National Pistachio Day is tomorrow and to prepare I've made these crumbly pistachio shortbreads dipped in white chocolate and more pistachios. The cookie is very delicate and easily crumbles in your mouth. The white chocolate adds on a bit a of sweetness and the pistachios...
Daydreaming can be a wonderful thing. Whether you are daydreaming about being on vacation on a tropical island sipping an ice cold drink or daydreaming about finding the perfect polka dot teacup to enjoy your newly purchased Jasmine tea, daydreaming always brings on that warm...
Peanut butter and chocolate, the perfect pair. This past weekend was spent browsing through cookbooks and foodie magazines. The inspiration for this cookie comes from the Bouchon Bakery book where they did their take on an oreo with perfect scalloped chocolate shortbreads. The cookies were...
If you watched the super bowl this year then I'm sure you can recall the Wonderful Pistachios commercial where Stephen Colbert is surrounded by dozens and dozens of pistachios. Wonderful Pistachios has decided to run a contest following that commercial and there is still time...
Ingredients: 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup unsalted butter + 1tbls 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup flour 1 cup pistachios, chopped Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 8x8 baking dish by buttering the bottom with 1 tbls...
February is here and love is starting to fill the air. To help get into the Valentine's day spirit, we've rounded up some of our favorite items to keep around the house. Find the links to each item below. Meri Meri Toot Sweet Pink Bake Cups,...
Nothing like cozying up on a cold winter day to a nice hot cocktail. This past weekend it was pretty snowy in NYC. I was out with my friend Christina who also has a blog (Minnie in Manhattan). We were trudging through the snow struck...
There is no better comfort food than pizza. Mac and cheese pulls a close second but what I love about pizza is you can put almost anything on top and it will still taste delicious (almost anything). This pizza is topped with ricotta instead of...
These pork meatballs topped with apricot jalapeno jam are a nice combination of sweet and spicy. If you plan on entertaining in the near future, it’s great to stick toothpicks in them and serve them individually. Or if you’re not about to host a soirée,...
I never was a coffee or espresso lover until I moved to NY and became addicted to cafe hopping. It was when I chanced upon the cute lower east side Berkli Parc cafe that I discovered the deliciousness of slipping some bourbon into a latte....
If you haven't yet had time to check out the Winter Village at Bryant Park, now would be the perfect time! Each year Winter Village is setup with tons of shops and great eats. There is also a free skating rink! You can either bring...
The perfect combination between spicy and sweet, this jalapeño jam will definitely awaken your tastebuds. The jam contains jalapeño peppers (some with seeds in tact) which gives off a mild to hot heat. The apricots help to sweeten the jam and add in a citrus...
Christmas time to me means tons of baking and entertaining. Of course I wanted to get festive by creating something that incorporates candy canes. It's also been a while since I've made cupcakes and so I set out to find an extremely moist chocolate cupcake...
I know the posts to the site have been slim to none (really just none) as I just returned from a little Hiatus. Spent the past two weeks surrounded by family in the Bahamas! Although it was great soaking up the sun, I couldn't wait...
I always feel as if the winter months call for more entertaining than normal. Maybe it's something about the cold weather that entices us to call up our closest friends and spend days inside by the fire catching up and digging into delicious food as...
It's inevitable that leftovers are piled high in the refrigerator after Thanksgiving is over. Your first go-to leftover concoction is a nice juicy turkey sandwich, but once you've had about 10 of those and yet it still hasn't made a dent in that mound of...
In my opinion, blueberries should just be renamed to "bright little bursts of joy". Juicy and beautiful in color, blueberries really do brighten up any recipe. The US Highbush Blueberry Council challenged bloggers to get creative with their recipes by pairing blueberries with one of...
No Thanksgiving is complete without cornbread. For our Thanksgiving table I wanted to find the type of cornbread that's made with buttermilk and melts in your mouth. It should be a little sweet but not TOO sweet. I found this recipe for Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread...
These tasty little chocolates are the perfect two-bite treats for after Thanksgiving dinner or any get together. They can also be packaged up in small boxes and be given away to friends as gifts. I was inspired to make these after my pistachio buttercups were...
There is something about the deep purple color of beets that is so mesmerizing. In this recipe, the juice of the beets seeps onto the goat cheese and forms a vibrant magenta pigment which makes these little crostinis feel almost like a piece of beautiful...