Friday, April 1, 2011

Adventures in Gluten Free Part Whatever

Newsflash- gluten free pie crust is awesome.  Without gluten, you don't have to worry as much about over mixing the dough.  There's no gluten to activate, so no chance of it getting gummy.  Using just Bob's Red Mill flour and a standard butter pie crust recipe, that I fudged a little because, well, I didn't really feel like running out to by pie weights, I gussied up quite the leek and goat cheese tart.  I found the recipe for Belgian Leek Tart with Aged Goat Cheese (Flamiche Aux Poireaux) on Epicurious  and tweeked since I didn't have "aged" goat cheese but I did have "regular" goat cheese.  Also, my leeks came from the Whole Foods in Tribeca, not Belgium, but what can you do.






The recipe was a little complex, involving a pre-made leek confit that I did the day before, as well as a home made pie crust.  But the end result was well worth it, especially as my non-gluten-free dinner guest was whole heartedly impressed, without even realizing that the recipe had been tweeked.  You can see the full recipe on Epicurious here as it's not really worth re-writing.  I will say, I didn't use a special spring form pan, I free-styled on a large cookie sheet and I don't think my tart suffered for it.  Ok, perhaps beauty-wise, but not much I swear.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

My New Fave Restaurant- Breuckelen

In my new habit of exploring Brooklyn, I stumbled across this gem and I've been calling it my favorite restaurant ever since. (two days ago:)  It's my favorite type of cuisine- "new American."  My skate dusted with hazlenut was out of this world. And the amuse-bouche with tofu and flake was also stellar.  The beat and blue cheese salad was great, and I have it on good authority that the duck was out of this world.

The best part?  The chef was there and came by the table to discuss how to make my meal gluten-free, such a nice touch. Our waiter had a lovely accent and was so attentive without being annoying. He even rushed out into the SNOW to help hail us a cab. Needless to say, I'll be back.
Brooklyn totally necessitates a Hipstamatic pic
www.breuckelenrestaurant.com/
268 Clinton St
(between Congress St & Warren St)
BrooklynNY 11201


Thursday, March 10, 2011

Vogue on Vogue on Vogue etc.

Every Vogue from around the world in 2010 layered on top of one another.  Do you see the Virgin Mary?!

Vogue on Vogue on Vogue etc.


Italian only

French Only

American



Could You Live in a Trailer

From my new favorite design blog, desiretoinspire.net, this Airstream is truly a dream.  Can you imagine traveling to and fro across the country, living in this little shiny pod.  What a chic nomad you would be.






lovingly restored (and all images) by Santa Barbara architect Matthew Hofmann


Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Gluten Free Delight! Rubirosa NoLiTa

I had calamari today!  And mozzarella sticks!  And I could've had pizza!  What a day!  Rubirosa has a large gluten-free menu, with pasta and pizza and obviously calamari and mozzarella sticks.  It was amazing.  Now, I won't say they were the absolute, platonic best of either item, but honestly, from a GF perspective, it was heaven.  Also, the restaurant is totally cute and my non-gf companions had pizza that they said was terrific.  I can't comment, but it did smell tantalizing.

235 Mulberry St
(between Spring St & Prince St) 

McQueen by Sarah Burton

Even after the passing of McQueen, the label continues to live, and in a glorious fashion at that.  Look 1 might be my favorite.

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com/Style.,com