Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

16. November 2003 Baked Goods + Desserts + Drinks 0
I’m not a baker so I was very careful with this recipe I adapted from foodtv.com. It was very involved but I had fun rolling the dough like clay. Ingredients: 2 cups of oatmeal 2 cups of flour 1 cup of raisins 2 sticks of unsalted butter, melted for a few seconds in the microwave ...

Gam Mee Ok / Gahm Mi Oak

09. November 2003 Korean, Midtown 0
43 West 32nd Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/695.4113 about $30 for two solontangs, with two drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Solontang is bone marrow soup that the Koreans have perfected. Gam Mee Ok slow-cooks beef bone marrows in large vats of water until the broth becomes milky white. It is served in a clay ...

Baby Spinach Endive Bacon Salad

08. November 2003 Vegetables + Salads 0
I usually have several bags of baby spinach handy after a trip to either the farmers’ market or a big warehouse store like Costco or BJ’s. What’s better than a tossed vegetable salad? Why, a tossed vegetable salad with crispy bacon, of course! Ingredients: 1 bag of baby spinach 4 slices of bacon 4 Belgian ...

Baby Spinach Artichoke Endive Salad

06. November 2003 Vegetables + Salads 0
This is a very easy salad to make. Di Palo’s in New York City frequently cooks and preserves artichokes in olive oil and sells them in a plastic container. You can use canned artichokes as long as you drain them and use good olive oil as dressing. Endives are available in nicer supermarkets but you ...

Honmura An

09. October 2003 Japanese, SoHo 0
170 Mercer Street off Houston 212/334.5253 about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Updated, 2007: Honmura An is now closed. When it’s cold outside, all I want is a hot bowl of soba. When I have money, Honmura An is always my first pick. It’s one of the few places ...