Wanderlust
From Manhattan, the drive to The Bosphorus in Nutley, NJ is quick and easy, but actually finding the restaurant isn’t as smooth. The address posted on the website guides you to a Chinese restaurant on Franklin Avenue. Confused and thinking the place may have closed, we call and are directed [...]
Recipes, Side Dishes
What to do with cabbage besides making cole slaw? I always loved this side dish – its one of my mom’s German specialties – German warm bacon and cabbage. She usually serves this with bratwurst and mashed potatoes; I always favored the warm cabbage over bratwurst. So when mom cam[...]
Recipes, Seafood and Shellfish
With a handful of freshly picked garlic scapes and ten gorgeous black tiger shrimp, I smiled at the thought of making Shrimp Scampi tonight. I tried garlic scapes last year for the first time and really enjoyed them. A much milder taste then your standard garlic bulb, it more like a cross between[...]
Food Porn
Romance and roses – they often go hand in hand. Case in point -roses are by far, the top selling flower on Valentine’s Day – its the flower that says “I love you”, and think of all the poems dedicated to The Rose. Well, imagine taking that deliciously aromatic rose sc[...]
Curry Dishes, Recipes, Seafood and Shellfish
Curry Salmon. Mmmmm! For me, whenever I am cooking for curry lovers this dish is always a hit. A friend of mine taught me this recipe years ago (thank you Virginia!) and its one of my favorite preparations for salmon. I made this last night for a romantic dinner for two served with snow peas and r[...]
Appetizers and Tapas, Food Porn, Recipes
In honor of this Sunday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals where the US plays against Japan, we put together an inspiring collection of small bites perfect for eating, drinking and cheering our team through victory. For starters there’s nothing like a simple yet delicious lobster rol[...]
