Category Archives: Appetizer
Watercress Salad with Goat Cheese Bites, Roasted Peppers and Maple-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Music: Welcome Home – Radical Face I used to work in the West Village and would constantly go to Il Tre Merli…particularly for this salad. I’m not much into salad and really like how Europeans eat it after dinner so … Continue reading
Duck Rillette
Music: C’est Si Bon – Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Anita Briem To continue our study with duckish things, I bring you duck rillette. We practiced with the duck confit about a week before we served it for a Sunday … Continue reading
Goat Cheese, Butternut Squash, Melted Onion and Duck Bacon Crostini
There’s got to be a better name for this…anyone? anyone? In honor of Cathy Erway’s book The Art of Eating In, The Bell House is hosting a launch party complete with a crostini cook-off. We really wanted to be a … Continue reading
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Leave The Gun, Take The Eggplant Parmesan – Sunday Dinner
Music: Speak Softly Love – Andy Williams This was one of the Sunday Dinners menus that was near and dear to our hearts. It is pretty traditional Italian fare and we shared it with friends Peter, Erin and Kurt. It’s … Continue reading
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Vegan (sorta) Feast for The Astral Crew
Music: Celia Cruz – Ritmo, Tambó y Flores Some of my best memories of NY come from a wobegone time (5 years ago) when I would visit James and his old roommate Greg at their apartment in Greenpoint. I was … Continue reading
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Sunday Dinner – Coq au Vin, Moules Mariniere and Potato Puree
Music: Granada – Isaac Albeniz (played live by Jamie!) We didn’t watch the Golden Globes but we did eat good French food. Jamie and Kathryn, our newlywed friends, came over for dinner. It was a rainy night here in Brooklyn … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizer, Beverage, Brooklyn Places, Chicken, cookbooks, Fish, Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Sunday Dinner
Cocktail Sauce, Mignonette and Huitres, Oh My!
Music: Un Dernier Verre – Beirut Last night we kept the holidays going by celebrating my father’s birthday. We were so happy my parents came to Brooklyn! I made him a lovely dinner and a beautiful (*clears throat*) birthday cake … Continue reading
Sunday Night Dinner (on Saturday!) – Happy Christmastide Party
Music: The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping On Saturday, James and I threw our (now) annual Christmas party. We made a traditional Italian dinner of Manicotti and Meatballs. Does anyone remember Saturday night? It snowed…a lot. And there were a gaggle … Continue reading
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Whiskey Shrimp!
(Adapted from The Shanty, Wadsworth, IL.) Music: Blossom Dearie – I Won’t Dance Woowzers was this a hit! My Uncle John saw something he liked on TV but we couldn’t find the recipe so James and I watched a video … Continue reading
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