Milk Foamer
It was one of those days again. Gray. Rainy. Couldn’t take the toddler-who-loves-to-run-around to the playground. We, the normally peripatetic duo, stayed in and entertained ourselves, while I drank a lot of tea. And to me, a cup of tea isn’t complete without warm, foamy milk, so this
Cod stew
I have a secret desire to live in Paris (well maybe it’s not such a secret) so it’s no surprise that one of my favorite cookbooks is Parisian Home Cooking. The author, Michael Roberts, spent years in Paris shopping and cooking with friends and discovered the French way to cook, which is buying whatever looks […]
The Sweet Life
I have a thing for caramels, but I don’t like just any caramels. I like them made with fresh ingredients (i.e. not drugstore caramels). The Sweet Life has the best I’ve tasted, plus one of my favorite combinations: caramel with salt. I also have a thing for high-quality baking chocolate, cashews (they sell ones flavored […]
Starbucks Ice Cream
I tend to frequent local coffee shops but when I do visit Starbucks, my drink of choice is a grande caramel macchiato. Which is why I was happy to see the ice cream version at a corner deli. I waited until Sunday night, movie night at my home, to try the vanilla, coffee, caramel swirl […]
Flank steak with pomegranate sauce
What to do with the POM juice sitting in my refrigerator? Well Sabrina loved the splash I added to her sippy cup. She drank it so quickly you’d have thought she was in the desert, not rainy NYC. But I also wanted to cook with the juice. Making juice out of fresh pomegranate seeds can […]