If you had one last day...

Last week I had to say goodbye to my good friend Pleng who was moving back to Thailand.  We met on 23rd street and I promptly asked her "where do you want to go for your last lunch in NYC??"  To which she responded "anywhere, it doesn't matter."  I wasn't willing to let this meal be at any old mediocre restaurant.  It had to be something yummy that she would want to have one last time.  So, we ended up at.....

One perfect day

I tried my hand at making a blog once before and I really dropped the ball on that one.  Anyways, I stumbled upon one of the posts from that first attempt and thought I would share it on this blog.  It's not about food, but it's about one of my favorite days from when I lived in Rome after college in 2008.  Enjoy!

You will want to lick the bowl...

This is my favorite soup to make because it always comes out delicious and takes almost no effort at all.  The flavors are also complex enough to impress whoever you serve it to.  My crunchy topping adds another yummy factor to it as well.

Feelin saucey on V-day

Here's a little something for the lovers on Valentines Day:

Spinach-artichoke Dip Triangles

My friend was throwing a mini party for the Superbowl, and I wanted to bring some snacks.  At first I thought of making some spinach-artichoke dip, but I wanted to add my own little spin on it...

Fortune cookie

I wanted to try my hand at making my own fortune cookies with personalized messages in them to send to my friend in a little care package.  I haven't seen this friend for a while and wanted to send a fun and yummy baked gift.  Fortune cookies are perfect for this because you can personalize the messages you put inside of them.  I looked up funny, cute quotes that I thought she would like and that would cheer her up.  

Monogamy and Wine

I found this article on www.thekitchn.com and thought it was really interesting.  It talks about how the production of wine in ancient civilizations coincided with the transition from polygynous (men with multiple wives) to monogamous cultural norms.   Check it out:

Wine and Monogamy