One-Minute Omelettes

"We plan, we toil, we suffer - in the hope of what?  The title deeds of Radio City?  A trip to the moon?  No, no, no, no.  Simply to wake just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs."

I used to reserve omelettes for weekend mornings because of the extensive chopping of vegetables and meat.  That changed when I saw a Julia Child video where she made an omelette in a shorter time than it takes me to spell omelette.  The technique takes a little getting used to, but the moist, fluffy eggs are something special.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

"Cookies are made of butter and love."

What's more classic than chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven?  Boxed and refrigerated mixes are fine in a pinch, but nothing compares to homemade.  My boyfriend begs me to make these at least once a month.  He likes them sweeter, with semisweet chips, but I prefer the sugary cookie portion to be balanced by the slight bitterness of the dark chocolate chips.  So we do 50:50, and everyone's happy!

14 tablespoons unsalted butter (7 ounces)
1/2 cup sugar (3.5 ounces)
3/4 cups packed dark brown sugar (5.25 ounces)
1 teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 extra large egg
1 extra large egg yolk
1.75 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8.75 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1.25 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (60% cacao)

Restaurant Review: Taiwan Cafe

Taiwan Cafe is definitely my favorite restaurant in Boston's Chinatown.  It's our regular Friday night haunt, because the food is seriously amazing.  The restaurant was recently renovated (it was closed for almost a year, breaking my heart), and the new design is small but cozy.  I'm usually skeptical of restaurants with huge menus, but everything I've tried has been delicious.