What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
Yesterday was a long day at work plus I woke up before 6 AM to work out, so I ended up being pretty hungry and eating a lot of protein. When I woke up I ate a tablespoon of Justin’s chocolate hazelnut...
View ArticleMint Chocolate-Chip Christmas-Cookies, Honolulu
On the 23rd Lana and I made chocolate chip cookies and yesterday I stacked a few cookies in a few jars, wrapped them in red ribbon and gave them as little Christmas gifts. Since we used the...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Astoria
This WIAW is the first weekend edition! Awhile ago I resolved to crack down and get very healthy again once I returned from my holiday trip to Hawaii. The trip to Jamaica, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and...
View ArticleBanana “Ice Cream,” Astoria
Kiyo bought me a juicer for Christmas and one of the coolest things I’ve made with it is this one-ingredient “ice cream.” We froze three bananas and then ran them through the juicer. The result was...
View ArticleCapogiro Gelato, Philadelphia
When Kiyo and I went to Philadelphia, I obviously did a lot of food research beforehand. There were two desserts I wanted to try: butter cake (we sadly never got around to it), and gelato from...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: New York
It’s been a while since I’ve done a WIAW post! Either I forget to take pictures or I’m too busy to do so. Finally, this Monday I remembered and stuck with it all day. Here’s what I had: Breakfast:...
View ArticleCacao Prieto Chocolate Bar, Brooklyn
Some colleagues are working on something with Cacao Prieto, which I won’t get into, but the point is, I received some free chocolate last week. Cacao Prieto produces 100% organic, Kosher chocolate...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
In the Austin Texas Whole Foods, I discovered PB2, a powdered peanut butter that has 85% less fat than regular peanut butter. I am a huge nut-butter-lover, in all it’s fatty oily glory, but this is a...
View ArticlePig Island 2012, New York
Last year, Kiyo and I went to Pig Island, a day-long celebration of pork on Governor’s Island. It was a ton of fun and I would definitely recommend checking it out; this year’s event will be held in...
View ArticleChloe’s Soft Serve Fruit, New York
My friend Jenna told me about Chloe’s soft serve so when Kiyo and I saw a Howaboutwe deal for it, we bought it right away. Their “soft serve ice cream” is actually gluten, dairy and fat-free, and is...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
Here is what I ate last Wednesday for today’s edition of WIAW hosted by Peas & Crayons: Breakfast: Kiyo and I had half a can of leftover pumpkin so for two days we indulged in creamy, sweet pumpkin...
View ArticleStrange Food Saturday: Philadephia
When Kiyo and I went to Philadelphia for a weekend last year, I found these supremely strange chocolate bars and knew I had to buy them. They’re Komforte Chockolates, and the founders’ concept was to...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
Have I ever mentioned that WIAW is hosted by Peas and Crayons? It is worth checking out, and if you haven’t already, you can also see what a bunch of other bloggers ate for a day! Last Thursday I was...
View ArticleChilmark Chocolates, Chilmark
With Easter around the corner and Memorial Day not much further ahead, it seems like a good time to talk about chocolate and Martha’s Vineyard. Zan first introduced me, probably over a decade ago now,...
View ArticleMary’s Secret Ingredients & A GIVEAWAY!
Mary’s Secret Ingredients is a limited-edition “culinary surprise box” containing unique gourmet, artisanal ingredients along with the occasional small kitchen products. There are four mailings a...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Astoria
Breakfast: Sorry to reuse some pictures from last week’s WIAW post, but this was the day after and so I had a few of the same things! Again, instant coffee with organic soy milk & stevia…...
View ArticleMake-Your-Own Magnum Ice Cream Bars, New York
You’ll have to excuse how late I am in posting this, but last summer, MAGNUM® Ice Cream launched its first-ever customized ice cream experience in the U.S. The little pop-up shop was in Bryant Park,...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Seattle & Vashon
Last week Wednesday this post went up prematurely; I’d scheduled it and forgotten to write anything! So apologies for the repeat, but here are the pictures again, this time with explanations: Kiyo and...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
8:00 AM: Breakfast Before heading to a doctor’s appointment, I made a quick smoothie with tart cherry juice, apple juice (both organic and not-from-concentrate), nettle-leaf iced tea, acai berry...
View ArticleWhat I Ate Wednesday: Honolulu
Here are a few meals from different days recently… Breakfast: watermelon and coffee. Lunch: lemongrass chicken banh mi from Ba-Le. Dinner: homemade pizza! Kiyo made the crust and I topped it off: half...
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