Chili con Carne

Our second ever reader recipe on this blog! Big round of applause to Teman H. Cooke for submitting this tasty bean-less chili recipe to us.  That’s right, if you’re in the mood ...

New York Cheesecake

I’ve found that I make cheesecakes, always due to family demand, far too often — usually when guests are expected for a visit, or for big family dinners…and the rare ...

Technological Loves: SoyaPower Plus

For the soy milk lovers out there, there is another solution. Instead of going out and guzzling down your $5 Silk soy milk on a weekly basis, put those $5 ...

Featured Goodies

Banana Nut Muffins

Things have been crazy, in a good way, around the house lately. ...

Fontana Famous Pizza & Gyro

Whenever I think of Greek food, the first thing to pop into ...

Steamed Chilean Bass

Chilean bass is a pretty pricey slice of fish, but it is ...

Latest News

We’re Back!

Easter and Passover have come and gone, and spring is officially here! It’s the perfect time of rebirth and renewal for our blog to get back on track. It’s been months since we’ve last posted, and we’re very sorry for the unannounced absence. How has everyone been? Wait. No need to tell us. We already [...]

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Cookie Swap Recipes

As some of you might know, we announced that we’d be taking part in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap this year. We shipped our cookies out last week, and are hoping that they made it to their destinations safely and are being happily devoured. I made a variation of Smitten Kitchen’s Crisp Salted Oatmeal [...]

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Afternoon Tea: The Rose House in Flushing, NY

Hey guys! I’ve been inactive for a while, but I’m back! Finals are soon approaching but I thought I’d share this quick post just to let you all know I’m still here ;D

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Zucchini Fritters & Homemade “Cheesecloth”

How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Hopefully just as satisfyingly filling as ours, if not more. After hours spent in the kitchen peering into the oven as our turkey, Emily, got herself a nice tan, the rest of the day and most of the evening was spent with good food and better company. Now that the baking/cooking [...]

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving! I’m sure some of you are busy prepping your dishes to cook for the big dinner already, while the rest of you are just sitting back and salivating as you think about what a wonderful dinner you’ll be feasting on…all due to another’s hard work of course! Ahh, that’s always the best way to [...]

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Ciao Baby

Something I’ve noticed that most Americans seem to have in common is that we want things to be larger than life. Towering skyscrapers, luxurious living, speeding-around-town-in-a-hot-rod-with-some-super-model-girlfriend-in-the-passenger’s-seat…but who cares about any of that when it comes down to giant portions of food? Personally, being able to get more for a buck is always a win in [...]

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Creamy Mussels

There’s only a little more than a week left until the big gobble gobble day (named thus not for the animal that graces our tables, but for the sounds we make while inhaling food), do you have your big meal all planned out yet? If not, then try these creamy mussels as a delicious addition [...]

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CN Tower & Sausage Dogs

During our short, but enjoyable, weekend trip up to Canada, we spent a good deal of time cruising around in search of…yep, food. But before we could stuff our faces, we needed to work up an appetite. And what better way to scare up a craving than an adrenaline rush? A visit to the CN [...]

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Aged Steak

Now that Halloween’s passed, the holidays are quickly approaching and it’s about time to start thinking about what to serve up during the big Turkey Day dinner! If you’re brainstorming and trying to think of a main entree that can top the almighty turkey, then let me ask you this. What could possibly be better than [...]

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Tim Hortons > Dunkin Donuts?

Hey all! As some of you might know, my sister and I were in Toronto just last weekend! Ah Toronto…how I miss you Tim Hortons! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Tim Hortons, they are a chain donut shop just about everywhere in Canada and the upper area of the border. Pretty much [...]

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