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Category: Cooking

A Spicy Kick To Nix The Cold Bit

With the cold air brewing on in, the last drink I want to be sippin’ post work is one that makes me feel, well, even colder! But, after getting to know David, a fabulous bartender over at ABC Kitchen, I totally found my new go-to {not to mention healthy!} cocktail to sip right on through [...]

Tie The Knot With Ron Ben-Israel Cakes

Some brides splurge on their dress. Some brides splurge on their venue. Others, splurge on their cake! And I’m all over that sugary detail. Hola. And even though I am not even nearly close to having the wedding bells chime, I was ecstatic when Ron of Ron Ben-Israel Cakes invited me into his Soho bakery, [...]

Jackie O. Lantern Treats

‘Twas the day before all the dead rise, and decorated pumpkins galore are all finished + settled throughout my casa! Not a skeleton was moving on the walls… not even my stuffed black cat. Alright…my little poem isn’t as creative as I had imagined…sorry y’all – nixed! Anyways, before the dead do rise tomorrow it’s [...]

On A Baker Pie High

En route back to the city from Outhouse Orchards, which was filled with all things apple galore, we were all craving one bakery sweet: an apple pie. And although we could have easily popped into a store + picked up one already baked, we decided to pull out our inner domestic divas and snag up [...]

Climb Into An Orchard Of A Season

climbing for apples With Halloween being just around the riverbend, I couldn’t believe apple/pumpkin picking was still not checked off of my Fall 2013 Bucket List! Obviously, it was a must to find the perfect orchard near NYC that a. was close to a train station and b. had both apples, pumpkins + munchies galore. [...]

Cider To Fall La La Into

Between it being the season of apple picking, pumpkin carving, and colorful leaves galore, I couldn’t help but post about one of my all-time favorite sips to have at hand. And although it isn’t exactly the weather to blast the fire place quite yet, this cider will carry you right into fall la la…hola! Check [...]

Nachos…Casa Blanca Style!

Fall brings football…which brings tons of flavor, and in my casa it brings fan food. Oh, yes. My personal favorite munch to serve during the touchdowns + interceptions? That would be nachos…but trust me, nacho regular plate is served in Casa Blanca. Ole! Casa Blanca Nachos Recipe When my good friend, Matt, came over to [...]

Truffleinas Awed By Godiva

Pardon for just now posting on this fine Wednesday, but between catching the sniffles bug + not having any internet or cable {thanks Time Warner!} this week, the B+H chica has been flat out of the loop! So when I was brainstorming what to post once I finally had my hands on a working laptop, [...]

The Hip Way To Drink While You Think

Astor Wines & Spirits? That’s a go-to for any savvy winemaker to wine drinkers galore! But above the vine of this deluxe spirits mothership, there’s a place I’ve loved to go eat + drink + think for years. Hola! Located above its Lafayette Street shop, Astor Center is a state-of-the-art culinary facility that attracts all [...]

The Little Black Dress Of The Kitchen

After hearing the oohs and aahs coming from coworkers biting into these new mini munchies of heaven in NYC, it was a must I followed the trend and tried my first {and current favorite!} cookie. Hola! And although I was a tad health conscious about what I was inhaling, I was reassured that even if [...]

Falling Into Football This Fall

My favorite time of the year {aka football season!} has finally arrived, so when I was brainstorming what would be the most fabulous way to celebrate the new season it was a must to throw an NFL Kickoff Party. In candlelight, of course! Hola. invitation i sent out…and yes, im the game day official. hola. [...]

Casa Cooking At Its Finest

Since I’m usually the head player in the kitchen, I was totally excited when a friend in a group uptown we like to call the “UES tribe” offered to make the whole crew homemade pasta on Monday night. Hola! But obviously I wasn’t just going to sit around and not enjoy the true gems being [...]