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  • Feasting Before The Feast (Or: Another Sunday Gravy)

    Feasting Before The Feast (Or: Another Sunday Gravy)

    Our old friend and neighbor Rob was in town last week and, craving an Amateur Gourmet-cooked meal, swung on over with our friend Luke (am I allowed to say “our Oscar-winning friend” Luke?) on Sunday night. Like a good Italian grandmother, I had a pot simmering on the stove all afternoon and by the time…

  • Melissa Clark’s Chocolate Chip Pecan Loaf Cake

    Melissa Clark’s Chocolate Chip Pecan Loaf Cake

    [A note on the above photo: that was taken by my friend & neighbor Rob Meyer who came over for cake and let me tinker with his SLR because I’m thinking of getting one. Has the time come? What kind should I get?] The idea of a snack cake really appeals to me because, for…

  • Cooking For A Group, Part II

    Cooking For A Group, Part II

    You may recall a post, back from September 15th, 2008 called “How To Cook For A Group.” In that post, I whined about how I wasn’t good at cooking for a group: “The truth is that to impress a large group of people, you’ve got to cook large. Some folks are better at cooking large…

  • A Scotch Tasting

    A Scotch Tasting

    Downstairs from our apartment, we have two friends who have their own apartments. These friends are Rob (who you’ve met before) and Ameer (who you’ve also met). Rob is a cardiologist, Ameer works in advertising. The two of them recently invited Craig and I and several other people to a Scotch tasting at Rob’s apartment…

  • Ramps: What Up With That?

    Ramps: What Up With That?

    There’s this SNL sketch that Craig and I find pretty funny. Actually, I’m not sure it’s even that funny; it’s more amusing than funny. Essentially, there’s this talk show host (played by Kenan Thompson) who hosts a show called “What Up With That?” and he sings a theme song (also called “What Up With That?”)…

  • The Best Tuna Sandwich in New York is at The New French

    The Best Tuna Sandwich in New York is at The New French

    Recently, I had my friends Rob and Kath over for dinner. They live in our building and we were chatting about the neighborhood, our favorite places to eat and, inevitably, The New French came up. “You know it’s funny,” I said. “At first I didn’t love The New French, but recently I discovered their tuna…

  • Pfeffernussen, Orange Sables & The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie of Your Dreams

    Pfeffernussen, Orange Sables & The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie of Your Dreams

    The Baking Bug isn’t a ladybug, it’s a wasp: once it stings you, you’ve been stung. Such has been the case with my friend Josh Hume, director of my show on Food2 and a recent convert to the world of baking. He loves it. He calls himself Man Martha because of his love for Martha…