Mussel Beach
We love to dream… and while day dreaming we dreamt of eating al fresco by a Parisian Café with a bowl full of mussels and a freshly baked baguette. Especially after our post on the French Cookbook, “I Know How to Cook,” we knew we wanted to revisit the Mussels section but without the heavy weight of butter that the cookbook calls for. This delectable dish is made with a tomato and clam broth with a nice kick of spice to it. The baguette that is completely necessary for a dish like this is used to sop up all the juicy goodness. Best of all, this dish was cheap and easy! Mussels really don’t cost that much and are fairly easy to prepare, so never fear and dream away with us. Bon Apettit! Continue reading Mussel Beach…
A seed grows in Brooklyn
I can’t tell you how much joy it brings me when the sun comes out and the weather starts to warm my chilly bones (after 6 months of WINTER, shoo!). But in addition to that, I welcome the Spring so that I can start my edible garden again!
Last year was my first attempt at growing edibles on the rooftop, community garden, and fire escape and it was a year of lessons. Although most of my herbs did well, some of my veggies didn’t. But I’m willing to give it a go again and I hope you’ll join me as we learn together!
A lot of blogs out there have many tips in starting your garden, like design sponge and brokelyn (they’ve got a frost calendar-important!), but I’m following the instructions from The Urban Homestead and the Hudson Seed Library since that’s where I’m getting my seeds from (LOCAL!).
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The Art of Eating In: DIY Food adventure with Souther Salazar
Well, our week of eating in is complete and we went out (only figuratively!) with a bang if we do say so ourselves (full recap to come). One thing we realized is that skipping restaurant meals is kinda hard, especially if you have guests in from out of town. Case in point: this past weekend our awesome friend and amazing artist Souther Salazar was visiting New York from L.A. with his super rad girlfriend Monica for the opening of his gallery’s five-year anniversary group exhibition and we couldn’t take them to a single one of our fave Brooklyn restos. No leisurely brunches, no dinners out on the town—it was then that we felt the pain of our pledge. But we’re nothing if not determined. Luckily, Souther was game for a DIY food adventure so instead of having him pick a place to eat, we picked the spot (our kitchen!) and let him choose the menu (we think Cathy Erway would be proud). His first request was a dish he’d discovered on Nate Cooks (Vanderbilt-inspired Sriracha Brussels sprouts), which we were happy to oblige. And when his love for pulled pork sandwiches came to light, we jumped at the chance to break out our long-neglected slow cooker and try out a recipe Kelly had just been raving about (chipotle orange barbecue pork). Topped with some homemade pickled cucumbers and red onions, it was a meal of epic tasty proportions and the most memorable way to wrap up our week of not eating out.
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