Well. The fall equinox has came and went and summer is officially at an end. Winter is Coming. As I did some quick Googling to find out more about the significance of the equinox is, I found this amazing thing that happens in Chich’en Itza on the equinoxes. The Maya designed the Kekulcan pyramid, dedicated … Continue reading End of Summer Appreciation Post
Camping is great! For the most part. Yes, there’s mad bugs, nature is surprisingly noisy – there always seems to be a woodpecker nearby (the AM jackhammer equivalent of birds) dementedly going at it with a tree, and it’s very easy to frighten yourself with thoughts of someone looming outside of your tent while you … Continue reading Meal Plan Round Up: Weekend Camping Edition
Recipe: Cooks Illustrated’s Easier Fried Chicken Total Time: 2 hrs Review: We first found this recipe when Zak and I started dating in college. It was the first time we used buttermilk in anything, and I thought it was ingenious that you put the spices in with the marinade. The acid in the buttermilk helps … Continue reading FRIED CHICKEN
Recipe: Dining In Cookbook (but I also like the look of the “Searing and Roasted method here) Total Time: 30 min Review: We try to always have Whole Food’s Club Packs of fish to use for weeknight dinners because they thaw in about 20 minutes! But also because I recently learned the vast majority of … Continue reading Crispy-Skin Salmon
For our friend’s birthday this year, we went up to Mills Norrie State Park to camp, hike, and eat. We rented a campsite for tents, along with a cabin for the rest of the group to stay in (and so we had access to a small kitchen). It ended up raining all day on Saturday, … Continue reading Camping in Mills Norrie State Park
One of my sisters lives in San Francisco and recently bought a house in Lake Tahoe, so my family all flew out there to hang out for the week this summer. My whole family loves to cook, so we made a meal plan for the whole week, where we would all choose a meal or … Continue reading Family Trip in Lake Tahoe
Recipe: Bon Appetit Time: 45 minutes Review: I definitely overbaked these cookies, and it was literally 90 degrees in my apartment, so the dough was a little warm when they went into the oven and they spread a whole bunch. But, cookies are cookies and they still came out great. Chris Morocco was on the … Continue reading BA’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Last weekend, I went to Dallas with friends to visit and surprise one of our best friends who moved there. We had the best time hanging out, drinking some Trader Joe’s wine, and most importnatly – checking out Dallas brunch and the rodeo. Sixty Vines Brunch is a THING in Dallas. We all rolled out … Continue reading Dallas
Shuko is like a portal to Japan right in Union Square. The entire ambiance is made for elegance and calm and to take care of you. One of my favorite parts of going to an incredible meal is that everything inside the restaurant is built to take care of you. You don’t really get that … Continue reading Shuko
Recipe: Bon Appetit Prep Time: 1 1/2 days Special Equipment: Kitchenaid stand mixer (you may be able to mix the dough by hand though) Review: I’ve been wanting to make focaccia ever since I had it at a friends house and it was the salty, crispy, and olive-oil-ey bread of my dreams. Then I saw … Continue reading Focaccia
Jane & Zak: Meal Prepping from Williamsburg, Brooklyn 