the beet goes on

I love comments from people who used my recipes on Thanksgiving. So amazing to be part of so many...

Dec 1st

Congrats to @gaggingtowards and @districtbelle and others for successfully completing NaNoBloPo...

Dec 1st

RT @Kalofagas: It’s December 1st and it’s customary for Greeks to wish all “Kalo...

Dec 1st

Oh man. Back to work today after SIX (6!!!) days off. That beautiful shiny tower never looked...

Dec 1st

Success! /Always Order Dessert/ - Eugene came home this afternoon with a dozen roses for me....

Dec 1st

Success!

Dec 1st

OMG I WANT THIS DRESS http://bit.ly/7Xj7gS It’s too small in the bust but am wondering if I...

Dec 1st

think i’m going to go do something with lamb

Nov 30th

Retro Cocktail Party Planning Continues

Nov 30th

Just ordered the favors for the cocktail party. yay!

Nov 30th

I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a month of my tweets. Top three words: love, definitely, post...

Nov 29th

Going to check out Housing Works on the UWS & Chelsea for retro pieces. Maybe Angel Thrift too....

Nov 29th

About the cookbooks I’ve been using to plan my 1960s cocktail party http://bit.ly/6ruh43

Nov 29th

An Old Fashioned Cocktail Party

Nov 29th

Ordering some fancy molds from Sur La Table for my 60s party. Oh boy…

Nov 28th

I know people are always hunting for leftover turkey recipes, but i gotta say… I love a...

Nov 28th

Am going through my collection of vintage cookbooks to plan the menu for my Mad Men-themed (well,...

Nov 28th

Thank you so much @valentilaw! I also enjoy chatting (tweeting) with you!

Nov 28th

Thankful

Nov 27th

Making a coconut macaroon crust for a ganache tart & starting my poached pear & cranberry...

Nov 26th

Making a couple loaves of Pumpkin Spice Challah http://bit.ly/Bm1Oo

Nov 26th

The Bourbon Pumpkin Mousse recipe I teased you with yesterday is posted here (it’s #5)...

Nov 26th

RT @iamchanelle: how lovely that we have a day as a country to stop and reflect on the many...

Nov 26th

I found this old post I wrote about Gossip Girl after the first episode. http://bit.ly/80RbFk (and...

Nov 26th

sammydvintage: I Googled “vintage Thanksgiving” and this...

Nov 26th

5 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas

Nov 26th

5 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas /Always Order Dessert/ - Are you still looking for...

Nov 26th

man i love this new flash. I keep taking pictures of my striped sock-wearing feet and marveling at...

Nov 25th

Whipping up a quick batch of sweet bourbon pumpkin mousse!

Nov 25th

Stopped at B&H after work today & bought myself the flash I’ve been wanting. I already...

Nov 25th

Rules for a successful holiday: 1. Get together with the...

Nov 25th

I love these plump & chubby pears...

Nov 25th

Star Anise & Vanilla Bean Poached Pears

Nov 25th

New Post: Star Anise & Vanilla Bean poached pears with chocolate ganache http://bit.ly/8aSrSk

Nov 25th

A Heart for Orphans

A friend of mine just shared this beautiful story about an 11-year-old girl who is trying to raise...

Nov 25th

RT @carr2n: Love how evbody pretends to work today for each others benefit. tmrrw, day b4...

Nov 24th

(via yearslater)

Nov 24th

(via meepmeepmeep)

Nov 24th

I hate my picture of bacon-wrapped dates so I’m going to bed now with plans to wake up early...

Nov 24th

RT @kalynskitchen: Food bloggers, If you post a Thanksgiving recipes round-up, add the link in...

Nov 24th

Kitchen Tip: Homemade Almond Paste

Nov 24th

Signs to bring child to doctor: “irritable: won’t let you hold them” WTF?! How is...

Nov 24th

For the record, these odds come from the WPIX 10 o’clock news and that insurance...

Nov 24th

Odds of getting stabbed on the subway this year: 1 in 5 million

Nov 24th

Odds of buying a crib that will eventually be recalled before your baby’s 1st birthday: 500 in...

Nov 24th

Odds of burning down your house while deep-frying a Thanksgiving turkey: 12 in 2 million

Nov 24th

Why is Help Me Howard wearing an ascot?!?

Nov 24th

WHY IS MR. G SO TAN?!?!

Nov 24th

I made a quick round-up of recipes on my blog that can work for Thanksgiving http://bit.ly/6YhyYj

Nov 24th

Boo! Gossip Girl is a rerun.

Nov 24th

And buns! Can’t forget the buns.

Nov 24th

suddenly craving burgers. Eugene went to buy cream to make creamed kale & I called him w/...

Nov 24th

A selection of words/phrases we’ve used in business conversations today: “her lady...

Nov 23rd

RT @makiwi: Best of Vanessa Paradis is no.2 on iTunes France, proving most French ppl are tone deaf.

Nov 23rd

“She dreams a little, and she feels the dark”
— Sunday Morning - Wallace...

Nov 23rd

Here is my kiwi sorbet recipe to go along with the how to peel video:...

Nov 23rd

Got my Monday post up. Am so happy that I’ve been able to keep the NaBloPoMo momentum going...

Nov 23rd

Kiwi Sorbet

Nov 23rd

How to Peel a Kiwi (A Video Tutorial)

Nov 23rd

RT @estheribrown: “I think you’re an artist because you have to be an artist. I...

Nov 23rd

I spent several hours preparing this 2-minute video on How to Peel a Kiwi. http://bit.ly/77PAjO...

Nov 23rd

Our breakfast/lunch/dinner today consisted of freshly baked parmesan & black pepper cheese...

Nov 23rd

Sweet! I’m a fan. #nextironchef

Nov 23rd

Watching Mr. & Mrs. Smith even though it is not a good movie.

Nov 23rd

Black Pepper & Parmesan Puff Pastry Cheese...

Nov 23rd

More Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas

Nov 23rd

Playing under the table and dreaming…

Nov 22nd

man…I think Al Roker is probably the only person in the world who looked better fat.

Nov 22nd

Raise your hands if you had the John Cusack holding the boombox poster over your bed in college!

Nov 22nd

I think we’re doing @rosamexicano tonight!

Nov 21st

bettydraper: laadeedaa: mad men 3x08. I need to find...

Nov 21st

rebeccalando: Papercraft Self Portrait by Eric Testroete ...

Nov 21st

5 Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Nov 21st

Five Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes with 15 minutes or less of active prep time...

Nov 21st

I love this post. I just love it! http://bit.ly/7VyPXg

Nov 21st

This footage makes me want to get a Canon 7D http://bit.ly/727r6Q

Nov 21st

My dad, who is a semi-famous NY news anchor, was the MC/host...

Nov 20th

Helen Gurley Brown from the February 1970 issue of Esquire...

Nov 20th

Oh man…this combination of 1970 Helen Gurley Brown and Nora Ephron and @Esquiremag is just too...

Nov 20th

I’m reading a brilliant interview of Helen Gurley Brown written by Nora Ephron in Esquire 1970

Nov 20th

Amrita at http://bit.ly/81OLwc (gorgeous wonderful blog) just showed me this gorgeous take on...

Nov 20th

“You cannot sit around like a cupcake asking other people to...”
— Helen Gurley Brown as quoted...

Nov 20th

Further confirmation that Nordstrom is an amazing store!

Nov 20th

Fake Thanksgiving!

cityofotherlylove: So Thanksgiving will come twice for me this year - man, my life is good! I...

Nov 20th

Was talking to an editor from England and I somehow developed a weird British accent while talking...

Nov 19th

OMG with the PR people and all the pitches!!!

Nov 19th

RT @mashable: Quick experiment: retweet this if you have the new RT button on Twitter. Wondering how...

Nov 19th

RT @giolitti: This is seriously the most BEAUTIFUL thing I have EVER seen! @nandita’s Italian...

Nov 19th

RT @bonappetitmag: Another cake for the Bake-Off - ITALIAN RAINBOW COOKIE CAKE from Always Order...

Nov 19th

I love this idea! http://www.nadsbakery.com/2009/11/early-present.html#comment-form

Nov 19th

Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake

Nov 19th

RT @foodista: Chestnut Fettuccine is a different accompaniment for your Holiday meal....

Nov 19th

Love how ConEd recommends that you “avoid extended wait time” by “not...

Nov 19th

RT @glamah: Catfight! Martha tells us what she really thinks about Rachel Ray http://bit.ly/34IG9P

Nov 19th

Croissant + blue cheese + spiced cranberry orange sauce was a ridiculously awesome win! I love this...

Nov 19th

Have gotten dozens and dozens of PR emails this week. Am replying to all that I only post/write...

Nov 19th

Spiced Cranberry Orange Sauce

Nov 19th

Dinner tonight is a sandwich of blue cheese & spiced orange cranberry sauce...

Nov 19th

Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

Nov 18th

My recipe for a perfect Thanksgiving Turkey!...

Nov 18th

Fake-Thanksgiving was a Success!

