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Mac n cheese pizza???
Are you serious?
This is a funny story: we were shooting our 2nd day in Hell’s Kitchen when I recieved a direct message tweet from Hell’s Kitchen Pizza on 10th Ave saying “Hey,Toni we love your show, when you are in the hood, come by and try our mac n cheese pie!”. We were about to take Constantine [...]
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Manganaro’s! Love this place!
On 9th Ave there are 2 Manganaro’s side by side. You want the one with the old timey sign. Head to the back through the great authentic vintage campy decor, and you will find Seline who makes everything from scratch. It is like going to your Aunt’s house for lunch! The menu changes daily, but [...]
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Le Bernardin’s Chocolate Peanut
I have never actually eaten at Le Bernardin, but I have hung out in the kitchen with James Beard Award Winner Executive Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis, who is part scientist – part magician. This dessert called simply the Chocolate Peanut made me crumble to my knees in sheer delight….As Michael humbly said, it is homage [...]
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Is it a donut or a breakfast cereal?
HOLEY CREAM! This place is insane! A genius idea… reminiscent of the 80s ice cream mix-in trend. You have your doughnut dipped in either chocolate, caramel or white icing and then you pic your toppings: sprinkles, m & m’s, peanut butter chips, froot loops (the picture is my producer Annie’s creation. I scarfed mine down [...]
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Les Paul, The Legend, The Pioneer
Some kids today may not realize that they have Les Paul to thank as they make home made multi track recordings in their parent’s basement. Not only did he pioneer the electric guitar, but he invented multi-track recording. Imagine Lady Gaga recording with a single microphone in a room full of musicians. What an absurd [...]
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Joan Jett Bio-pic “The Runaways”
First off, why can’t publicists ever take a picture that is ACTUALLY IN FOCUS?!?!??!?! ARGGG. I’d like to say I hang out with joan Jett all the time, but that is not exactly the case!
So, i had the supreme pleasure of chatting with Joan this week while she was in New York to talk about [...]
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Healthy Banana Bread
I make this on Sundays (2 loaves) as quick breakfast on the go! Both the big guy and the little guy love it too.
Ingredients
Combine in a large bowl:
1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flax seed (or additional 1/2 cup of flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
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Combine separately
3 lg [...]
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Rainy Day Oatmeal Cookies (healthy)
Healthy Oatmeal Cookies with Honey (or sub with molasses if you have kids under 3)
Ingredients:
Dry ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour (a pinch more depending on the moisture of the mix)
1 1/2 cups of Large Flake Rolled Oats (smaller flake is ok too)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Cinnamon (I actually use [...]
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Best Pasta Sauce on The Planet
The Recipe
Beatrice Tosti from Il Bagatto is one of the best Italian cooks I have ever encountered. And for me to say that , is a BIG deal because while I take all food seriously, don’t mess with the Motherland.
Here it is for 6 hungry people:
6 sweet sausage
4 spicy (adjust ratio depending on taste)
1 purple [...]
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