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First foray with the Momofuku cookbook

One of Ryan’s Christmas presents was a Momofuku cookbook (WSJ Review) given to him (or should I say us, ;) heh) by his sister Tracy. It’s an awesome punch of a book filled with the history of how his ramen shop went from being a little failing place to the entry way of the Momofuku [...]

What we’ve been making

You know, cause a girl’s got to eat. (descriptions correspond left to right, top to bottom) Salad from Country Cafe downstairs in the Trump Building. I think I filled it up with greens, onions, chicken, shrimp, avocado, tomatoes, olives, artichokes, and orzo salad. Yeah. Pork belly kakuni (thinly sliced pork belly braised in a chilli [...]

Sarah’s UWS Dinner

The lovely Sarah from Sweet Pepper hosted a holiday dinner party on the Upper West Side. I brought some wine and rum, since she said she had all the cooking under control. Ryan has been touting that she’s an amazing cook for a while, so I hauled ass there and spend couple of minutes circling [...]

Dinner at Laundromat – Garlic, Rosemary, and Thyme Bread; and Brownies!

Last weekend we had a dinner party at Laundromat put together by their house-guest Tami, a spunky photographer from Japan my mother’s age. She’s so adorable in large funky glasses with a red frame and her signature leggings. She put together a feast with chirashi sushi (sushi rice with various toppings), sashimi, yakisoba (by Kevin), [...]

Last week’s dinner – South East Asian Cold Udon Noodles and Crimini and Port Risotto

Last week was a pretty busy week without much cooking. We just wrapped things up with our usual cold Udon noodles in a Southeast Asian garlic lime sauce, with a pinch of dashi. I just topped that with shiitake mushrooms and boiled vegetables (sansai) blanched in thick dashi, soy sauce and mirin. All in all, [...]