Nov 17th

Have you seen this? It’s like Etsy, but for food! So cool http://foodzie.com/

Nov 17th

Have you seen this? It’s like Etsy, but for food! So cool http://bit.ly/uCW0a

Nov 17th

Party was fabulous!

Nov 16th

I’m totally going to get @unluddite this wearable towel so he can wear it “toga...

Nov 15th

This is just awesome: http://www.comfortwipe.com Never touch toilet paper again!

Nov 15th

Cranberry conserve done. Stuffing in progress. side dishes prepped & ready to go. Dessert in...

Nov 15th

A few recent favorites: http://bit.ly/3mg5Uv

Nov 15th

Just a few I love

Nov 15th

The Eggplant Song

Nov 15th

Prepping for my mock-Thanksgiving feast tmrw. Eugene is plucking the turkey (Kosher bird full of...

Nov 14th

oh my god I hate this Kosher turkey. Was the only thing Fairway had. Have been plucking for ever

Nov 14th

I decided to have a party: http://bit.ly/2RYaGP

Nov 14th

Turkey on the fly

Nov 14th

Having a dance party in my living room.

Nov 14th

Got some gorgeous chocolates from Sucre sent to me. Will probably post about them next week.

Nov 13th

In-N-Out Burger: Etymology of a Burger Chain

Nov 13th

Veal Marsala for Mama's Birthday

Nov 12th

RT @unluddite: Still completely mesmerized by these images: http://bit.ly/O2X7l old Penn St was so...

Nov 12th

From tree to table: evolution of a plum cake http://bit.ly/373HkF

Nov 11th

Took a half day today and am going home early. Yay!

Nov 11th

Evolution of a Plum Cake

Nov 11th

“And this is grace, an invitation to be beautiful”
— Sara Groves

Nov 11th

Tonight, should I go hear legendary cookbook editor Judith Jones talk about writing cookbooks, or...

Nov 10th

Leftover ganache and other first world problems: http://bit.ly/2cCyFk

Nov 10th

Cocoa Espresso Truffles

Nov 10th

Also thinking about how the latter basically describes my love life between the ages of 15 and...

Nov 10th

I’m singing Taylor Swift songs and comparing the ridiculous similarities between “Love...

Nov 10th

Err…that’s “You Belong With Me” not “You Below with Me” which...

Nov 10th

Zooey Deschanel sings like kermit the frog.

Nov 10th

The cookbooks for foodies in their 20s is for comparative market analysis research I’m doing....

Nov 9th

Need cookbook suggestions. Any picks for 20-somethings w/ busy lives but foodie tastes. Easy gourmet...

Nov 9th

Pan-Fried Eggplant Salad with Garlic Yogurt...

Nov 9th

I was kind of hoping Don would slap Betty in the bedroom scene. I don’t think this often, but...

Nov 9th

i love that my apartment smells like chocolate truffles

Nov 9th

She’s such a robot…

Nov 9th

RT @gmelucci: They’re taking away Don Draper and giving us Ian McKlellan…That’s...

Nov 9th

woah Mad Men! Awesome awesome episode. But when does it come back?!

Nov 9th

Apparently Heidi Montag is now following me. And it’s the real one. So random…

Nov 9th

Roasting a chicken and baking a cake.

Nov 8th

Ate a tequila-filled chocolate truffle and now I’m all buzzed. LOL To be fair, i haven’t...

Nov 8th

We got some great stuff at BJs! HUGE bag of King Arthur Flour for $6, 3 bottles of the baking PAM...

Nov 8th

Singing the locomotion while getting ready. ;oin me! “Everybody’s doooing a brand new...

Nov 8th

I think we’re going to go get a BJs membership. Yay 6 pounds of butter for 5 bucks!!!

Nov 8th

About last saturday: http://bit.ly/3TIn3s

Nov 8th

About Last Saturday...

Nov 8th

Just updated my recipe index. I was about 3 months behind. (Shhhhhh….) http://bit.ly/ItPN3

Nov 8th

At a wedding shower. Buzzzzzed on white wine and pink buttrcream

Nov 7th

New post! Dutch Baby Pancakes w/ Cinnamon Orange Syrup are perfect for weekend mornings:...

Nov 7th

Dutch Baby Pancake with Cinnamon Orange Syrup

Nov 7th

Why is food network all just gimmicks and competitions and challenges? I just want to see people...

Nov 7th

Did I really just watch a Twilight Volvo commercial?!? Vampires promoting safety?!? Vampires suck...

Nov 7th

My neck and shoulders hurt like crazy. I’m craving the feeling of having smooth hot stones...

