I have a friend who, when we used to work together, would always get herself a rice krispie treat. It was kinda her thing. So now, anytime I make them, I always think of her. Considering that February came out of nowhere (I hope I'm not the only one who feels that way) and Valentine's day is around the corner, I made a thematic batch. 

Couple of years ago, I stumbled on this picture and I was like, one year, I have to make it. So I did, last year, from scratch. It took me 3 days! 3! Why? Because I wanted to make everything from scratch and see how long it takes. On top of it all, it heavy AF! We're talking about 5 lbs or so. 

I don't know about you, but the last thing I want to do during summer is cook. And I LOVE cooking. I also like having people over and feeding them.

Oh summer in the city, when you need a shower after you take a shower and your electrical bill is through the roof. 

I've been following Empire Grade Purveyors on Instagram and been obsessed with their galettes. So when I stumbled on this recipe, I was like "yup, must try." 

With Super Bowl just around the corner, I decided to try out these pretzel dogs. I used this recipe, waited for over an hour for the dough to rise, but my-oh-my, these were delicious! 

I'm a little late to the party but everywhere in France in January people celebrate the festival of Epiphany. Galette des Rois means "Kings Cake" and the name is derived from the biblical three kings. When the cake is baked, a trinket or a bean is placed inside and whoever gets it, gets to be the king for the day. 

Working in a restaurant in NYC is something like being thrown with a bunch of felons, perverts and "others", none of which generally doesn't shock. So what if you have issues? Don't we all. And honestly, I don't really care if you were locked up for gun and drug possession with intent to sell. As long as you make me a delicious sandwich, get me a beer and don't get in trouble, we're cool. And when the restaurant goes under or migration happens, those new found friendships tend to travel from restaurant to restaurant. 

I know that I posted on Instagram that I'll show you my Christmas house decorations, but due to a series of events, I had have to postpone until Monday. So instead I decided to post these amazing gingerbread cookies. 

The first time I tried this Bourbon Spiced Pumpkin, the person who came up with the concept told me that he wanted to name it "The Basic." Personally, I was quite disappointed that he didn't go along with it. 

Once in a lifetime you meet a friend and that friend was Elise for me. We met about a year ago at this crappy (I mean VERY shitty) firm and became instant friends. We came up with this ritual called Friday night / Drunk kitchen and it all started with us getting drunk and me teaching Elise to cook all things American. 

I love eggs and I literally can eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner and not be tired of it. I have to have eggs for breakfast or otherwise I go berserk. Even my man makes fun of me saying that I'm a creature of habit. That I am. 

I'm not a fan of candy corn, but I do love me some shortbread cookies. I found this recipe and whipped up some delicious goodies for the roomies. I made a mistake of rolling out the dough too thin, but the end result was still sooooo good. 

I was never really a fan of anything pumpkin, aside from candles and occasional PSL, but the older I got, the more I began to appreciate veggies. Like real food, you know? Also, I realized that it is incredibly easy to a) roast a pumpkin and b) make roasted pumpkin soup. 

When I first heard of a cheesecake, my first thought was "A cake made out of cheese? Why would anyone want to eat it?" But then I tried it, and oh my! I was forever changed. I tried this recipe, but I gotta admit, most cheesecakes are a tad dense for my liking. 

For a while, I didn't eat any pig products. Recently though, I've discovered a secret - it's absolutely delicious. As such, I realized that there is a vast majority of food combinations that I've been missing it out on. First order of business was to try Spaghetti Carbonara.