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August 4, 2009 By cheryl

A Tiger In The Kitchen: Unveiled



Not too long ago, reporter Mark Joyella caught up with me about my cooking and eating adventures for a piece he did for the Brooklyn Heights Blog.

On my little deck in Brooklyn, we had a lovely time chatting about festive cardamom cookies and my stab at eating bull’s penis. (You can also see the video on Vimeo.)

I’d been a little embarrassed about posting it — because you can see exactly how dead my houseplants are in the background of some shots! But Mark did such a nice job, I thought I’d share it with you.

So, if you’ve been wondering what exactly I’ve been up to so far this year, check it out …

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Filed Under: Books, Fashion, New York Tagged With: A Tiger In The Kitchen, Brooklyn Heights Blog, Bull's Penis, Cardamom Cookies, Mark Joyella, New York, Pho Sure, Vimeo

May 5, 2009 By cheryl

With This Adobo


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There has been a frenzy of cooking in our little Brooklyn Heights kitchen.

There were the cardamom cookies. There was the mammoth spicy-sausage lasagna that we barely made a dent in. There has been the making of stacks of sandwiches for lunches present and future.

And then even after the Hubbs said, “Enough,” there was the sneaking out to the store to purchase a beautifully pink pork tenderloin and a head of garlic to make one of the simplest yet tastiest of meals: Filipino Pork Adobo.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Singapore Tagged With: Cardamom Cookies, Facebook, Lasagna, Pork adobo, Sandwiches, Singapore

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