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Discover Your Winter Cocktail And A Crate & Barrel Gift Card Giveaway

In celebration of the winter season, Robb Report asks you to discover your winter cocktail with their cute web app. Simply answer a few questions and it’ll suggest a winter cocktail for you. Also featured in the app – little known cocktail facts and also recipes for four class cocktails with a winter twist. Give [...]

Honey Jack Daniel Whiskey-Infused Prune Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate brownies! Do you prefer rich, fudge brownies, chewy ones or cake-like ones? So, the texture of the brownie depends on the ratio of chocolate, butter/oil, eggs, sugar, and flour ingredients. The type of fat used in the batter will change whether the brownie ends up being richer and fudge-like or less dense. Although I [...]

Recipe Testing: Sesame Wow Greens

Here’s another vegan recipe I tested for Terry Hope Romano’s upcoming international cookbook. So far, I’ve tried her fresh noodle soup in sesame miso broth, ginger marinated cucumbers, pumpkin potato panko cutlets, as well as her spicy kale coconut relish. This time I tested another one of her Japanese-inspired dishes – oshitashi, a Japanese spinach [...]

Photos: Lunar New Year’s Dinner

Posted by Cindy Waffles on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

For everyone that celebrated, hope you all had a great Lunar New Year’s day! The common themes around New Year’s revolve around happiness, luck, prosperity, good health, longevity, etc. There’s a lot of symbolism incorporated in the celebration, and much of it can be found in the choice of foods. Here’s a peek at some [...]

Category holidays, photo · Tags chinese new year, lunar new year, photos, tet

Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome The Year Of The Dragon!

Posted by Cindy Waffles on January 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the Dragon! Gong xi fa cai! Kung hei fat choi! Chuc mung nam moi! Wishing everyone much prosperity, happiness, good luck, great health, and lots of tasty eats! Don’t forget to check out the local Chinese New Year events in your area. Today [...]

Category events, photo · Tags chinese new year, lunar new year, photos

Photo: Dr. Seuss Gingerbread Scene

Posted by Looky Tasty Chicago on December 12, 2011 · 1 Comment

Pastry instructor Marilyn Santos-McNabb and her students from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago crafted this Dr. Seuss-inspired scene with gingerbread, chocolate and sugar. You can see it for yourself at the “Dr. Seuss & The Art of Invention” exhibit currently running at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.

Category photo · Tags chicago, Dr. Seuss, gingerbread

NYC Veggie Pride Parade 2011 Highlights

Posted by Cindy Waffles on May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last Sunday May 15th, I stopped by the 4th Annual NYC Veggie Pride Parade as they arrived at Union Square Park for the post parade rally and activities. It was a gloomy and rainy day but the weather did not stop the parade participants from expressing their vegetarian/vegan pride. On the veggie stage, organizer Pamela [...]

Category events, free, new york city, photo, vegan, vegetarian, VeggieTasty · Tags cookie dough, empanada, festival, hummus, parade, raw revolution, sabra, union square, v-spot, vegan, vegetarian, whole earth bakery, yisroyal

McDonald’s First Taste Event “Made Just for You”

Posted by Cindy Waffles on May 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last Wednesday I attended a McDonald’s First Taste Event at one of their New York City locations. At this event, I had the opportunity to learn more about their “Made Just for You” platform and taste McDonald’s newest menu items, including their Premium Chicken Sandwiches, the Mango Pineapple Real Fruit Smoothie, and the return of [...]

Category events, new york city, photo, restaurant · Tags big mac, burger, chicken nuggets, fast food, mcdonald's, oatmeal, salads, smoothie