foodie ventures

5.22.2014

photo op: TASTE of TRIBECA

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This post is photo heavy and bound to make your mouth water!!

Last Saturday was the 20^th anniversary of the highly anticipated outdoor culinary festival, Taste of Tribeca. The day could not be more perfect for devouring delectable bites on the street like eclectic sushi from Ninja New York, or pan fried pork buns from China Blue, or even a hefty bbq chicken wrap from Woodrow’s. With over 75 participating restaurants, the array was overwhelming but exciting, creating a tour of the gastronomical delights of the Tribeca neighborhood. Each restaurant brought a different flavor and feeling to the community event raising funds for two area public schools, PS 150 and PS 234. Scroll through and eat with your eyes and click over to Miss A for my event recap!

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Stay tuned for my favorite tastes from Taste of Tribeca, maybe you can even pick them from the footography.

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5.21.2014

re.CAP: mother's day CAKE

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Mother’s Day, the second Sunday of May, this year came and went. No, I did not do any of these kid friendly DIY gifts for mum, though I probably did fantasize about making each and every one, especially those tea bags and glitter mugs. My sister and I did a very different DIY to celebrate our mothers while fulfilling a silly cake craving at the same time. We made a super scrumptious banana cake with chocolate frosting that disappeared far too fast.

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I used this banana cake recipe with a few adjustments. I added just a little bit of dark rum to the batter for an adult twist, and poured just a touch of Kahlua for extra delicious decadence in the chocolate frosting. There’s nothing like moist banana cake with super sexy frosting to top it off. This time, my only tragic downfall was not enough frosting on the cake. Good thing my heavy hand made a whole lot of extras for new slices of cake (or pretzels).

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What did you do for Mother’s Day? A fun prix fixe brunch with bottomless mimosas? A down and dirty breakfast in bed? Let me guess…you made fancy DIY macaroni necklaces!

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5.12.2014

photo op: WEDDING parties

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The first weekend of May we all celebrated hard. No, it was not for cinqo de mayo, which unfortunately fell on a sad Monday. For me it was to celebrate the union of two great people. My boyfriend’s sister got married in Florida on Valentine’s Day (check out my Florida food). So this weekend, the party was brought to Jersey so the new family could get better acquainted, meet more northern friends, and eat constantly. There was no shortage of delicious food as usual. Fun was not in short supply either. Scroll through to re-live the tastiness…don’t mind if I do.