Last week we celebrated our 5th year Anniversary…of dating,people,not marriage Now,we’re both huge Mario Batali fans and we’ve been wanting to come to Babbo ever since we landed in NYC. Babbo was one of his earliest restaurants in NYC and opened in 1998. Located in Greenwich Village,it’s a little cozy (read:small). Reservations have to be made 1 month in advance! Rob snagged a 5:30pm dinner res and ordered the $75 Traditional Tasting menu. This consisted of several dishes:
Pi Day:the best excuse to make a ridiculous amount of pie. Kinda like how Valentine’s Day is the best excuse for gorging on chocolate For our Pi(e) Day we made three pies:Skillet Shepherd’s Pie,open-faced Apple Pie and Lemon Meringue Pie. jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-79-689′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});}); jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-65-499′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});});Could there be a more decadent dessert? Within our family,the tongue-in-cheek name for these are “Better-than-Sex Brownies”We only make them once a year,which is around the holidays,so we skimp on absolutely nothing! This recipe is from my dear Popo For the longest time,I’ve tried to sneak off and replicate this in my own kitchen,only to be met with mushy brown soup. So,finally,one day I worked up the nerve to ask her exactly how she makes it. And here’s the tip:don’t soak your beans! And like magic,the soup stays nice and green and the beans keep their shape for added texture. Enjoy! Ingredients:1 bag of mung beans 1/2 bag of split mung beans (they’re yellow) 3 quarts water (12 cups) 4 thick slices of fresh ginger 1 cup brown sugar or palm sugar Directions:Rinse the beans,twice,to get rid of (most) the narsty yellow food coloring on the split beans. Put the beans into a large stockpot and add the water. Set to High until it starts boiling. Add the ginger and turn down to Medium. Cook for 30mins,then turn off the heat and add the sugar (or to taste).  |  | |
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