Yummy Truffles!

I made these as my christmas day break which is a really bad idea when trying to cut back on the cals since I'm going to have a ginormous dinner tonight. But so far i've only eaten one...let's see how long that lasts.

I have to say i am pretty proud of myself they were a pain in the ass to make. They came out super delicious and melt on the tongue. So tempting!

i should be studying for the mcat....

but i found some new places to go to after Jan 28.....
~ma peche
~madam geneva
~the best chocolate cake in the world (with a name like that!)

Long Overdue

With the coming and going of finals season much of my days are spent in the comforts of the 3rd floor study lounge at Palladium. Although there are the occasional Insomnia cookie and Dunkin Donut Coffee breaks, Starbucks Americanos with triple shots of mocha (thanks for the AMAZING concoction Lana!), or a trip to the holiday market to get apple cider donut and hot cider my life otherwise sucked and I forgot to take picture of all of this : ( I have a bad habit of eating and then remembering I should have taken the picture..it's my "fatassness" that prevents me from thinking before I dive right into the plate. But I do vow to change this over Christmas. I want to make chocolate truffles (I need to find a good recipe) and make a gingerbread house...but i want to take some building and try to replicate it (this will be highly unsuccessful but i'll give it a go) and I will take pictures!

I wanted to make a few additions to my list of places to go (thanks to seriouseats)

Kin Shop (thai rest now under the management of TopChef winner Harold)
Torrisi
Vandaag (Scandinavian food--should give it a try)
or anything on the list: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/12/the-best-restaurants-we-reviewed-in-2010-slideshow.html#show-129784

Rockin' the mic Svetty Style

Happy Birthday Sveta!



Once in awhile, the residents of 1215 (maybe even the boys across the hall), Alex, Jimmy, and a few lucky others get to experience a truly phenomenal event. Something truly explosive-- a la Katy Perry in "Fireworks". These one of a kind moments are the courtesy of Lana's harmonious, euphoric, and heavenly voice( to say the least).

She thought it was about time to let others enjoy her beautiful voice, so she planned her Bday festivities at a karoke bar.

Okay, maybe it's not that dramatic but you get the point. 

So off to K'Town we went. It was nice to get everyone together, esp. my dearest Jimmy. We were dropping beats like "Survivor", "Party in the USA", and Lana's classic "Do You Believe". We ended the night with a serenade of "I will love you forever"or w/e that Whitney Housten song is called.

 

But I had such an awesome time with everyone (Lana, Deena, Alyssa, Alex, Jimmy, Rajchi, Mansi, and Rachel) and something I will always remember : )

   

Karoke Time: 11/20
PLace: Maru

Cupcake Cuties

Cupcakes, macaroons, bread pudding, cookies....kill me now and I would be happy. Welcome to Dessert Club Chikalicious! The land of happiness, sweets, and thousands of calories (yum).

This one has been on my list for a while because they are one of the few places selling macaroons near Palladium. Deena and I went on a glorious Sunday afternoon and got macaroons and cookies. I got the strawberry macaroon and she got the salted caramel; we also shared "the situation". The cookie was one of the most banging cookies I have ever eaten (but still not the Pennsbury kind). Quite frankly, it puts Momfuku's compost cookie to shame. The macaroons were good, the flavors were there but the texture was off. I would go back for the cookie but not macaroons. God I miss Almondine : (

deena marveling at their bread pudding concoctions