Archives: 2011 May

Did You Hear?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 1:17 pm Duchess Uncategorized 3

I am happy, proud, and excited to say that I am the featured blog on Foodista.com today.

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A Taste of His Childhood

Monday, May 23, 2011 at 2:43 pm Duchess Food 2

My husband was born in the Philippines. He and and his family moved to the States, (Queens, New York to be exact), when he was four. He hasn't held on to many of the traditions or cultural influences from his childhood, except for a few well-loved flavors and dishes... isn't that always the way, though?

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The Divine Miss “N”

Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm Duchess Love 5

My Grandmother was a tough woman to love. She made being a participant in her life complicated, often maddening, and difficult… I don’t think she would have had it any other way.

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Did You Say Football-Sized Cacao Beans?

Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 9:09 pm Duchess Opinions Comments Off

Yes, yes I did.

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Holy Cream, Batman!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 5:52 pm Duchess Food 4

My friend, Dara, brought back Pretzel Cream Cheese ice cream one day from lunch weeks ago. It was heavenly; inspired, even. Said ice cream came from a hole in the wall shop on Ninth Avenue and 53rd street, (no website, sorry), close to our offices. Since that fated day, we've been promising to go back together. It's more than just homemade artisan ice cream, you see. Holey Cream offers something so insane, so over-the-top, so damned genius... the Donut Ice Cream Sandwich. Today was the day we went.

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Craving Conquered!

Friday, May 6, 2011 at 1:32 pm Duchess Food 5

I was absolutely craving Linguine alla Vongole (linguine with clams) last night. I don't know why, but sometime at around 3 P.M. the image of lovely clams, nestled in a pile of lovely pasta, covered in copious amounts of wine and garlic wouldn't stop nagging me. In fact, at 3:30 P.M., a colleague and I had a half hour long conversation about how most recipes skimp on the garlic and wine. We followed up that conversation with delightful stories of our local fish mongers... I love fellow foodies wherever they may be hiding.

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