http://dhaleb.com From Our Tiny Kitchen In The Big Apple Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:07:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/watermelon-salad-balsamic-sherry-vinaigrette/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/watermelon-salad-balsamic-sherry-vinaigrette/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:21:11 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1949 A mèlange of refreshing fruity flavors with a tart vinaigrette makes this the perfect summer salad! A few weeks ago I joined my friend for an alfresco lunch at the Coffee Shop – yes, it’s called exactly that and it is in fact a coffee shop meets after hours bar. Imagine a Denny’s but hip, [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/watermelon-salad-balsamic-sherry-vinaigrette/feed/ 9 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/oeufs-en-cocotte/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/oeufs-en-cocotte/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:59:46 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1437 While most women get hot and heavy over French designer labels such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton or Christian Lacroix, my heart skips a beat for a different kind of haute couture. Frankly, I’m quite appalled that it wasn’t seen on the designer runways last month. While the glitzy NYC Fashion Week has ended, our favorite [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/oeufs-en-cocotte/feed/ 24 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/crepes/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/crepes/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:27:33 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1170 The second day of February is a religious holiday the French call la Chandeleur – a feast to commemorate the purification of the Virgin Mary. There are several traditions surrounding this holiday so sit back, eat a crêpe and soak in a little more culture. La Chandeleur, known as Candlemas in America (don’t worry, I’ve never [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/crepes/feed/ 29 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/pancake-blueberry-ricotta/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/pancake-blueberry-ricotta/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:37:17 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1131 Better late than never. This past Friday was in fact, National Blueberry Pancake Day according to Bon Appétit magazine. Apparently my biological foodie clock is almost in sync because I already had plans to make this for our Sunday brunch. Once upon a time when I still lived in California, one of my most beloved [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/pancake-blueberry-ricotta/feed/ 36 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/bloody-mary/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/bloody-mary/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:06:27 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1053 Tomatoes. To-MAH-toes. As long as it comes with a bit of vodka and plenty of kick. I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I’ve never had tomato juice unless it’s on the rocks with some type of libation and a spoonful of horseradish. Judge all you want, but when you’re having your scrambled eggs and coffee, [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/bloody-mary/feed/ 20 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/duck-eggs-benedict/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/duck-eggs-benedict/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:26:42 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=856 Bonne année et bonne santé! It’s been a hectic month with all the baking, gift-wrapping, train rides and weekends away from home. Our apartment is in dire need of a disaster relief task force to finally get things back in tip top shape. But first, I need to divulge our recent addiction to quack. It [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/duck-eggs-benedict/feed/ 20 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pumpkin-spice-muffin-gingersnap-crumble/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pumpkin-spice-muffin-gingersnap-crumble/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:22:14 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=723 As they say in France, “jamais deux sans trois” – never two without three. So I present to you the third of my recent crumble obsession. I wanted one last chance to jump on the pumpkin bandwagon before the holidays were over. And this is such an easy recipe. Trust me. Since my last pumpkin-gingersnap [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pumpkin-spice-muffin-gingersnap-crumble/feed/ 26 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/cranberry-muffins-hazelnut-crumble-orange-butter/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/cranberry-muffins-hazelnut-crumble-orange-butter/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:26:00 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=665 I woke up Saturday morning with a sudden epiphany. I still had a package of leftover dried cranberries that was the forgotten love child from my curry chicken salad recipe. It was time to put an end to its misery from the back corner of our pantry. Hitting the snooze button on our alarm clock [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/cranberry-muffins-hazelnut-crumble-orange-butter/feed/ 20 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/proscitto-egg-cups-wild-mushrooms/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/proscitto-egg-cups-wild-mushrooms/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:29:11 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=625 An entire meal that was invented for  people who like to sleep in on a weekend. A meal that says “Sure! Go ahead and have a few cocktails with your eggs and bacon!”. The one meal where you won’t be considered an alcoholic for boozing it up before noon. So what’s not to love about [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/brunch/proscitto-egg-cups-wild-mushrooms/feed/ 16 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pain-perdu-the-perfection-of-french-toast/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pain-perdu-the-perfection-of-french-toast/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:14:55 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=469 I love dessert for breakfast! Exactly a year ago during our brunch at Craftbar in Manhattan, we encountered the epitome of perfection that will benchmark all the future french toasts to come. Determined to recreate this recipe at home, I took on the challenge. Bring it on, Tom Colicchio...]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/pain-perdu-the-perfection-of-french-toast/feed/ 21