EVENT: Vegetarian Valentine’s Date
VENUE: Cara’s Apartment, Prospect Heights
PARTY SIZE: 2
TYPE: Celebratory, Romantic
MENU: Romaine Salad with Green Goddess Dressing; Chickpea-Vegetable Pot Pie; Orange Olive Oil Pound Cake
OTHER IDEAS: 10 BEST VEGETARIAN MAINS
I consider myself lucky for various reasons. I live near Prospect Park, have “Botticelli” curls, and am the co-author of a cookbook. Not least, I have a very sweet, handsome boyfriend whose idea of a champion dinner is a bowl of
The Super Bowl is a time for football lovers and non-football lovers alike to come together over hearty, homestyle, often Mexican-themed food. Whether you’re hosting a party or attending one, any of these snacks will make you a winner, regardless of whether your team is.
Black Bean Cakes with Mango-Lime Crema • Cilantro Succotash Quesadillas • Smoky Chipotle Vegetarian Chili • Sweet Potato Fries• M&M Blondies
This giveaway is now closed–C&P, 2/5/11
We couldn’t be more excited that we’ve finally relaunched the site. And, to celebrate, we are doing what any fun, self-respecting quarter-lifer would do: throwing a party!
If you are in the New York area and want to join us on Friday, February 4th at the Thompson Hotel, contact us and we will add you to the guest list. Check out a sneak peak here. In addition to the Eat Your Heart Out cupcake decorating station sponsored…
We’ve been dying to get more guys involved on BGSK. As you can image, having “big girls” in our name has been a bit of a deterrent for the male population. So we are starting a new blog category to host some manly food talk. We like to think of this section as the man cave below the BGSK kitchen. But it will also include female guest bloggers, including some of our own musings on the subject of men and meals. Topics will include dating, male mastery of certain cuisines (as typical as BBQ, or unexpected as salad), and…
The site is finished and we’re throwing a party! Join the Quarter-Life Cooks next Friday, February 4th at 9pm to nibble, sip, win all sorts of sexy cooking utensils, and fall in love with Big Girls, Small Kitchen. Guest list is limited, so email us if you are in the NY area and are interested in coming!
And watch this promo video about the party here…Love is messy…
Check out Cara’s interview about her favorite travel haunts in her feature as Jauntsetter of the Week! Also, enter to win a Le Creuset casserole in our BGSK sponsored giveaway with Jauntsetter.
Hosting a Finger Food Party anytime soon? Check out our guide here!
Mini sandwiches are one of the best items on our catering menu. At parties that fall somewhere between dinner buffets and cocktail hours with itsy-bitsy bites, they usually make an appearance. They’re cute but still filling, and their concept seems to spark our creativity: there have been mini meatball subs, mini brisket sandwiches, and mini pulled chicken on brioche buns. (Of course any time you see a mini sandwich on BGSK you should feel free…
Cara cooks up a quick and easy Superbowl snack for this week’s Eat For Eight Bucks: Roasted Tomato Quesadillas with Cilantro Cream. Check out the recipe here.
Vegetarian Valentine’s Pot Pie