here’s a confession. i like my chocolate the way i like my coffee: milky. in fact, the creamier it is, the better i like it. this tea-infused milk chocolate from the tea room fits…
it’s the perfect time of year for sage. sage in soups. sage in stuffing. sage in corn bread. i’m craving this soup. and a veggie-only version of this pot pie. you?…
lately i’ve been enjoying quiet cups of infused chocolate mint in the early afternoon. rich and warm and perplexingly chocolately. what’s your go-to cup for a weekday afternoon?…
it’s cider week in new york. born from glynwood‘s larger apple project, cider week means a whole slew of events, tastings, and programs to celebrate the hard ciders brewed in new york’s hudson valley.…
it’s been an oatmeal kind of a week. oatmeal in cookies. oatmeal in apple crisp. oatmeal in my cereal bowl, warm and salty-sweet. here’s the thing about oatmeal. it’s cheap. one of those bulk…
on a recent morning, james and i whiled away an hour in one of my favorite neighborhood haunts. while our laundry spun in the washing machines a few buildings down, we sat and enjoyed…
apples. cinnamon. brown sugar. butter. flour. and oats. the simple ritual of turning the apple in your hand, peeling away the ruby skin. the sound the knife makes as it slices through the white…
all photos by ray ray mitrano. during the hurricane last week, james and i sat mostly bored in our tiny apartment. we had beeswax candles and a deck of cards at the ready in…
soft and rumply and gone before you know it. and that last bit? that’s the best part about eating with the seasons. participating in the fleeting wonder of a tiny moment. the squash blossoms,…
today, my first brooklyn egg cream. i’m thinking of it as a rite of passage. and surprisingly for a beverage that must have the most unappetizing name known to man, it was actually pretty…