Category Archives: The Monday Treat

The Monday Treat – Chocolate Walnut Banana Cake to eat while pondering life

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Kate

The cop in line in front of me at the coffee shop was in trouble: “I’m debating whether to serve you at all,” said the woman behind the counter. “You gotta apologize to me.”

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The Monday Treat – Bananas Foster Pancakes, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Bird Watching

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Kate

It was a perfectly ordinary Saturday – coffee, grocery shopping, manicure – until the hawk showed up. Soaring down from the sky to perch in a tree opposite Morton Williams.

Posted in The Monday Treat | Tagged bananas, bananas foster, brown sugar, hawk, mardi gras, pancake, Panckae Day, rum | 2 Comments

The Monday Treat – Molten Chocolate Cakes for Valentines

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Kate

With Valentine’s Day just hours away, thoughts turn inevitably to chocolate. Chocolate and horrible Valentines jokes. For instance; What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? I’m sweet on you.

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The Monday Treat – 20 things to make with a heart shaped cutter

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Kate

Valentines is upon us. Now that Superbowl is over I am prepared to get out the pink candles, the wooden heart mobile, and, most importantly of all, the heart shaped cutters out of the box.

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The Monday Treat – Spicy Cola Chicken Nachos with Guacamole – in anticipation of Superbowl

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kate

As Superbowl approaches, thoughts turn to burgers, mac n cheese, pizza, oh, and football of course.

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The Monday Treat – Flapjacks to bolster against the terrors of bagpipers

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Kate

My husband and I are stalked by bagpipers. We go shopping in Edinburgh. There’s a bagpiper. We honeymoon in Paris. Bagpiper. Machu Picchu after three days hiking the Inca Trail. Bagpiper. And now, several blocks away, the dulcet tones of … Continue reading →

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The Monday Treat – Kofte Meatballs and the music of food

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kate

Inspired by necessity – taking 17 hours of Christmas Music off my iPod – I have been organizing my iTunes library. Out of this flurry of activity has come the Kitchen Music Playlist. Tag line: songs to cook to.

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The Monday Treat – Pear, Cranberry and Walnut Loaf Cake with Maple Glaze

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Kate

The skeleton of the Christmas tree is out on the pavement waiting to be collected. The majority of the needles have been swept up, though we did find some in our bed this morning, which is frankly, a little curious. … Continue reading →

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Penne with sausage and ricotta

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Kate

Back in New York on the cusp of a New Year brimming with possibilities, Jon and I headed more or less from the airport to a party in Brooklyn hosted by our friends Shea and Raphael with their adorable sausage dog … Continue reading →