GASTRONORMOUS

I have stood and gazed into the window of One Girl Cookies in Brooklyn many times, admiring the sweet creations that are made with the precision of Martha Stewart and the fancifulness of a cookie fairy (you know about cookie fairies, don’t you?). But I have never gone in. The place just looks too fancy, and maybe too expensive, for me. But after Eat It: Brooklyn’s rave review, I might have to force my way in, if just for a single peanut butter coconut cookie….

Miso is one of those ingredients that irrationally intimidates me. Like yeast. Or fava beans. I don’t know what it is. It seems to exotic for my simple refrigerator to hold. And if I buy it, will I use it? And in what? Well, how about Mark Bittman’s great-looking green beans with walnuts and miso? As usual, his recipe looks easy, elegant, and delicious.

Holy huitlacoche! If only I had known about the theater-district restaurant Toloache before I last ate in the area. NYC Nosh gives it a mostly positive review. The quesadilla with corn and huitlacoche looks totally scrumptious.

Penne alla vodka is one of my favorite pasta dishes. I often order it when I see it on a menu, but I have never actually cooked it. It just seemed like something so delicious must be really complicated. But who knew penne alla vodka is actually quite easy to make? The Amateur Gourmet did, that’s who.

In case you haven’t had the daily recommended dose of cute yet today, you simply must check out this adorable five-year-old’s cooking show. The recipe? Yummy Yummy Citrus Boys. The kid is just precious, and actually mostly seems to know what he doing (in some cases the finer motor skills aren’t tuned enough, and he makes a couple “Is this right?” glances to his off-camera parents, but hey, he’s five!). Among the pearls of wisdom he dispenses: “In order to make a batter, you must mix it.” Adorb! [via boingboing via Grub Street]