I continue to pine for my Parisian holiday but in the meantime, I can enjoy a little bit of France right in my own neighborhood, thanks to Sandrine's Bistro in Harvard Square. Sandrine's is...

January 28, 2012

Birthday Cake

I've known for a while what kind of birthday cake I want: Yellow cake with a dulce de leche filling and a dark chocolate frosting. But I didn't know where to get it, and honestly,...

I'm just going to say it straight: the only reason why I wanted to eat at Trade was so I could try the whole roasted fish. I mean, yeah, of course I wanted to check...

January 22, 2012

Balsamic Roasted Cabbage

Cabbage, it's not sexy. It's not trendy or exotic-looking or as well-loved as kale, artichokes, or sweet potatoes. It's just... so plain. But, enter the red cabbage (which should actually be called purple cabbage, in my...

Sometimes all you need is a simple sandwich. Half a mini baguette. Half an avocado. Some thick slices of fresh mozzarella. Salt, pepper, a drizzle of olive oil. This is really just a variation of the...

January 14, 2012

Sweet Cheeks

If you like BBQ and meat, please, get thee to Sweet Cheeks. Contrary to what some of my friends initially thought, Sweet Cheeks is - nope, not my new nickname - but it is,...

I love January for several reasons: The promise of a new year; a fresh start. My birthday month. The cold weather that welcomes hot chocolate and comfort food. But I also love January because I am...

January 8, 2012

Soup and Stories

I never liked the word stoup. Rachael Ray made it up. Thicker than a soup but not quite a stew. But the more I make soups, the more I find myself calling them stoups. Because...

Thick, frothy, with the bittersweet taste of dark chocolate and the slight graininess that sets it apart from other versions, Tsokolate, or Filipino Hot Chocolate, is one of my very favorite treats back home....

December 31, 2011

My 2011 Recap

2011 meant a lot of things for me, but mostly, it was my Year of Me. It was the year I turned 30, the year I got over my twice-broken heart, the year I...