Monthly Archives: March 2010
Emily’s Post
Sorry for the delayed posting! I was away from the interwebs today and only just remembered I owed dear Emily a visit. It’s been a while! Hmmm, so here’s a good one… VULGAR CLOTHES To define differences between clothes that … Continue reading
Filed under Emily Post, Etiquette
Tuesday Review – Gennaro
Gennaro 665 Amsterdam Ave (between 92nd St & 93rd St) New York, NY 10025 (212) 665-5348 When our good friend Alicia came home from a year aboard in Florence she began a quest to find authentic northern Italian food in … Continue reading
Filed under Food Anecdotes, Review
Sunday Night Dinner! – Ragu Bolognese with Homemade Tagliatelle
Music: Beautiful Beat – Nada Surf To celebrate Peter and BJ, we had a crowd over for some hearty ragu bolognese! Since the weather has changed again, it was a perfect chilly night feast. I wasn’t sure if there was … Continue reading
Filed under Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Sunday Dinner
Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage Sauce
Music: The Middle East – Blood We here at Brooklyn Plated are real fans of the simple dinner (I mean, who isn’t). This is an easy week night dinner (for those of you that actually eat pasta) and very tasty. … Continue reading
Lemon Squares – Sweet Thursday
Music: Love Will Tear Us Apart – Broken Social Scene Maybe it’s the promise of Spring that’s got me thinking about lemons. My mom made lovely lemon squares growing up and I wanted to replicate them for our post lobster … Continue reading
Filed under cookbooks, Dessert, Sweet Thursday
Book Review – The Big Oyster
The Big Oyster, History on the Half Shell By Mark Kurlansky Random House 2006 When I was younger growing up on Long Island, NY my uncle and cousin would take me clamming in the Great South Bay. We would get … Continue reading
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Shaking Beef and Seasame Asparagus
I couldn’t help myself, I had to recreate the Shaking Beef from The Slanted Door…even though it wasn’t a great meal. I was shocked when I googled “shaking beef” and Charles Phan’s recipe showed up in epicurious. I paired it … Continue reading
Oh My Lemon Tartlets – Sweet Thursday
Music: Frank, AB – The Rural Alberta Advantage All I’ve wanted to do since our San Francisco trip is eat Meyer lemons. Since my local grocery store isn’t fancy at all, I had to settle for regular lemons. We ate … Continue reading
Filed under cookbooks, Dessert, Recipes, San Francisco, Sweet Thursday
AND we’re back….
Hi there. Been awhile. How’ve you been? We took a couple days to recover from our eating frenzy in SF but we’re happy to be cooking and back on track. I don’t have a recipe for you today but I … Continue reading
Filed under Fish, Food Anecdotes, General Rantings, Pork, Sides, Sunday Dinner, Travel Spot
San Francisco – Day 6
First Stop Tartine Bakery 600 Guerrero Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415 487 2600 We started the day off with a drive to the Mission. We met our friends Mika and Ryan at, the one, the only Tartine! (I’ve been … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizer, Dessert, Food Anecdotes, Pasta, Review, San Francisco, Travel Spot
