February 2010
13 posts
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Crustlesss Ham and Egg Tarts
I had seen this recipe a while back and was going to make it for the last family brunch, however, my sister doesn’t like ham, so I filed it away. When I decided to have a brunch for six but knew I’d have very limited prep and cooking time, I pulled this one back out. It has to be one of the easiest and most impressive looking brunch recipes I’ve ever seen!
You get sliced ham...
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Tilapia with San Marzano Tomatoes
Usually I find tilapia quite… bland. So to give it some pop, I decided to throw some San Marzano tomatoes on top with some basil.
Now if you haven’t heard of San Marzano tomatoes, let me open up your world for a moment… I was reading some blogs singing the praises of these special tomatoes for a while and my mom was a fan. In my perpetual childhood need to deny that anything...
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The simple dinner: LAMB!
I have blogged about this recipe before, however, every time I make lamb I am reminded about how incredibly easy and FAST it is. I was always quite intimidated by lamb (especially a huge rack of it!) but it’s just so easy. The only thing I forgot was to moisten the corn meal so it stayed a bit dry (and I added all the mustard this time rather than halfing it… which was upsetting to...
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Raviolo Inspired by Iron Chef Batali
I haven’t been bashful here about my complete love for food shows and famous chefs. So when Iron Chef put out a special of Batali and Emeril vs Flay and White House Chef Cristeta Comerford with food from the White House garden I was as giddy as a squirrel with an acorn. Then I watched Batali make a raviolo (basically a giant ravioli) filled with sweet potato and ricotta with an EGG in the...
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Do not fear the pie
I guess I learned how to make a pie before I learned that it was something to fear. So many people I know say they don’t make pies because they are terrified of making crust. So below I’ve broken down the steps for how to make a pie crust.
Now while I don’t LOVE my crusts, it seems they are quite popular amongst my friends (I just don’t think they have enough flavor)....
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Pacific Blues- Napa Valley
This trip was literally our last stop before starting our “eat healthy and go back to the gym” kick. And we really did it to the max with all our epic eating (especially in Napa). By the end of the last day, we just wanted a salad before heaing to the airport. We were recommended to go to Pacific Blues which is in the same complex as Bottega. It was very casual.
I went with the...
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Taylor's Refresher- Napa Valley
We woke up so stuffed from the day before, that our last day of vacation left us without much desire to eat. We were drinking, however, so we decided we should fill up quickly and then continue our wining. We saw a very long line at Taylor’s Refresher the day before and when I looked it up, it was #1 on TripAdvisor… so we stopped.
It’s a little highway burger joint that...
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Bottega- Napa Valley
Well… we’ve finally made it. The #1 question I was asked upon my return to the East Coast was “How was Bottega??” Well… in case you didn’t get it from the Top 10 Noms of 2009, Michael Chiarello’s restaurant did NOT disappoint.
The ambiance was beautiful, though Mike and I were both surprised that the restaurant was in the middle of what we would term a...
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One year of NYC Nom Nom
Today marks the one year anniversary of when I officially started NYC Nom Nom.
My first blog entries were definitely a “hello cyberspace!” entry without much substance. It was a simple list of my current favorite restaurants in NYC followed up by my recipe for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars that everyone loves.
My favorite eating moments of the past year were WD50 and...
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Mustards- Napa Valley
When I said I was going to San Francisco on Facebook, it was pretty unanimous that I should also go to Napa. I had no idea they were so close, but I sure am glad they are!
On our second to last day, we rented a car early in the morning and drove up to Muir Woods (INCREDIBLY beautiful!) and then to Napa. Our first stop was for lunch at Mustards Grill (recommended by Randi and Chris).
Our...
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Cafe de la Presse- San Francisco
One of my coworkers recommended that we go to Cafe de la Presse since we were in the area (Union Square). We had popped in one night looking for dessert… but nothing struck us. Then on Friday night we were home a bit early and had little desire to wander far after a long day on our feet, so off to Cafe de La Presse we went again.
The meal began with a little amuse-bouche that I believe...
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Zuni Cafe- San Francisco
When I asked one of my favorite foodie friends (Noa) where to eat in San Francisco, she immediately said we had to eat at Zuni. The only day we could squeeze it in was for lunch the day after Christmas.
I had read a LOT of reviews to determine what to order and quickly realized it was a hot debate. Eating the roasted chicken at Zuni was nominated as number one item on the list of top 100...
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The Stinking Rose- San Francisco
On Christmas night, after spending the day seeing a movie at the Castro, wandering that neighborhood, then making our way up to the painted ladies and then strolling through the Civic Center area, we found ourselves at our evening destination: The Stinking Rose. Mike and I LOVE garlic… and I mean LOVE. We roast heads and eat the whole thing and add at least twice as much garlic as is called...