My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Day 2 of Hurricane Irene! What better way to celebrate this perilous day that's full of fraught tension than Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Cranberry Muffins with Toasted Almonds

What better way to celebrate Hurricane Irene than with baking? It's been a while since I've had time to bake and with the forced shut down of NYC, I'm spending it in the kitchen.

French Toast - - Chinese Style

New Yorkers were able to enjoy a snow day due to the blizzard that hit our area. I celebrated with a leisure breakfast: French Toast, Chinese style. The main difference between Chinese and American style French toast is the topping. Chinese-style use condensed milk and American-style use maple or pancake syrup.

Chinese Almond Cookies

The Chinese Almond Cookies recipe is from Pichet Ong's cookbook "The Sweet Spot: Asian-Inspired Desserts."  Almond cookies to Chinese people is similar to how chocolate chip cookies are to Americans; it's one of our notorious dessert items. People can find them in Chinese bakeries and supermarkets.