Tag Archives: New York

La Cena di Un Venerdi Sera- A Friday Night Dinner

By Monica | Published: January 29, 2013

Wow! I just planned, organized and cooked as a co-head chef for my very first Friday Night Dinner event! I worked alongside one of my professors from when I was a culinary student. The dinner was for the Natural Gourmet Institute’s weekly Friday Night Dinner event. Every week a guest chef and students serve a [...]

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Delicious Dippers with Spinach Cashew Cream

By Monica | Published: October 4, 2012
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Wow- this dish right here is an example of what you can do with random ingredients found in your fridge. I saw spinach, I saw leftover cashew cream, tofu pieces and oat flour and created what I call Delicious Dippers. I prepared the tofu in long strips so they are easy to dip in the [...]

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“The Moistest Dried Fruit You’ll Ever Taste!”- Fruit Bliss products

By Monica | Published: March 12, 2012

The bliss that one feels when biting into these delicious snacks is one that can never be forgotten. The Fruit Bliss company, located in Brooklyn, New York, produces healthy and wholesome dried fruit snacks, however the word “dried” does everything but describe the juicy goodness that lies in every bite. As the slogan states, they [...]

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Candle 79

By Monica | Published: June 12, 2011

Location: New York, NY. Destination: Candle 79 Reason: Curious as to what all the hype is about Upon walking into Candle 79 I got the feeling that it was a really calm and serene restaurant, but then the phone rang and it just so happened to be someone from a popular New York-based magazine who wanted [...]

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