Cooking for DLS pt 6

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to try Verlasso salmon at Home. But the real test would be to try it at home. Eh? eh? See what I did there? Oh never mind. Regardless, as I mentioned last time, I received a $20 voucher to Fresh Direct (currently the only place to get Verlasso) with the idea that I would try cooking the salmon myself, so I decided to give it a whirl and make it for DLS. (Side note: about nicknames and abbreviations, since this seems to be something people keep asking me [...]

Cooking for DLS pt 5

Seriously, don’t you wish you were my friend? After learning all about olive oil, I walked down to DLS‘s in Hell’s Kitchen and cooked dinner for both of us – while lugging a 6pack of grapefruit Pellegrino, my newest drink obsession, to share with him. (Really, it’s shocking anyone could ever claim I was selfish…) His propensity towards Asian food left me making Asian food. His stupid electric stove top shutting off on me in the middle of cooking – well, technically, I’d finished frying the tofu, then shut the burner, wiped out the pan, and went to turn it [...]

Tuesdays with TT: FBM March 2012 Potluck

As it had been about three months since the last FBM Potluck, it was time once again for us to get together for plenty of food and drink. This time around Beer Boor was our gracious host. KC was ready for the holidays and made us a Pizza Rustica. It was full of various meats and cheeses. Very delicious but lethal. I could have eaten this whole thing myself. CT made Barbacoa for the first time in our crockpot. She was a little disappointed it came out dry, but the fresh avocado salsa she also made fixed that problem. I [...]

Cooking for DLS pt 4

Remember those Safe Eggs I posted about a while back? Ever since then, I’d had a hankering to make spaghetti alla carbonara. When I discovered DLS had never had it – didn’t even know what it was – I knew what I had to do. Make spaghetti alla carbonara!  I picked up a package of already cubed pancetta from Trader Joe’s, and beat a few eggs with salt/pepper and cheese that isn’t in the picture (I used piave).  The matzoh crackers in the background are because I also made salted caramel chocolate covered matzoh sandwiches… yum. While some of the [...]

Cooking for DLS pt 3

Another week, another adventure cooking for DLS! This week, I went the easy route – I forget why, exactly, but I made chipotle lime crusted chicken - I believe because I really wanted to make an avocado salad on the side. Part of the fun of cooking just for me has always been that I get to make things to exactly my own tastes and never, ever think twice about what someone else might like or not like. Part of the fun of cooking for someone else has always been trying to balance what I like with what they like – which [...]

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