Meryienda Cookies: (Clockwise) Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip,  Snickerdoodle, Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip, Maple Pecan, Oatmeal Pumpkin Spice I do love gluten. In fact, if you’re unable or uninterested in eating it, I’ll have yours. However, I sympathize with people who cannot or don’t want to eat it. And so I am very excited to know about Meryienda Gluten Free Bake Shop! Baker Elvira Acosta loves cookies, but she cannot eat gluten at all. So she

Do not miss the incredible shopping and eating at the iconic Brooklyn Flea during their seasonal “Gifted” Holiday Market! Here is their press release: [singlepic id=1585 w=320 h=240 float=center] BROOKLYN FLEA’S ANNUAL “GIFTED” HOLIDAY MARKET RETURNS TO SKYLIGHT ONE HANSON WITH 100+ VENDORS ON 3 FLOORS FOR 5 WEEKENDS ONLY Curated and cool vintage/handmade/food gift items crammed into spectacular former bank building starting Thanksgiving weekend. Hurricane Sandy fundraising f

James and I were roaming around Greenflea on a hot, humid Sunday two weekends ago, and several people strongly recommended that we go try a Trop Pop. Trop Pops are big chunks of frozen tropical fruit – mango, banana, pineapple and kiwi – with a coating of rich dark chocolate on one side, all on a stick. You get all the fun of a frozen pop with just enough chocolate to satisfy, and all the glory of eating a huge piece of fruit. I had the mango, and James had the pineapple. The

I’ll be honest: I’ve never cooked kale.  I am embarrassingly unadventurous about my leafy greens, and not for any particular reason.  Salad and spinach, and that’s about it.  The funny part is that I do love greens, and I’ll order them at a restaurant.  I just don’t cook with them.  And there you have it. However, all that changed today.  This morning James and I were chatting with our friend and Abingdon Square Greenmarket Manager Craig Willingham, and he gave us this awesom

If you’ve ever picked up a loaf of bread at a farmers market in the city, or in New York State for that matter, odds are that it was made by Bread Alone.  I have been buying rolls, health loaves, and almond croissants from this bakery for years at the Abingdon Square Greenmarket.  Their breads are organic and whole grain, and the pastries are made from all natural ingredients.  Every loaf or roll is made with care and a commitment to quality and outstanding flavor. One of my