March 2013
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January 2013
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Best Deli, Anywhere.
While I’m writing today I decided to quick throw some love out there for M&R Deli in Mount Kisco NY, which is my all-time favorite deli. I’ll even go so far as to say that Rocky’s (Millwood) can’t even come close.
M&R for me is a local landmark, and I spent much of my teen years waking up at what (at the time) seemed like an ungodly hour to drive to Kisco for for...
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Zillycakes
It came to my attention this week that Zillycakes, my favorite cupcake shop, is up for sale so that owner Zilly Rosen can spend more time with her family. Furthermore, if it doesn’t sell in the next two months she will simply shut it down for good.
This is seriously saddening because, for anyone not familiar with Zillycakes, it is an amazing cupcake shop with inventive flavors and a...
August 2012
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Donut Kraze
I drove by Donut Kraze on Dingens St (next to Sunoco by the 190N entrance ramp) tonight and became intrigued, having never heard of it before. It seemed only providential that they were open 24/7, so I decided to ignore my full stomach and stop to check it out (I never come to this area). It was almost midnight and they appeared to have been cleaned out of a lot of things (time of day + lack of...
July 2012
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May 2012
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April 2012
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March 2012
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The Cheesy Chick
Here is the verdict on my first experience with ‘The Cheesy Chick - Grilled Cheese on the go’, Buffalo’s newest food truck. Firstly, the window girl was super-nice and the service was a bit slow (but understandably so - they seemed a little overwhelmed). I ordered a grilled cheddar sandwich on wheat with apple and a side of pickles. It didn’t taste like they used butter...
Cherry Pie
Crust:
1 1/2 cups flour
Extra 1/2 cup flour on the side
1 stick butter
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup (dry measure) of water
Make as normal. Then do a folding knead of the extra flour into the dough
Filling:
4 cups pitted sour cherries
3/4 cup sugar
Splash vanilla, double splash almond extract
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh lime juice
2 tsps Pomona pectin
1.5 tbsp pasture butter...
January 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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Laughlin's Beef & Barrel (Buffalo, NY)
The Bad Beginning (unintentional Lemony Snicket reference…): I went to Laughlin’s Beef & Barrel in downtown Buffalo NY with a party of about 10 for a friend’s pre-bachelorette party dinner. We spent about 30 minutes at the first floor bar drinking while waiting for our entire party to arrive, at which time I had the misfortune to order the Pineapple Cake Martini (I think...
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Truffled White Cheddar Mac and Cheese
I’ve been craving Mac and Cheese several times a week lately, but it has probably been a few years since I’ve bothered to make it from scratch (and even then I usually made it baked, non stove-top) so I have been content to make my boyfriend drive all the way to Panera so I can get my Mac and Cheese fix. I spent the last month on a cupcake kick (sorry, never posted), and though I...
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