Posts in "Holiday Entertaining"

It doesn't matter if you have a special someone in your life or if you just broke up with that special someone, or if you are single and ready to mingle... let's be very clear about one thing: Valentine's Day is an excuse to indulge in excellent desserts.

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I've started an underground speakeasy. Okay, not actually. But I kind of want to. I've been fascinated by speakeasies for a few years now - ever since they started popping up. Some may say I'm a little obsessed.

Editor's Note: Special thanks to Anamika Goyal for the photos below. Happy New Year, everyone! I took a long hiatus from blogging the past few weeks in an effort to wind down and recharge.

Editor’s Note: Every Friday, we send out an email newsletter to our fans (sign-up for mor.sl to be added to our email list!). In them, we offer nerdy debates around the week’s events/news/scandals — of course, we always tie them back to food.

Editor's Note: Every Friday, we send out an email newsletter to our fans (sign-up for mor.sl to be added to our email list!). In them, we offer nerdy debates around the week's events/news/scandals -- of course, we always tie them back to food.

Great minds think alike. When I sat down to draft this post a week ago, I entitled it "A-Not-So-Traditional-Thanksgiving-Feast." Of course, in my post-Thanksgiving coma, I didn't actually get a chance to finish my post.

Does anyone still make turkey at Thanksgiving? More and more I am hearing of foodies throwing down with decadent but non-traditional T-day feasts. We were no exception to the new normal, focusing our meal around fresh Californian Dungeness crab.

There is something very magical about family. I come from a big one, and when we all get together, there are people in every corner of the house, there's always something simmering on the stove, and there's a whole lot more laughing than usual.

Thanks, Frankenstorm, for canceling my plans to bus back up to Philly on Sunday night. Thanks, Frankenstorm, for shutting down the government,closing the Metro and Septa lines, and for creating a State of Emergency in the two states in which I reside.

Marooned on a desert island, I had a very interesting week of cooking last week. Lucky duck that I am, I spent the past little while in Moorea in a beach shack. Between our rented house, time on our hands and exorbitant restaurant prices, we ended up cooking almost every meal with this view from the kitchen: If you find yourselves in such a situation, may I recommend the following tips.

Happy 4th of July! Summer time for me is a great excuse to turn back to American classics. Most feasts today will involve smokey meats, corn on the cob and watermelon, but I don't think this Americana worship needs to be a one day affair.

I had far too much fun on Cinco de Mayo. In fact, I am still suffering the consequences of the many margaritas and beers consumed on Saturday. See, we were fortunate enough to be invited to a "Guac-Off" by one of our fave couple friends.

I'm not Christian, so Easter to me has traditionally meant a few things: pastel colors, flowers, brunch, egg hunts and, of course, Peeps. This Easter Sunday, thanks to my promise to bring you recipes that feature this season's finest produce, I stumbled upon a new Easter tradition: strawberry rhubarb pie crumble.

I'm poorer than I've ever been in my life. Think, starving entrepreneur poor.  This week I had to turn down a dinner invitation with friends solely due to budget constraints, and tomorrow I'm turning a lunch date into a coffee date for the same reason.

There was a definite heaviness hanging in the air when the credits rolled on the season finale of Downton Abbey last night. The fiancé and I sat silently, perhaps pondering the fate of Mr.

Raise a glass with me! Why, you ask? Because...well, I'm engaged!! The beau, Blake, got down on one knee on Friday night on the very rooftop we met on four years ago. Swoon. Not only that, but he then proceeded to surprise me with a gathering of all my local friends/family at his brother's house! I wasn't the only one surprised.

Ever since the re-entrance of popovers into my life as well as a Christmas gifting of a cast iron pan, my pan favoritism has been turned upside down. I have started to select what to cook based on whether I can justify using my cast iron pan or not.

Confession: I did not make these. My roommate, Niharika, did! But they were so good, I had to share them with you. I don't even usually like muffins all that much, but the crumbly topping on this made them to.

Working from home means a lot of "nots": not commuting, not getting dressed up every morning for work, not taking a coffee break at 3pm with your work buddies, not going to happy hour after work with your work buddies, not having work buddies.