Something Orange

The mysteries of Triple Sec and curaçao.

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

After searching on-line attempting to find a menu for Daisy Mint to send to a friend, I finally gave in and typed up what I think is the current menu. And then, since it seemed like a pity to just email it to my friend, I thought...

It was a slow day, so I decided to go out and try Daisy May’s. Of course, as we know, we shouldn’t judge a restaurant when it is newly opened and has just been written up in the NY Times. That being said, let me judge...

The Lazy Daisy cake my Mom made was a yellow cake baked in a square pan with brown sugar and coconut sprinkled on top. The topping ended up crispy and caramelized, in lieu of frosting.

yellow rice that cooked with achiote oil and sofrito and alcaparaddo. does that sound right?

Check out Daisy Martinez- she has a show called Daisy Cooks. I believe there are some recipes on her website. Her yellow rice is SO good! I have a bunch of her sofrito recipe in my freezer for said yellow rice. I know this...

In most of Latin America, they are used for coloring (yellow/orange), such as the oil that Daisy describes. As far as I know, on southern Mexico, Yucatan, uses them in a large enough quantity to contribute much flavor to dish....

Where is Jacks? It didn’t come up in a yellow pages search.

Little Pie Company’s yellow cake with chocolate icing is my favorite cake in the city. It will be the perfect ending to dinner at Daisy May’s. It’s also conveniently nearby....

Daisy Martinez uses this ingredient fairly often. Browse her two sites and see what she has to offer. I remember her mentioning, ‘...it makes all the difference’ in a recipe. 1.)...

A bit of a walk, but Daisy Mae’s is on 11th Ave on the corner of 46th Street.

I like the choices on Maiden Lane, between Nassau and Broadway. Alfanoose is the tops, by far. Also, for a nice selection of hot meals that change daily (with brown or yellow rice and steamed vegetables) try Health Exchange. Good...

Cut the corn from the cob....scrape the cob with the back of your knife to extract all of the juices....Heat on the stove stirring almost constantly...It will change color... from light yellow to a darker yellow...(The starch is...

cooking/ another taking orders)...Their food is to die for! Id reccomend the Chicken over Yellow rice