There’s snow on the ground, love in the air and wafts of garlic floating down the stairwell of my West Village apartment building. Perched on high in my New York nest, I’m infusing olive oil with garlic. My neighbors tell me they can smell me from the second floor of my fifth floor walk-up. I’ve [...]
Archive for the ‘Appetizers’ category
August 26th, 2009
Queso Fundido Soup (OOPS!)
Click here to watch the first webisode in this series or visit The Supper Club online.
August 11th, 2009
Hot & Spicy
It’s hot, finally. But where’s the spice?
Summer in New York City has taken her good old time bursting onto the scene. She’s held out for a late August arrival, and if she can kick rain’s ass to the curb, she may even gift us a final summer weekend or two, perfect for a backyard or [...]
June 26th, 2009
Tequila Spiked Mango Guacamole
We almost forgot the secret ingredient in our guacamole…mango!
Click here to get the recipe or visit The Supper Club online.
June 11th, 2009
A Mexican Fiesta
A few weeks back The Dinner Belle partnered with The Supper Club to co-host a “Chef’s Night In” Cinco de Mayo cooking lesson and dinner party. On hand were 20 invited guests, the Sauza Tres Generaciones tequila sponsors, and a piñata. Erin and I were behind the stove teaching and tasting our way into Mexican [...]
October 30th, 2008
Tomato Talk: “Summer’s Sunset” Fruit
Artichoke-Tomato “Marmalade” (serves a crowd)
• 1 TB Sea Salt
• 10 Artichokes
• 2 Lemons (cut in half)
• 1 TB Black Peppercorn
• 3 TB Olive Oil
• 3 Yellow Onions (chopped)
• 12 Garlic Cloves (diced)
• [...]
October 29th, 2008
Caprese Tomato “Boats”
Caprese Tomato “Boats” (serves 4)
• 10 Perfect Plum Tomatoes• 2 Pork Sausages (half sweet fennel & half hot Italian)• 1 ball Buffalo Mozzarella• 1 wedge Parmigiano-Reggiano• 1 pinch Chili Flakes• 1 clove Garlic• 1 [...]
May 6th, 2008
Spring Rolls Have Sprung
Last summer I hosted a rager on my ex’s gorgeous penthouse terrace and asked friends to bring a bottle or a potluck dish. Nini came with a tin of spring rolls. At that party, she mentioned having spent the afternoon preparing her family’s signature Vietnamese dish, but I had no idea how much trouble she’d [...]
December 30th, 2007
Lots o’ Latkes
I may be a half-breed, but I am wholly in love with potato pancakes. My Mamma, the Jew, makes them every year for my Dad’s fam, the gentiles. Identity crises aside, they’ve come to taste like holidays to us all and are perfect when made miniature and passed around to snack on before Christmas dinner…or [...]
December 13th, 2007
Christmas Crostini
This is the December weekend for holiday parties…I’m attending two! And cooking for neither, for once. But you may well find yourself on the other end of that spectrum, so I’m offering an easy fix that feels flawless in the mouth, looks fancy on the plate, and morphs easily into crackers and dip once you’re too tanked to continue [...]
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