Spring is coming! And who else besides my group of (gay) friends decided to throw a welcome party into spring? The rules were clear: ingredients must be spring-forward, and just be cautious on not bringing too many meat dishes (vegetarians in the house of course). Challenge accepted. I went to the local vegetable stand (or…
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Stephen has always been anti-soup for whatever reason. So a personal mission of mine has been to find soup-worthy recipes and make him fall in love with them. Stuffed pasta pockets were an easy way for him to give a thumbs up for this recipe. Although the tortellini is the show in this dish, I…
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Pot roasts are pretty synonymous with the holidays. Although not particularly on sale, I still wanted to cook something with a nice beef round. Don’t even get me started on the different cuts for beef round – because I have no idea the difference between bottom round and top round. I’ve never seen a more…
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DIA New York, a relatively new Italian restaurant, opened in the Lower East Side. The setting is more upscale, but the food presentation and the atmosphere is more casual. They’re known for their thin crust Roman-style pizza, but the menu encompasses much more than just that. The table setup is pretty intimate and we never…
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Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed when my favorite focaccia pizza restaurant in Astoria closed and out sprung up this bar in its place. I probably even put off trying this new bar for years out of sheer spite. But I’m glad we ended up trying this place after a long morning of…
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Why are people so freaked out by baby octopus photos? I have a few posts on Instagram and people go berzerk with their barfing emojis and stupid ass comments. A few of my favorites are, “eew you can see the tentacles” – which I thought would have been a good thing, or the classic vegan…
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You watch Chopped right? Of course, everyone watches Chopped! If you happen to come across season 35 you should have run into Chef John Brennan, owner of Olives and Oil in New Haven, CT. He’s a burly hairy man, and I say this in the most endearing way, so you definitely shouldn’t have missed him.…
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