A Full Belly

Apples, Pumpkins, Cranberry, and Ginger

Seasonally appropriate weather may have finally arrived, which means I can start thinking about some of my favorite fall ingredients and recipes.

Apple
Mattbite's Green Apple Galette
Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
Apple Sauce

Pumpkin
Spiced Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Pie with Spiced Whipped Cream

Cranberry
Cranberry Ginger Sauce
Cranberry, Orange & Walnut Bread

Ginger
Shuna's Famous Gingerbread
Carrot Ginger Cupcakes

Amai Tea & Bake House Opens

Kelli and Andrew have been blogging at Lovescool.com for a few years now, sharing a journey that has led to the opening of Amai Tea & Bake House in Gramercy. I couldn't be more excited for them, and can't wait to visit the store. Congrats, Kelli and Andrew!

Amai Tea & Bake House
171 3rd Ave, New York, NY [map]
212-863-9630

Self-portrait with Brussels Sprouts (Yes, I am a dork)

Self-portrait with sprouts
Originally uploaded by Alaina B..

I'm not doing anything fancy with these tonight (olive oil, salt, pepper, roast), but the next stalk of brussels sprouts to enter my kitchen undoubtedly will find itself on the receiving end of the David Chang treatment.

Celebrating the Meatloaf

tamarind glazed meat loaf and roasted potatoes with southern indian spices
Originally uploaded by Alaina B..

It's a meatloaf extravaganza at Serious Eats today. To celebrate, I made tamarind glazed meatloaf (recipe).