My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard

I recently tried the toasted marshmallow shake from Stand. It was featured on the Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate--Sugar Rush. I have to say, it was every bit as delicious as it was described to be. I had decided to reward myself dessert after a healthy sushi dinner at Nori. Despite being completely full, I polished off more than half of the full size shake and also some of two mini shakes (chocolate peanut butter cup and Mint Cookies and Cream.) In my defense, I didn't want to order three shakes but my dining companions ordered while I was in the bathroom and decided it would be a good idea. Dairy in large quantities is never a good idea but I just couldn't stop drinking. There were bits of marshmallow in the shake along with two jumbo toasted marshmallows on top. Heaven. Doesn't it seem fitting that heaven would be a place where you surrounded by toasted marshmallow shakes and jumbo toasted marshmallows??




Marshmallows hold a soft spot in my heart. It's one of those nostalgic foods that brings be back to beach side campfires in high school and more recently, a gloriously fun trip to Cape Cod last summer.

I can't wait to go back for another sip of heaven!



Restaurants mentioned:
Nori
129 2nd Ave.
New York, 10003

Stand
24 E. 12th St.
New York, NY 10003

Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze

My blog has just been born and I've already been neglecting it. I eat and cook wayyy too much to be current! Will try my best to play catch up. Last Thursday I decided to make blueberry scones using the blueberries I bought at Chelsea Market earlier in the week. I really love scones and wanted to use all the blueberries before they went bad. It was my first attempt to bake in my tiny kitchen with a broken oven knob (temperature dial is broken and I can't tell what degree the oven is). I figured scones didn't need to bake under an exact temperature the way cookies or cupcakes would.

I used a recipe from Food Network's Tyler Florence that seemed relatively quick and easy. I followed the recipe exactly, but the dough was too crumbly to form into clumps for baking. I added extra heavy cream and that seemed to make the dough moist enough for me to work with.

The estimated cooking time was suppose to be 20 minutes, but it took me closer to 1.5 hours. I had to keep tasting the scones to check for doneness and had my fill of scones by the time the third batch was finished. The scones tasted pretty good-- slightly doughy and not too sweet with a nice homemade quality. The super simple lemon glaze that I drizzled on top definitely upped it from good to really yummy!

I had a few friends taste test and they all claimed to like them. Overall, I would recommend the recipe to anyone who wants to try making homemade scones. See below for the recipe link.

Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze