So first of all, thank you to Megan for linking to my biased lover of a yellow cake recipe -- I hope anyone who tries it loves it as much as I do, and that it behaves well for you, otherwise I might have to say "Wow, it did that? For you? It usually behaves at home, no biting or pissing in the oven. Sorry about what it did to the cat, too."
Second, I will post both recipes for the either/or BS within the next day or two. I made both. They were ridiculous, and will mark the second and third salty/sweet recipe on this site, and they are just as worthy as the original. Perfect for a low-sodium diabetic.
Third, imagine you had someone who loved you visiting New York and her boyfriend, someone who was tied to you by blood and sibling blackmail. Imagine she calls and says "What would you like me to bring you?" Imagine that. I usually have lists of this stuff, stuff to buy when I travel, but I can't think of anything NYC specific that I can't get here, which means my brain isn't working and that is a whole new item on the to-do list, get that shit checked out. So do you have any must-haves? Food, obviously, packable or carry-on-able. And let's go all out. I don't care about bagels. I am not going to ask her to carry a cheesecake home because I am not Diddy and she is not Babs or Chopper. But let us go big, friends, let us go big, before she comes home.
no, not bagels.
but bialys!
so hard to find elsewhere. and even if you can, they are BEST from the LES.
Bialys are the food i miss most from NY.
Posted by: ginger | October 22, 2008 at 08:17 PM
I'd go for caramels or chocolate if you want food--lots of good places in NYC for that and it travels better than a cupcake (or even bagels). Or something from Chinatown (food or dish/cookware) that you can't find where you live.
Posted by: rachel | October 20, 2008 at 03:51 AM
Well, I was going to suggest H&H bagels, but OK, no bagels. I'd tell her to go to a good cheese place and ask them to pick out some cheeses that might be hard to find anywhere else. Even if it's not uniquely New York, it'll be damn good cheese.
Posted by: Kitt | October 20, 2008 at 12:12 AM
OMG - we just had the Millionaire's Shortbread again back in September. My husband asked for it for his birthday treat. I don't know if we can handle another sweet/salty treat.
Hmmm. I would want fabric from New York. I had Lindy's cheesecake and it wasn't that great (made famous by Guys and Dolls -or at least famous in my head). Cupcakes - yes! Aren't there a bazillion cupcake shops there? Bring Martha Stewart home, too.
Posted by: sassypriscilla | October 19, 2008 at 03:24 PM