Im ready for you Tom, bring it on

pack your knives and head to Olivia’s

dinner at mercer kitchen, brunch at the standard grill, desert at ‘snice, dinner at the mermaid inn, brunch at fred’s, dinner at the palace

a lot to handle in 48 hours but me mom and sis make a good team

We’re no Julie/Julia but when roomie and I put our heads (and ingredients) together in the kitchen, the end result is always delicious

Tonights collaboration? Some hearty turkey chili

There are countless ways to dumb down the recipe to the basics but we love the act of adding ingredients so here’s what we’re working with

• diced jalepeno (the heat is in the seeds so remove seeds to taste)
• BEANS, the magical fruit, 1 can of dark red kidney beans, 1 can of navy beans (which are actually white, not navy)
• ground turkey
• 24 ounce can of diced tomatoes
• 8 ounce can of tomato sauce
• chopped carrots- about half a cup
• 1 large onion
• ground cumin
• oregano
• chili powder

1) Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped
up onions, cook for about 2 minutes. Then add spices and ground turkey

2) Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and diced jalepeno.
Then add carrots. Bring to a boil with cover on pot.

3) After it comes to a boil, turn heat down to simmer. Leave on simmer
for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4) Rinse beans under cold water. Add beans to pot and leave for 10
minutes.

5) Serve and enjoy!

We served over lettuce with a dollop of sour cream. bon appetit!

A recent Christmas Eve tradition of ours is a holiday dinner at Isela’s house

The traditional cuban feast is complete with all the fixins - beans, rice, plaintains, flan… oh, and a whole pig roasting on hot coals in the caja china

Nochebuena.

It’s a pig roast, people!

Every party has a pooper? I beg to differ.

Party was a blast. The food was a hit. The aftermath is rough.

Boating with the fam + Heat Game + Joes takeout = The perfect lil Sunday

Obviously stone crabs were involved but the real gem on that magical menu at Joes is the Grilled Tomatoes.

Halved juicy tomatoes, topped with creamed spinach, covered with cheese and grilled to perfection. These babies definitely make the list of my top 3 favorite foods of all time.

Dining at Joes is an experience but for a quickie trip, takeout is the way to go.

Holy paella

The annual paella party was a blast. Plaintains, paella, and some killer brownies. All particularly good for the waistline, in keeping with the theme of this week

Topped off the Spanish feast with a date at the Mondrian. It’s true what they say, it happens when you least expect it.

Actually full of stuffing

is that why they call it stuffing? Crazy that something so good comes from up a turkeys butt

Let the stomach stretching begin

Gearing up for the week of food ahead with a lovely vegetarian dinner this Sunday evening at Angelica Kitchen. True, “vegetarian” seems tame, but put me olivia and jamie at a table and we show those bohemian, bearded patrons how to start a ruckus.

oh, and 3 deserts… that’s how we roll

The creative menu can be a bit intimidating for a newbie but I have yet to be disappointed by a dish. And dont forget, it’s BYOB!