I was feeling adventurous last week and decided to take another stab at making black bean burgers. The first attempt wasn’t a major fail, the flavor was good but the consistency didn’t stand up to cooking so there was definitely room for improvement. To deal with the burger’s crumbly nature i decided to employ the [...]
Read more →Isadora is my NYC surrogate grandmother. She’s also my friend Traven’s actual grandmother but she’s always treated me with such warmth and honesty that often times I feel like we’re related. She’s bold, fashionable, and (like a true Crow) knows every good restaurant in Manhattan. After helping Isadora paint a wall in her 34th St. [...]
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Read more →They’re intimidating, right? A quick cook-time can be hectic and leaves little opportunity to fix any mistakes you may make. And that thin batter on a hot pan? Just thinking about the smell of burnt egg-y batter makes me cringe. Needless to say, when Derek suggested we make crepes for breakfast I was a little [...]
Read more →Hello blog, its been a while. After a long journey across the country with my man crow, my cat, and in a strangers car, I’ve arrived in New England. More importantly, I will soon be reunited with the JP crows! I immediately started missing Oakland, and Oakland taco trucks, the second we left California. The [...]
Read more →I really wanted to try a new baked eggplant recipe that I found in a cookbook, Dishing Up Maine, but with Boston’s recent heatwave there was no way I was turning on any part of my stove to fuel the fire of my 85 degree apartment. Instead I made some changes to the recipe to [...]
Read more →It’s exactly how it sounds. Due to some slow-cooker malfunction, my friend Traven ended up cooking his pork shoulder in the crock for a little over a day. In previous experiences with pulled pork recipes, the hunk of meat is cooked for a total of 12 hours. Not this time… First he cooked the pork [...]
Read more →Moving to New York City has proven to be a pretty spectacular choice with one exception-I can’t grill. I don’t know how New Yorkers can honestly enjoy the summer without a charred burger or a crispy grilled pizza. Blasphemy! So, what’s the next best thing to a burger fresh off the grill? Well, that would [...]
Read more →I had a mission to branch out of my guacamole ways and get a little creative with my recent surplus of avocados. I found a few crafty ways on my own and also stumbled on this article at the perfect time: Beyond Guacamole- 5 Ways to Use Avocados. I seriously felt like the internet was [...]
Read more →An inspiring NY Times article posted today about vendors at the Greenpoint Food Market. Makes me want to quit my day job! Check out the article here. Know of any good markets in your area? Share them with the Crows in our comments section!
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