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/dessert/kiwi-granita/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/kiwi-granita/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:38:55 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1531 One of my favorite parts about going on vacation is the challenge to use all our perishable ingredients in order to avoid coming home to radioactive mutant produce with fur and legs. Kiwi was one of them. It was a close call. The day before our early morning flight to Costa Rica, I discovered 5 [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/kiwi-granita/feed/ 26 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/foodbuzz-com-featured-recipes/caribbean-flavors-costa-rica-foodbuzz/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/foodbuzz-com-featured-recipes/caribbean-flavors-costa-rica-foodbuzz/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:42:37 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=1565 I remember it like it was just yesterday… The intense Caribbean sun searing my sand encrusted skin like rare ahi tuna while ambitious rastafarians trek up and down the shore extracting fresh coconut juice with their machetes for parched beach goers. I can still hear the gentle surf crashing and echoes of “pura vida!” from [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/foodbuzz-com-featured-recipes/caribbean-flavors-costa-rica-foodbuzz/feed/ 29 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/sparkling-lemon-sorbet/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/sparkling-lemon-sorbet/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:01:53 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=962 You know how grown-ups always told you never to eat yellow snow? Well, this time it’s okay. Go ahead. Eat yellow snow. I know. It doesn’t sound appetizing but truth be told, it’s the first thing that popped into my mind when I sat down to write my entry for this recipe. That’s right, I [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/sparkling-lemon-sorbet/feed/ 22 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/poached-pears-shiraz-reduction-fancy-shmancy/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/poached-pears-shiraz-reduction-fancy-shmancy/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:13:09 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=832 What better way to jump back from my holiday hiatus than a post-Christmas dessert. Perfect on a winter day and light enough to revive me from food coma...]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/poached-pears-shiraz-reduction-fancy-shmancy/feed/ 31 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/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 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/mini-pumpkin-cheesecake-w-a-ginger-snap-crust/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/mini-pumpkin-cheesecake-w-a-ginger-snap-crust/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:35:47 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=423 Dare I say it… I’m not a fan of pumpkin pie.  To blend in with the crowd at Thanksgiving dinners, I would douse my slice of this trademark dessert with whipped cream.  So thank you, to this ingenious idea of fusing together the pumpkin infatuation on Thanksgiving with a more alluring dessert. It was bound [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/mini-pumpkin-cheesecake-w-a-ginger-snap-crust/feed/ 13 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/on-the-side/blackened-tilapia-corn-salsa/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/on-the-side/blackened-tilapia-corn-salsa/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:40 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=322 Growing up in a Filipino home, tilapia was a staple on the dinner table.  It was always simply broiled, served with jasmine rice and vegetables.  Tilapia was always something you could find at the Asian markets and it didn’t occur to me until in recent years, the versatility of this fish. I was born in [...]]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/on-the-side/blackened-tilapia-corn-salsa/feed/ 2 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/salt-crusted-striped-bass/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/salt-crusted-striped-bass/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:11:35 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=205 A trip to Chinatown is never complete without a visit to our favorite fish monger. As we scan the catch of the day sprawled out on beds of crushed ice, my mind begins to sift through the menu possibilities for our upcoming week. I know exactly what we need... ]]> http://dhaleb.com/food-type/seafood/salt-crusted-striped-bass/feed/ 8 http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/mousse-au-chocolat-deep-dark-sinful/ http://dhaleb.com/food-type/dessert/mousse-au-chocolat-deep-dark-sinful/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:51 +0000 Dhale @ Culinary Musings http://dhaleb.com/?p=109 The French, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1) My wonderful boyfriend 2) delicious desserts. 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