nytrip's Profile

I'm in the packing part of the moving process as well and am getting more conscientious about reading before I go to bed. My brain is spinning all of the things I need to do, but reading a philosophy-based book definitely helps to pull me out of that so I can sleep. Packing/moving is all about minutia, but reading something that tries to tackle the questions of "Why are we here? What do our lives mean?" helps to keep it all in perspective.

Maybe you could do it with some jump rings or something hot glued to the bottom of the pinecones?

Whenever I hear "gluten free dessert," my mind always goes to french macarons. Not really sure how you would "cut" it, but I could see doing a croquembouche with those. om nom nom. Now I want one.

Yep- anything that involves mixing just got a whole lot easier for you. Plus anything involving meringue. I also whip up meatloaf and the like in mine. Again- just mixing, but does in 1/4 of the time.

I don't use mine all that often, but I definitely do for making French Macarons, and for weighing packages before mailing them. It also opens up a whole new realm of recipes that I haven't ventured into quite yet.

I'm on board with those in the C&B Classic Century camp. It's stunning and I love that it's a reissue of some of Eva Zeisel's mid-century work.

Weirdly, Jasper Hill Farm's Bayley Hazen Blue cheese with port wine cherries and a tempranillo. I have never had this at my home, but one night I had this combination and it triggered very strong and specific memories of being a child and playing in the family room on a fall evening. It very literally felt like tasting a memory.

On the other hand, a dish that makes me feel like home is turkey tetrazzini. It's my favorite way to use up the leftover thanksgiving turkey and I look forward to it at least as much as I do the holiday dinner itself.

I've had problems finding the dried ones in NYC- when I asked the guy at Food Emporium, he said that they were a "specialty" bean not in common use, and so they didn't stock them.

Internal Monologue: "Um... yeah. So, you don't cook, huh."

This was the Cooking Christmas in which I received: 5 cookbooks, a dutch oven, a small casserole, an immersion blender, and a mandoline. And knitting needles for the single non-food related item.

My favorite G&T uses Hendrick's gin and a slice of cucumber actually. A delicious gin and a refreshing twist with the cucumber.