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It’s already time for Issue 2 of our little magazine Remedy Quarterly to hit the presses! Well, almost time. We has such an amazing response to Issue 1 when we posted it on kickstarter, we were really blown away. Since then we’ve been featured on all sorts of blogs (thank you!) and even in Readymade magazine. Issue 2’s theme is cravings and has an interview with blogger and pastry chef extraordinaire, David Lebovitz, a tasty story and recipe from Ashley English of Small Measure and all sorts of other great stories and recipes that will help fulfill your cravings.

You can help us kickstart Issue 2 by visiting our kickstarter page and pre-ordering an issue. If that’s not exciting enough, our super talented friend Erik Marinovich drew the amazing illustration above for one of our stories and you can order a limited edition print of his illustration. We’re super excited about this issue and can’t wait to send it out! Thanks again for all your support!

Growing up, I remember spending a weekend afternoon spent rolling out pretzel dough into loooonnnng tubes, then trying my best to twist them into perfect pretzel shapes. I’m pretty sure there were some wacky looking pretzels that came out of the oven, but who cares what they look like when I had soft, warm pretzels to look forward to. With memories like that, it’s hard not to try to recreate it.

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Oh boy! I can hardly contain myself after hearing the news that Blue Bottle Coffee is coming to Brookyln. If you’ve never experienced it, it is awesome. I mean, the New Orleans Style iced coffee brewed with chicory is kind of like crack, in all the best ways of course. Now I can get my fix without traveling to San Francisco! Although, now that I mention it, I really want to go back.

Read more at the New York Times.

Images from The New York Times and Blue Bottle Coffee.

Who doesn’t love onion rings? Crispy, golden outside, soft oniony inside… sure you get bad breath, but it’s  totally worth it. I don’t remember much about my grandma june’s cooking, but I do remember her Friday night fish fries, which is the one night I would forgo my picky ban on not eating fish because her’s were so delicious. These onion rings would make an appearance on the dinner table alongside the fish and quickly disappear. Every now and then, I’ll make a batch and just as they did back in the day, they don’t sit on the table for long.

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It looks like it’s bound to be a slushy snowy weekend here… the perfect time stay nice and warm indoors and toast the city with it’s namesake drink the Manhattan. A little bourbon and vermouth, a dash of bitters and a cherry to top it off… yum!

Cheers to staying warm!

Manhattan
makes 1 drink

2 oz bourbon
1 oz italian vermouth
dash of bitters
maraschino cherry

1
Chill glasses in freezer for 5-10 minutes
2
Combine bourbon, vermouth and bitters in a shaker along with an ice cube and give it a good shake.
3
Strain cocktail into chilled glass and top with a cherry.

I am so addicted to this salad. I’ve tried different variations that use apples instead of pears or pecans instead of pistachios and they’re all good… all awesome actually. But my favorite combo is freshly cut pear, some creamy gorgonzola and a few pistachios sprinkled about. Deeelicoius. Plus, it takes all of five minutes, tops. Read more

Oh happy day! It’s been a while since we’ve had a happy hour around here and boy am I ready! Since things are a bit nutty, I went for something super simple but pretty dang lovely to liven things up. There’s no easier way to make something pretty in the winter time than using blood oranges. I absolutely love those red gems. So go find yourself a few, pick up some gin on the way and make a lovely blood orange gimlet to celebrate another Friday.

Cheers!

blood orange gimlet
serves 1

1 oz blood orange juice
2 oz gin
ice
blood orange slice, to garnish

1
Pour the juice, gin and ice in a cocktail shaker and give it a good shake.
2
Strain the liquid into a nice, dainty glass and garnish with an orange slice.

I miss my weekly inspiration at the farmers market… the bright colors, happy farmers and new surprises each week. Now, I have to admit, I’m pretty lucky because our local farmers market is actually still open, but more often than not I find it hard to bundle myself up and face the walk. A few weeks ago Maude (my dog) and I got up the nerve to face the cold and made the trek. We didn’t come home with any colorful fruit or vegetables, mostly cheese and meat with a few root vegetables sprinkled in, but our one treasure of the day was the most delicious applesauce I’ve ever tasted. It’s made with one of my favorite apples, Fuji and pink in hue. I ate my fair share, but had enough leftover that I decided to make an apple quick bread with it and boy, did it cure my winter blues.

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My lovely friend Samantha of Maquette asked me to contribute a recipe for her week of Valentine’s inpsiration. I immediately thought of my favorite homemade caramels. They are perfectly decadent: buttery, sweet and chewy with a hint of sea salt to jazz things up. Make them for your favorite love or the one you’ve been trying to rope in and you’re sure to win them over with this recipe.

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