Did you know that January 22 is National Hot Sauce Day? I didn’t know too! In celebration of this food holiday, I received a free sample bottle of Tabañero to try before National Hot Sauce Day. First things first…Tabañero is not the same as the Tabasco hot sauce we all know. …
Hubby and I traveled for almost an hour to eat Kansas City-style barbecue at Bear’s Smokehouse in Hartford, CT. Thank goodness, there was a parking garage opposite Bear’s! Before we went there, I checked out the reviews of the place. OT: That’s the important thing when you read other people’s …
To celebrate our anniversary, hubby and I drove up to Hyde Park, NY for a French meal at The Bocuse Restaurant of The Culinary Institute of America. After we got seated, the server brought the bread, gave us complimentary glasses of champagne and congratulated us on our anniversary. We were …
I was up late last night and couldn’t sleep. Off I headed down to our kitchen, donned my apron and decided to make some cookies. Last year, when I was going to bake chocolate chip cookies for the first time, I spent an unholy amount of time comparing so many recipes. …
It all started because of this video. . . A friend of ours shared it in Facebook. I found it compelling and watched it many times (with the volume turned off). It inspired me to give it a go. Happily, we already have the ingredients at home, except for the pork belly. I …
Happy 2015 to all of you! I hope your holidays were all that you hoped for and more. My holiday hiatus from the blogging front is now officially over. 2014 offered plenty of things to be thankful for. With this blog alone, what started off as a repository of my …
