We usually splurge on Gramercy Tavern every year for our anniversary, but it was of course closed to indoor dining this year. So, we got it to go and had a wonderful meal at home. I still dream about that ice cream.

I finally got around to making the recipe from this post and the buns turned out great. I also actually took some action shots this time for those of you interested in trying.

{1: dough just mixed; 2: buns shaped; 3: buns after rising; 4: after taking the lid off; 5: cooling on the counter; 6 and 7: finished product}

Worked off of this recipe and ate it every night for dinner last week with some good, crusty sourdough.

Summer is over, which means I had to go out by revisiting my absolute favorite tomato tart.  I know the mustard sounds weird, but it makes the dish.  The tart works best with the sweet juicy tomatoes abundant at the markets in August, but honestly, standard grocery store fare works too.

a rainy weekend called for finally trying this recipe for salted chocolate cake.  i cut the sugar and let it underbake slightly, and it fulfilled my dreams of french decadence.

i finally made alison roman’s chickpea stew this weekend, and it was just as promised – easy, inexpensive, and delicious.  i made a few changes to the receipe:  spinach instead of kale, 1 cup of coconut milk instead of 2; and parsley instead of cilantro because that’s all i had.  a little squeeze of lime to top it off.  perfect for a cold winter’s night.