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The Cookery: Dobbs Ferry

March 10, 2014

When I first started blogging a few years ago I was over on Tumblr, a platform that lent itself to much shorter, more diary-style posts ("Here I am at sushi! Here is the shirt I bought! Here is my dog!" et cetera). And so I did a lot of blogging about local spots I went to. If I went to a restaurant and ate something, it probably ended up getting posted on my site.

I don't really do that anymore, mostly because I don't want to bore non-Westchester-or-NYC readers, but every so often I discover a place that I need to let you know about.

Kendrick's been telling me about The Cookery, in Dobbs Ferry (a short MetroNorth ride from Grand Central, if you're based in NYC) and how we haaaave to gooooo for a few months now, ever since a friend took him there. On Sunday we got the chance to stop in for brunch, and:

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Buca di Beppo Meatballs

March 4, 2014

I know next-to-nothing about Sofia Vergara, and still: I cannot help but think she is wonderful. She wears ridiculous sequin dresses, is rarely pictured without a glass of champagne and doing some crazy dance move in an era when stars try to cultivate a photo-perfect image at all times, and she and Julie Bowen posed for the this send-up of Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield:

That is an amazing photo.

She has to be wonderful.

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Valentine’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

February 13, 2014

Because Kendrick loves Rice Krispie treats more than anything and spent a decent percentage of today shoveling snow out of our driveway, and because I am a huge nerd:

I made him a Valentine's Day Rice Krispie Treat.

If, like me, you haven't made these things in a couple of decades and need a refresher, here's how you do it:

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Simple Cinnamon Rolls

February 4, 2014

This recipe is so easy - really just my biscuit recipe plus butter/sugar/cinnamon - and the best part is that it's basic enough that you can put your own twist on it. Try adding Nutella, peanut butter, or nuts (or all three), drizzling icing on top...anything you like really.

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Half-Homemade Coconut Cream Pie

January 29, 2014

Is coconut cream pie a summer thing?

I think it might be.

I could not possibly care less. It's so good, and I want it right now, cold weather and all. All of the time. I am very sad that these photos were taken last week and that this pie no longer exists in close proximity to my face.

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