Archive for 2006
Two for Tuesday at Perricone’s
I love good deals. At almost 29, I find myself in the same predicament as friends when it comes to money — we have to make an effort to make it stretch. Doesn’t matter how much we earn or try to save, we have to pay Miami rent prices after all. Among my money-saving strategies, […]
VideoJug: Recipes on tape
Did you know that when eating sushi you should never pass food to another person from your chopsticks to theirs? Apparently this mimicks part of a Japanese funeral ritual and is therefore considered extremely offensive. I learned this through a video on How to Eat Sushi that I found on a website a friend emailed […]
Healthy Mango Malai
Malai is what they call clotted milk or Devonshire cream in India. In Spanish, we call it nata. This recipe, however, is in the words of its author a little “perverse” because it uses non-fat yogurt instead of malai. I tried it this afternoon; it is incredibly simple and takes no more than 10 minutes to make.
Such nice people, Miami bloggers
Mango & Lime gets mentioned on Miam blog Stuck on the Palmetto.
Sunsets and fresh catch at Stop Miami
Stop Miami hosts Sunset Sessions and a Thai Barbecue menu on Tuesdays. Recently someone clued me in on their whole grilled fish and I’d been dying to try it, so I decided to stay for dinner.
Food Destinations 2 - Coconut Grove Farmers Market
Miami to visitors is well-known for South Beach, Miami Vice, celebrity sightings, shopping and clubs, but for its food markets? No. Not really. But that’s what made Food Destinations 2 so appealing: it gave me a chance to highlight a part of Miami where I usually wouldn’t take any of my visitors.
Dinner tonight: Pasta with a lemon splash
“You’re making that pasta again?”
I heard those words out of my friend Kim’s mouth quite often a few years back when I first discovered Martha Stewart’s Spaghettini with Lemon Zest and Chives. Basically, the fact that I could look like the cooking queen with such little effort made me want to make it over and […]
Asparagus and red bell pepper scramble (for one)
Simple egg dish for when cereal and milk start to get old.
Eating for a cause
I came across another dining event for us Miamians: Restaurants for Relief 2. This one’s actually a nationwide event, but several Miami restaurants are involved. Here’s how it works: Dine out on Tuesday, August 29 at participating restaurants and part of the proceeds go to help victims of Hurrican Katrina. The list specifies what each […]
How chefs learned to cook
Last night a friend surprised me with an advance copy of How I Learned to Cook: Culinary Educations from the World’s Greatest Chefs (release date October 17). Good timing considering I’ll have time to read on my flight tonight. I’m flying to Chicago for the weekend to visit college friends and also stopping by Milwaukee […]
Quick n’ dirty plantains
We can’t be gourmands every day. When strapped for time, Goya frozen plantains are a good substitute.
Miami Spice
$30.06 (plus tax and tip) get you a three-course meal at some of Miami’s best restaurants.
