard at work teaching cooking classes out of my apartment, I have another development to share - a bun in the oven! Yes, we have a little girl ...
In college, I had a vegetarian friend who had a not-so-secret exception to her diet. While she abstained from burgers, bacon, pepperoni and other college staples, things changed when she entered The Varsity diner. She always ordered buffalo ...
A few years ago I lived in Hell's Kitchen, in an apartment that taught me a valuable lesson about real estate: never view an apartment at night. What looked like a cute 1 bedroom after work one night turned out to be almost completely devoid of ...
I'm surprised how few people seem to know about pretzel croissants these days. To me, these treats from City Bakery rank up there with Levain Bakery cookies, Shake Shack burgers, bialys, and other quintessential NYC must-eats. Maybe City ...
