La Tarte flambee

On the German border of France, in and around Strasbourg and the rest of Alsace, you’ll find a little pizza like treat called la tarte flambée. Literally meaning “baked in the flames”, the Germans call it Flammekueche. You take a pizza-esque dough, roll it out very thinly, cover almost to the edges with fromage blanc [...]

La Technique: Saucy

Class four was all about taking what we had done previously in the stocks class and adding onto it. You take a stock and add a binding element (liason) and you come out the other side with a basic sauce. Seems pretty simple, right? It is, actually. There are all sorts of liasons out there [...]

La Technique: I Love the Base

Session three was all about stocks and emulsified sauces and probably the first class I was really excited about. What’s so exciting about stocks? The book says they are “indispensable in the classic French kitchen”. They are used to make the mother sauces and their correct preparation can have a dramatic effect on your final [...]

Loving It…

Them Germans, always so eco-friendly, always so ingenious. Which brings me to my latest purchase that I must share with you guys: the Mini Max Shopper by the German company Reisenthel.

I found these while browsing around bookstores in NY. You can carry these mini ones (it fits in a keychain-size bag) in [...]

It’s Alive! It’s Alive!

Thanks to you guys’ unrelenting support and faithful prayers, our Roomba is well and alive after having its battery replaced. It’s now back to its old self, vacuuming away, aimlessly bumping into every corner like a blind stray dog.

Heath Ledger RIP

Yesterday, on my way to Soho, I unknowingly walked by Heath Ledger’s apartment. It was early afternoon and considering that the news broke on Tuesday, there were only one reporter and a few grieving fans there, though the mood was still somber. I took some pics with my phone (see below), and as [...]

Missing Our Friends

We miss all of your Seattle friends, but February/March will be nice, as we’ll get to see of of them. Here’s our schedule so far:
Feb 29 - Mar 2: Emily and Marisa
Mar 8 - Mar 9: Jing (?)
Mar 11 - Mar 16: Kristin and Melissa
Mar 14 - Mar 16: Kristin, [...]

My Life as a Lady of Leisure

…is coming to an end. Today I accepted an offer for a job, and I’ll be starting on Monday. Funnily enough, my new employer is based in Seattle, so I’ll be there next week, just not sure how long.
Goodbye aerobics class in the morning, goodbye luncheons with the girls on Park Avenue, goodbye [...]

Saying Goodbye to “Rent”

I was alerted by Oh Bee-have–currently my favorite blog-ssession–that come June 1 “Rent” is closing.
I’ve never seen it. Diesel’s seen it three times. In the interest of marital harmony, Tim agreed to watch it for the fourth time; after all, this is THE musical that launched the careers of hotties such as [...]

Say a Prayer…

For the Roomba. She’s never been the same since we moved to NY. At first, it just seemed her endurance was a little low. Maybe she was sad to leave her larger surroundings or maybe her batteries were irreparably harmed in transit, but whatever the reason, she’s now sick and unable add her touch of [...]