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dreaming of bacari
A dear friend is on the mend after a hugely courageous battle w/the devil incarnate, the big C. On a recent visit we got to talking and reminiscing about fine or ‘better’ dining & a few of our favorite restaurants when I reminded him about my wish that we may soon visit Bacaro – the Venetian influenced restaurant. On Division Street which lives up to it’s name, dividing the LES & CHINATOWN. Bacaro I learn is where you go for small bites in Venice.
My friend who is Venetian begins to peruse the online menu, mumbling, “ Fried oysters, now No, that is not Venetian”. There was something else that got the Oh No, until he ran across the black squid ink pasta. I tell him that’s what I had when a friend brought me here for my birthday and it was killer.
my take on the famous grandma ople’s apple pie
As I broke into the last piece of my 1st ever homemade apple pie I made thinking I’d share it with HIM and even though I got choked up about how dysfunctional my attraction for him is I savored what I consider to be the most delicious tastes I haven’t had in a mighty long time.
More important than any of this licking my wounds, please find the recipe I pole vaulted into the fantastical world of the delicacy of homemade apple pie making. I used a French puff pastry crust I had in the freezer that was given to me. There are countless perfect pie crust recipes online. I once found the Bubby’s pie crust pastry recipe but can’t now.
mushroom bolognese
It’s October so I guess it’s understandable why I’d be craving mushrooms.
It took a bit to make a plan with a friend I rarely get to see as she’s a wife to a very prominent businessman who’s recovering from some health issues. We picked today, a Sunday, that she would come to my place since she cannot have guests and she would love to see RhODy. Of course I’d cook. Initially I thought I’d make my go to Spanish tortilla & something. Something else??? I started thinking about soup vs again my typical endive salad when mushroom soup leapt to mind but mushroom soup & Spanish tortilla – that doesn’t work – not in my mind.
vegetable pate
Back when the NYFD locked off my stove due to a gas leak my building management (had to) offer me a daily per diem to cover meals since I could not cook for about week.
In need of some comfort which I looked to food to suffice I went to Veselka
When I do eat out I’ll always order something I typically don’t make myself so when I noticed vegetarian pate served with rye toast points – Yes, thank you. It was perfect for the early Spring morning I was there.
Let’s Talk Pasta Ramatuelle
Scrolling through one of my inundated email inboxes the subject line, Inside Le Club 55, The Hottest Celebrity Playground In Saint Tropez, caught my attention but what really set me off was seeing the hashtag, #ramatuelle at the end of this ‘news’ brief.
I alway credit my passion for cooking and thinking that I too could probably do pretty well since my bestie Hol made me a dish years ago that she called ‘Pasta Ramatuelle’.
