Italy 2023

It has been a looooong time since I posted.  Well, I’m back and here to talk about our 2023 summer trip to Italy! We hadn’t been on an international vacation since 2012 – which was before our son was born. And, the pandemic didn’t help things.  However, we were itching to do something big and …

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Aviation Cocktail

We have been drinking a bit more during the current pandemic. I bought David Lebovitz’s new book, Drinking French, and immediately went to the liquor store to restock our bar. Many of the recipes have ingredients I did not have.  I read through most of the book and purchased ingredients I felt would apply to …

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Milk Bar Carrot Cake

Another Milk Bar recipe and this carrot cake was simply delicious! I wanted to make this for Easter, but due to the current quarantine situation we spent Easter at home without guests. I planned ahead for this one, since I knew it would be time consuming based on my experience making the apple pie cake. …

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Confetti Cookies

I offered to make cookies for the local PTA’s bake sale.  It was another good opportunity to try a recipe from the Momofuku Milkbar Cookbook.  These are quite complicated for cookies, but most of Christina Tosi’s recipes are complicated, in my opinion. If you don’t have the cookbook here is a link to the recipe. …

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Filet of Sirloin with Mustard and Mushrooms

Another great Ina Garten recipe!  https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/filet-mignon-with-mustard-and-mushrooms-3582116 I halved the recipe and used sirloin filets since they were on sale.  It turned out great!  The mustard sauce was really good and would probably pair well with pork.  I will definitely make this again!

Momofuku Milk Bar Banana Cream Pie

I made Christina Tosi’s Banana Cream Pie which has rave reviews all over the internet. I wished I liked this more.  It was okay but I probably would not make it again. It was a little sweet and ‘one-note’ for me. Here is a link to the recipe https://www.instyle.com/news/christina-tosi-banana-cream-pie-recipe