Monthly Archives: May 2013

Pot Luck #5

By A-Tooch | Published: May 14, 2013

TFAW have a lot of foodie friends. So while we often do big dinners out, we like to cook, too. I’ll call this Pot Luck #5 because that feels about right. I have blogged many of our pot luck gatherings over the years because they are just so awesome and delicious. We typically share the [...]

Posted in Events, Foodie Ramblings | Tagged eggs, nuts, pot luck, salad | Leave a comment

Bridal Shower at Artisanal Cheese Center

By A-Tooch | Published: May 10, 2013

You may have noticed that TFAW are very wedding busy lately — one of us is getting married and the other is a guest at six weddings this year. Yup. Crazy. Us cheese fiends pick like-minded people for friends. I was excited to celebrate my friend C at her bridal shower wine/cheese tasting class at [...]

Posted in Booze, Cheese, Events, NYC | Tagged artisanal, bridal shower, cheese, chelsea, NYC, wine | Leave a comment

Sherried Mushrooms

By A-Tooch | Published: May 7, 2013

Looking for a side dish that tastes like it was more work than it really was? These sherried mushrooms are flavorful and easy to pull together in a pinch. Mushrooms cook down a lot, so don’t be overwhelmed when you purchase 2 lbs. of them. This was also my introduction to “cream sherry,” which actually [...]

Posted in Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged garlic, mushrooms, sherry, side, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Best Dessert I’ve Ever Had: Columbia – Ybor City, FL

By A-Tooch | Published: May 3, 2013

Wow. That is a bold statement, eh? During a weekend trip to Florida earlier this year, A-Tooch rekindled her love with the best dessert she has ever tasted. Behold: Columbia Restaurant’s White Chocolate Bread Pudding It’s nothing fancy. In fact, it’s only about $9. The main items — bread pudding and white chocolate — don’t [...]