Monthly Archives: April 2011
Interview with a Baker: Kendyl Severino
A fellow Syracuse alum, Kendyl Severino, recently started her own cupcake business. Kendyl has always been an entrepreneur and been interested in starting a food related business, as evidenced by her senior year project where it was her idea to create a personal chef business. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA and bakes cupcakes out [...]
Sibling Rivalry Giveaway
Sibling Rivalry is a “competition between siblings especially for the attention, affection, and approval of their parents” according to Webster’s Dictionary. I can think of several families I know where I witnessed sibling rivalry between the children. One child was better about adhering to bed time, earned better grades, wanted more money, a later curfew, [...]
Vanilla Mini Cupcakes with Cherry Buttercream Frosting
A-Tooch finally scored the mini cupcake pan she has been wanting for quite a while now. For a coworker’s birthday, she tried her inaugural recipe in the pan. ‘Tis the season for tasty fruit treats! After trying the cherry buttercream cupcakes at Tu-Lu’s not too long ago, I’ve been hooked on duplicating that recipe (in [...]
Posted in Cupcakes, Dessert, Recipes Tagged buttercream, cherry, cupcakes, frosting, mini 3 Comments
5 Napkin Burger
Today is the last day of Passover, and tonight Miss Yunks is looking forward to breaking Passover with her traditional pizza. This means real carbs are back on her mind and it’s time to share this carb-filled delicious dinner she recently enjoyed with Annie and Brenna at 5 Napkin Burger. Conveniently located in Boston’s Back [...]
Posted in Boston, Reviews Tagged 5 Napkin Burger, boston, onion rings, sweet potato fries, tater tots, veggie burger 10 Comments
Rocking Horse Cafe – Chelsea
New York City is packed with weekend brunch options and to be honest, few really stand out. How many different ways can you make eggs or pancakes? A-Tooch and friends wandered into Rocking Horse Cafe — a staple lunch/dinner spot — for Sunday funday brunch recently. I’m not crazy about the all-you-can-drink brunches (mainly because [...]
Family Foodie Rituals
On this Foodie Friday, A-Tooch and Miss Yunks got to thinking about old family meal traditions on different days of the week. A-Tooch: More often than not, Friday=pizza night at the Tooch household. It was always something to look forward to at the end of the week. For some strange reason black olives were the [...]
Mini Frittatas and Spinach and Cheese Pie for Passover
This is the first year Miss Yunks has done some of her own Passover cooking. I always keep Passover for eight days. It’s not that hard to not eat any leavened bread, wheat, barley, rye, spelt or oats. Even though my usual diet is heavily reliant on bread and pasta, it’s really not hard to [...]
Posted in Holiday, Recipes, Vegeterian Tagged eggs, Frittata, Passover, spinach, Spinach and Cheese Pie 10 Comments




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