El Toro Partido on 139th and Broadway. It’s a hole in the wall, but SOOOOO good. I recommend the chicken pipian (pumpkin seed sauce), but pretty much everything there is good. And I don;t even like Mexican food that much! I...

. They also offer a serving of duck and goose meats in a salami and bresciaole style. Primo offerings include the ravioli made as we entered: it is stuffed with pumpkin and a slight taste of almonds – very flavorful and...

...I have ALWAYS left my butter out of the refrigerator (it spreads easier on toast when it is not cold) but I have never seen a puddle!? What kind of butter forms a puddle (other than melted butter?). I’m confused...

commanding $70 for the “Ten” - how hard would it be to buy a pumpkin patch, put some vines in the ground, press it, put it in a bottle, and Presto! - “Ocean Obscura” Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir – 300...

on how you feel about seeds. Chill and throw into the maker. Another great option is to buy bottled fruit nectar (I love passionfruit), mix with some citrus (I like lime) or a touch of alcohol, and put it in the maker. No effort...

Does anyone remember Big John’s Pork and Beans? It was two cans taped together. One can was the beans the other was the “sauce”. We used to eat that all the time when we were kids over toast. Is it still around?

opener Garlic press another four are: citrus zester wooden reamer melon baller (for scooping out various seeds) nutmeg grater

they ate for a month on their morning toast at home.

cousins for dinner who were in town for a wedding. Bayona has a small but very interesting menu. Allison started with a goat cheese and mushroom toast while I had the eggplant caviar with tapenade and feta. The combination of the...

cute. If you want to eat some great Bolognese food (and you should; it’s the best type of food in Italy), try Colline Emiliane. Excellent pumpkin ravioli!

were the sesame puff with crunchy thin shell and lotus seed paste filling, intense coconut jello, delicious chicken feet with black bean and nam yee seasoning, and the delicious sui gow dumplings in a clear refreshing stock. The...

since that fateful day in Cuernavaca when someone stuck a fork in my hand that had a funny looking red barrel shaped fruit on the end of it. I took a bite and ended up with a mouthful of seeds. Noticing what was probably a rather...

I am getting pumpkin butter in my sister’s suitcase from San Francisco, and hopefully a cookbook or two. I already got cooking anniversary/mother’s day gifts this year from DH (lovely le creuset and matching utensils)...

veggie soup... puree’d so there are no visible lumpy bits, served in a toasted bun bowl. I am an expert at hiding green stuff in meat loaf and pasta sauces.

I agree with Mama’s Mary’s and Prune (best bloodys). Add to Brunch: Clinton St. Bakery (get ready for wait) ALias (you can also satisfy craving for fried chix (with fennel seeds) and Mac and chs althogh not the best in...