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Last night Camil (my teen) convinced me that we sh

Last night Camil (my teen) convinced me that we should get out of the apartment early today and go to @winsonbakery in Williamsburg for breakfast. I was reluctant at first but convinced when they said “egg and cheese on a scallion pancake.”

Of course when I woke Camil up at 9 AM this morning they didn’t think it was such a great idea anymore. But I (gently) guilted them into it. We went and both loved it.

Camil had an egg and cheese on scallion pancakes. I had bacon, egg, and cheese. We shared a custard toast and mochi donut which is 100% the best donut I’ve ever eaten. I’m not REALLY a donut person, but I think I might be a mochi donut person.

Anyway, the moral of this story is to listen when your teenager suggests a place to eat! And that sometimes a small guilt trip reaps big rewards. In this case, Camil agrees.

#nyceats #brooklynfood #brooklynfoodie

How do you get the seeds (aka arils) out of a pome

How do you get the seeds (aka arils) out of a pomegranate? (This is not a rhetorical question or the beginning of a bad joke.)

My favorite strategy: halve the thing and whack away at it with a heavy wooden spoon. I like this method since a) I think it’s the most effective, and b) it’s the most fun.

I love pomegranate seeds, especially this time of year where they’re in season and I’m craving as much color as possible in my food! I eat them on yogurt, oatmeal, and peanut butter toast, and in salads. How else do you like pomegranate seeds?

If you’re feeding little ones, skip these until your baby is 12 months+ and a good chewer. To serve them sooner, smush them like you would blueberries or chickpeas.

#pomegranate #pomegranates #kitchentips #cookingtips

A sweet start to 2023!

I made @kingarthurbaking’s #RecipeoftheYear, Cinnamon-Crisp Coffee Cake, and it was a wonderful way to start the new year.

Wishing you a fun, meaningful, and delicious 2023! 💜

Christmas is only a week away, but there’s still

I learned this genius paper towel roll trick from

I learned this genius paper towel roll trick from @doriegreenspan’s cookbook Baking From My Home to Yours. And she says she learned it from the late Jeanne Voltz, a wonderful food stylist I knew through the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance. I love how tips like this are passed around from baker to baker and cook to cook. Hopefully it will make your holiday baking a little easier!

Oh, and you can reuse the paper towel roll multiple times! I keep one with all of my baking gear.

#cookies #baking #christmascookies #holidaybaking

After a week of intensive cooking, I’m ready for

After a week of intensive cooking, I’m ready for a break! I’ve lined up meals from my cookbook Bare Minimum Dinners every day:

Sunday - Chicken Tortilla Soup, p. 135, but with leftover turkey of course!
Monday - Pumpkin-Shiitake Ravioli, p. 89
Tuesday - Chickpea and Cauliflower Tikka Masala, p. 55
Wednesday - Spinach Calzones, p. 133
Thursday - Chile-Lime Salmon, p. 147

I’m actually going to be out Wednesday and Thursday nights, but I’ll be prepping the calzones and salmon ahead for the fam.

What’s on your menu this week?

If you need some Bare Minimum Dinners in your life, go to the link in my bio to get your own copy! It makes a great gift too, just sayin’.

#easydinners #quickandeasy #bareminimumdinners #familydinner #easydinnerideas

This donut was just one of the many highlights at

This donut was just one of the many highlights at the Cooks & Books event from @cherrybombe today! The donut is a collab between @fanfandoughnuts and @andreapons.co celebrating Andrea’s new cookbook Mamacita. Andrea told @fanygerson (and the audience) the story behind her book and I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house.

Other highlights included a session with @aleksandracrapanzano and @niloumotamed. Aleksandra demoed a recipe from her new book Gateau (which I have already baked out of a couple of times) and shared a slice of chestnut genoise.

And a great panel on entertaining featuring @marianavelasquezv @eyeswoon @whileentertaining and @marcyblum!

Thanks @cherrybombe and @kerrybombe for the inspiring day! What a treat to be with other cookbook lovers.

People! Thanksgiving is three weeks from TODAY. 🤯 Luckily, @real_simple food editor @lizzybriskin developed eight super-easy recipes for your feast! They all start with a supermarket shortcut or other clever streamlined technique. Plus, we have three big batch cocktail recipes from @alibramee and wine advice from @lydia_vinoconcierge! Get the recipes at the link in my bio and the entire amazing November issue on a newsstand near you! 🦃

Photos: @christophertestani
Food styling: @chelseaczimmer
Prop styling: @cspollen

#thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingrecipes

🍁 We spent a beautiful weekend @mohonkmountainh

🍁 We spent a beautiful weekend @mohonkmountainhouse celebrating my parents’ 50th anniversary and my dad’s 80th birthday. 🎉 The weather was perfect, the foliage on point, and the food very, very good. And apparently I’m turning into a bird enthusiast?? An impressive red-headed woodpecker closes out the Reel.

#iloveny #mohonkmountainhouse #mohonk #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram

SHAQ’S BANANA PUDDING Shaq’s Family Style coo

SHAQ’S BANANA PUDDING

Shaq’s Family Style cookbook showed up unannounced in my mailbox yesterday, and because I’m not a fool I made the Banana Pudding, about which @shaq says, “If desserts were basketball players, banana pudding would be the all-star, championship winner, Olympic Gold Medal-winner, Hall of Famer, MVP.”

Well-played Shaq. Just like you, this Banana Pudding is a winner.