Archive for the ‘Special Occasion’ Category

Birthday Cheesecake with a Fortune Cookie Crust

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Happy Birthday to my Dad! :DThis morning was spent toiling in the kitchen. In addition to having plans to bake today, baking seemd more than appropriate in this new, cooler weather that we've been fortunate enough to have for the last two days.Dad looooves fortune cookies for their crunch. He ...

Natural Tofu at Book Chang Dong

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Happy early birthday, Dannyson!To celebrate his 21st, we were chaffeured out to Flushing for some good eats on Kissena Boulevard. Just a few blocks from and IHOP, Book Chang Dong describes itself as a Natural Tofu Restaurant.When you first walk in, the vestibule is filled with articles from the New ...

Summer Intern BBQ

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

If I haven't mentioned it before, let me say it now-- I've been working for the City of New York for this summer. And it turns out, they always throw a BBQ for their interns, where the mayor takes a picture with each one of us.Hosted at Gracie Mansion, the ...

All About Dad, Part Deux

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Part Deux, because I used to watch the Charlie Sheen movie with Dad on weekends whenever it was on.So, the Jasmine jelly dessert did not last until Father's day, and since today is Father's day, I had to think of something new and different. New means not a repeat of yesterday's ...

Can you Sushi Mambo?

Friday, June 16th, 2006

The venue I picked for NYU's Middle C dinner this summer was a small restaurant in the West Village called Sushi Mambo. As my brother said, with a name like that, could there be a more appropriate neighborhood to for a Japanese restaurant with a fun-loving name?I made reservations for ...