My Homemade Granola

Last Fall, With Love From Brooklyn, opened a new kiosk at Grand Central Terminal (in the Graybar Passage) offering a revolving roster of gift sets with products made locally in Brooklyn. From this kiosk I sampled Farmhand’s Choice granola from Early Bird Granola and another product – David’s Famous Pistachio Crack…soooo good!   After buying…

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The Best Way To Treat A Cold!

When I was three months pregnant with my daughter, my doctor said I had a touch of sinusitis…it was painful but not as much as a full-on sinusitis (experienced this 2 years later).   Medication was out of the question so I decided to make myself a cup of hot water mixed with lemon juice and…

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Soy and Ginger Shrimp Packets

This type of cooking is one of my favorites as the food cooks in its own juices.  Cooking in packets (en papillote) basically means steaming small portions of food in a wrapper in a hot oven.  You can use parchment paper or tin foil – I’ve used both.  Click here to see how to make…

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Asparagus, Smoked Bacon and New Potato Salad

My fondest childhood memories of summer were swimming long hours down at the beach where my grandparents lived and only leaving the watery playground to eat.  You could work up such an appetite swimming, skiing, playing in the water!  Potato salads were a favorite my siblings and I always enjoyed.  It was usually accompanied by…

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