Author Archives: Anita!
Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Did you know that another name for a hazelnut is a Filbert? I discovered this when shopping for ingredients for this cake. The name is awkward, as is the taste of a raw hazelnut — a little green and plastic. … Continue reading
Orange Ginger Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
I have two weeks left in Cleveland before I move my stuff home and I’ve started thinking about the “lasts” of things. I pass by Presti’s bakery and count the number of times I will probably go there before I … Continue reading
Wonton-Style Tortellini with Cilantro Pesto
The week leading up to Match Day I was in Florida with my family. It was a reward for a few months of self-obsession about my future, worrying about my individual path that would emerge from the Match algorithm. I … Continue reading
Thyme & Goat Cheese French Toast
Yesterday at 9pm, Ari and I electronically signed our lives away to our future residency programs. Senior medical students participate in a nation-wide match process, in which they rank the programs they’ve visited and the programs in turn rank their … Continue reading
