I remember the first time I was served oatmeal in a carton coffee cup. Not conventional but it made your fellow New Yorker happier and way more productive. When I didn’t have time to make breakfast, I would just pop in and get a cup of oatmeal. But the cup isn’t what made it convenient. What made it convenient was that it was a smooth oatmeal sans oats and easy to drink. But of course, it still tasted like oatmeal.
Many people aren’t aware that the best time of the year to eat citrus fruits is during the winter. They’re readily available and cheaper during the winter season. It is believed that oranges, tangerines, blood oranges, and even lemons taste sweeter during the winter. Winter time is the perfect time to experiment with citrus fruits as well. You can make juice, cakes, muffins, and even dried fruits. But do not just limit yourself to freshly squeezed orange juice. Switch it up with some blood oranges and make a juice out of that. They’re definitely sweeter when they ripe so let…
It’s almost Christmas and I still have Christmas shopping to do. But instead of getting that done, I stayed in baking raspberry filled thumbprint cookies. They’re great cookies to bake for the holidays besides gingerbread cookies. They just look so festive and fun to make.
I don’t know why or how I started ordering Belgian waffles along with my usual breakfast but it happened and I never ordered regular waffles again. To me, Belgian waffles taste better. But are they really Belgian? Waffles are very popular in Belgium. However, Belgians don’t have waffles for breakfast. Their breakfast typically consists of bread, cheese, jam, and honey. The more important question is, is the Belgian waffle dish that’s served in the United States the same as what we would get in Belgium? The answer is no. First of all, they don’t come served on a dish. Prepare…
A typical New Yorker morning would be to head to Starbucks or Dean and Deluca for a coffee and a pastry. But with a nostalgia for France, why not start a Saturday morning by going to Balthazar instead? This boulangerie is so cozy and filled with different pastries including tarte aux pommes and scones. Grab a hot cup of coffee and a warm cinnamon roll. The cinnamon roll is a must-try by the way. It has a crusty outside with a soft inside. So good you won’t regret the five bucks it costs.
