A few weekends ago we had friends over for brunch. I had slow-roasted a pork shoulder and thought it might be nice to thinly slice the meat and make Bánh Mi, the Vietnamese style sandwiches, as a main course.Appetizer: cubes of fresh mango (so sweet this time of year!), drizzled with plain yogurt an…

my best friend just laughed at me. because she says i'm whiny. yes. it's true. i am whiny. because i'm having a bad day and i don't want to play anymore. llo and went out for brunch. i took a picture of her because she looks freaking miserable (because she is whiny too.) actually it's an "and"…

Welcome to my first blog post! It's been a crazy busy week for me, so I was happy that I was able to sleep in. On this lovely, sunny Saturday morning (which is atypical in upstate New York during the winter), I was feeling up for brunch. I made a glass of apple juice and perused my fridge for what I…

A few weeks ago a couple of friends came down from Chiang Mai and so I invited them over for brunch. Since they don't have an opportunity to enjoy good old fashioned American breakfasts that often, I decided to make something special for them: baked donuts. (Recipe here at 101cookbooks.com) Left:…

I shall start off my weekend brunch review by telling you about an oldy, but goody; Cafe Orlin.