Nov 6th

My NY Daily News article came out today, but they cut my picture! After all that preparation, they...

Nov 6th

AND they got my occupation wrong. I’m a magazine editor, not a web editor. At least they...

Nov 6th

Here’s the aforementioned NYDN article. It’s a cute story even if they *did* leave out...

Nov 6th

Sweet Carrot Zeppole

Nov 6th

Do you guys know zeppole? I made them with carrots and November spices: http://bit.ly/1reo9m

Nov 6th

RT @burgundyr: - @nandita Are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love...

Nov 6th

Really enjoyed first nonfiction proposal writing class! Excited to get started on first parts.

Nov 6th

Gross. It smells like pool water and rubber here.

Nov 5th

Just bought a gift certificate from http://www.Damesandbroads.com as a bridal shower gift for party...

Nov 5th

I have 1 ticket to see Ruth Reichl speak about NY culinary history tonight. I can’t go. DM or...

Nov 5th

My first book proposal writing class is tonight! Can’t wait!

Nov 5th

Remember when you guys helped me stay calm when I was flying? I told a reporter about it!...

Nov 5th

Showed up for my 9:15 am doctor’s appointment and nobody is even in the office yet.

Nov 5th

Have you tried upland cress? It’s a spicy, mustardy green in the watercress family w/ way more...

Nov 5th

RT @dgreenbergpr: your chance to meet Paula Wolfert in New York — she will be appearing at the...

Nov 5th

RT @gmelucci: I wonder if Freddy Mercury liked baseball? <— He just liked the balls

Nov 5th

Boy just left the room so I’m switching over to “The Nanny”

Nov 5th

I want to tweet about my new blog post, but since you’re all preoccupied with this...

Nov 5th

How does that Latino man know Japanese?!

Nov 5th

Upland Cress: An Introduction

Nov 5th

I want to be Yoda next Halloween

Nov 5th

oh and i’m experimenting with a new apple cake recipe

Nov 5th

very excited about dinner. Am making whole wheat spaghetti w/ roasted butternut squash & walnuts...

Nov 5th

RT @northjerseyfood Strangest message in my Inbox: Sandra Lee’s PR firm wants the media to...

Nov 4th

Yup. I just ate TWO peanut butter cups. My first this year! Was excited, but they actually tasted a...

Nov 4th

So excited about how people enjoyed the Bamboo Charcoal Challah bread post!! http://bit.ly/3X4Thc

Nov 4th

Bamboo Charcoal Challah Bread! Baking this was quite the international mission but it was worth it...

Nov 4th

Bamboo Charcoal Challah Bread

Nov 4th

anyone having gmail issues?

Nov 4th

Shake Shack burger was good, but honestly didn’t taste that different from Big Mac to me. It...

Nov 4th

You know why I don’t like Corzine? Because he looks like an angry dentist.

Nov 4th

Awesome! @unluddite just informed me that marriage to a Russian (i.e. him) will entitle me to one...

Nov 4th

Decided to see what this shake shack stuff is all about

Nov 4th

Oh and some great spots are Fatty Crab, Kashkaval, Zabars, DBGB, Momofoku Milk Bar, Laboratorio del...

Nov 3rd

Please RT: Selling 1 ticket to see Ruth Reichl & William Grimes speak at the NYPL on Thurs...

Nov 3rd

I really wish I could go, but turns out I have a class that night. They’re discussing culinary...

Nov 3rd

Anybody want to see Ruth Reichl & William Grimes speak at the NYPL (Bryant Park) on Thurs? I...

Nov 3rd

Looks like there is a big fire at a building on 8th ave between 52nd & 51st. Anyone know...

Nov 3rd

A couple of the challenges I’ve taken on this month: http://bit.ly/35L86q

Nov 2nd

November Challenges

Nov 2nd

My NaBloPoMo day 1 post went up late last night: http://bit.ly/3HI5dA I’m determined to make...

Nov 2nd

Those salty ginger molasses cookies I’ve been raving about: http://bit.ly/3HI5dA

Nov 2nd

Salted Ginger Molasses Cookies (and a bit on...

Nov 2nd

Just drove past columbus circle and saw the marathoners running into the park. One guy is running in...

Nov 1st

This place is so good but for some weird reason is always empty.

Nov 1st

Cibo (in murray hill) $19 prix fixe for mimosa, tea/coffee, basket of banana bread, pastries,...

Nov 1st

Brunch it is!!!

Nov 1st

We have been rolling around in bed for the past 45 minutes trying to decide if its yay or ney to...

Nov 1st

Trying to figure out if these marathon running people are going to make it a hassle to park by fave...

Nov 1st