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Dark Chocolate Bark with Toasted Pecans and Candied Lemon Peel

October 15, 2009

Sometimes I just need to have some good chocolate, and this is some good chocolate! I knew that I wanted to have something that was rich, but different than just a cookie or a cupcake. I decided on making one of my mom’s favorite snacks; dark chocolate bark. I have always made this treat using [...]

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Banana, Chocolate, and Toasted Macadamia Nut Pancakes

September 30, 2009

The other day I was making breakfast and wanted to do something different with pancakes. I had some really ripe bananas and I had bought a bag of 72% dark chocolate at a Jacques Torres shop that I had to use! I also had some macadamia nuts and I decided I would toast them before adding them to [...]

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Sausage, Peppers, and Onions Sandwich

September 28, 2009

Growing up in Manhattan I always loved the street fairs and I remember how much fun it was to see all the difference venders that showed up. My favorites were the booths frying fresh funnel cakes and the guys making Italian sausage, peppers, and onion sandwiches. I remember being able to smell the sausages grilling [...]

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Roasted Asparagus with Lemon and Garlic

Roasted Asparagus with Lemon and Garlic

September 16, 2009

I love asparagus! It’s one of my favorite vegetables and roasting it with a little lemon, garlic, and olive oil is just amazing. To avoid tough and stringy Asparagus stay away from the skinny looking spears and stick with the fatter ones. You can also use the tough ends of the spears that you break [...]

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Roasted Chicken with Garlic, Basil, Parsley, and Thyme

Roasted Chicken with Garlic, Basil, Parsley, and Thyme

September 4, 2009

This is a relatively simple dish, except for the clean up, that turns out just amazing. I served this for a group of friends the other day and everyone raved about it, especially how wonderful and crunchy the skin was. You can sub any spices into the butter that you would like (I just felt [...]

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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Lemon Thyme and wild Garlic

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Lemon Thyme and Wild Garlic

August 31, 2009

I recently visited a farmers market that I have heard about for a while that’s in Manhattan on 66th street where Broadway and Columbus meet in front of Lincoln Center. They had some wonderful fresh herbs and vegetables and I bought some unbelievable lemon thyme that smelled like nothing I’ve ever had before. I also [...]

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