I discovered this recipe last Friday on Tumblr, and within half an hour I was at the bodega down the street picking up bananas and Nutella (I had all the other ingredients ready to go). Francesca was over, and within two hours the three of us had done a pretty good job of polishing off the bulk of it.
We got home from the Hudson Valley late on Saturday night, and weren't really in the mood to go out. Unfortunately, the sum total of what we had in the refrigerator was leftover pulled pork, some hamburger buns, various odd condiments, and the eggs we purchased at Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
As a Christmas present to my dad, my mom and I hunted down a cheese that Dad and I tasted at Casellula a few months back and fell completely in love with.
Sitting down to watch Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star with a cup of McSteven's Chocolate & Bacon Cocoa ($6.95). It is really, really good, and not weird at all: the tiny bit of smokiness cuts the sweetness perfectly.
I know, I know: I'm obsessed with my slow-cooker. But the recipe that reader Ali posted sounded too good not to make immediately.
