 If you are gluten free (or dairy free or gluten free & dairy free) in NYC and you haven’t tried the cherry morello cake from By the Way Bakery you should immediately stop reading this post and head over to NYC’s newest gluten free/dairy free bakery. (If you are at work and you have a […]  Chickpeas are my new favorite anytime snack and salad topping. I soak the beans overnight in cold water for 8 hours. Before I am going to cook them, I drain them and then bring them to a boil in water. Cook them on medium for 60-90 minutes until soft and tender. Then I add salt […]  We aren’t huge football fans –I usually watch the halftime show and the commercials, but my son was sad he was too sick to go to a Superbowl party so we made some quick Superbowl cupcakes. He only ate one chocolate cupcake so we had a bunch of leftovers. A good trick for wrapping up […]  This is my sister’s perfect fresh hummus recipe. “The secret to great hummus for kids is to leave out the tahini!” she told me when she shared this recipe with me. Without the tahihi, hummus is mild and more appealing to kids. I prefer to soak dried chickpeas overnight and then boil them in water […] loading
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Molly (Based on a Sprue Story) - I didn't try the cakes when I visited, though I was drooling over them. Of what I tried, I thought the brownies were just mind-blowingly awesome and were definitely my favorite! Nice that it's so close to my neighborhood (Washington Heights), too.
gfcfmom - You are so lucky that it is close to you! Yes, the brownies are amazing. It really is incredible what they are doing there. Happy you gave a shout out about what you tried/liked. Is there anything else on the Upper West Side that you like?
Molly (Based on a Sprue Story) - We go to Hampton Chutney pretty often and like it a lot. All the way up in Washington Heights is a little trickier; I'm sure we could eat at some of the Dominican restaurants, but with the language barrier I'm too nervous to try them. (I really need to learn Spanish!)