Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts

8.17.2012

Baykery Cafe



A good place to start your walking and driving tour of Oyster Bay is at the Baykery Café at 124 South Street. Their menu reads, "Breakfast served all day. No punishment for late sleepers." So don't worry if you're in the mood for a large morning meal during the middle of the day!

The Baykery Café serves sandwiches, salads, omelettes and more in a quiet, intimate space frequented by locals. If you have a sweet tooth, you're in luck. The Baykery Café offers a wide variety of desserts including luscious brownies, tempting raspberry bars, chewy oatmeal raisin cookies and much more.
If you'd like to lounge for a while, order a Danish or apple pie, a cappuccino or a glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice, and read a book in the cozy little library in the back of the café.
taken from here

Summer days with my bff always go way too fast.
Usually, we come up with a plan of things to do and somehow it always gets sidetracked.

One of the places we wanted to hit this summer was the Baykery Cafe in Oyster Bay.
(it rhymes)
It was very cute, you can tell by the ambiance in the top shot. 
However- yes. The bottom shot is evidence that we demolished a red velvet cupcake. 
I'm pretty sure the Baykery's name was changed to Gulden's. (I've misplaced the business card!)

If you'd like more info, the linky is above!

Happy Summer, 
the globetrotting gamine

4.11.2011

spiced mulled wine





excerpt taken from here:

GlühweinGlühwein is popular in German-speaking countries and the region of Alsace in France, former German Elsass. It is the traditional beverage offered and drunk during the Christmas holidays. It is usually prepared from red wine, heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods, cloves, citrus and sugar. Fruit wines such as blueberry wine and cherry wine are rarely used instead of grape wine in Germany. Glühwein is drunk pure or "mit Schuss" (with a shot), which means there is rum or liqueur added. The French name is vin chaud (hot wine).




The oldest documented Glühwein tankard is attributed to the German nobleman and first Riesling grower of the world, Count John IV. of Katzenelnbogen around 1420. This gold-plated lockable silver tankard imitating the traditional wine woven wooden can is called Welcome.[1]



A very similar type of mulled wine is popular in the Czech Republic, particularly the mountains such as the Giant Mountains. It is called svařené víno ("boiled wine").



In Poland, grzane wino ("heated wine") is very similar to the Czech variant, especially in the southern regions. There is also a similar method for preparing mulled beer or "Grzaniec" which is popular with Belgian beers because of the sweet flavor of that particular type of beer, which uses the same spices as mulled wine and is heated.



In Serbia, kuvano vino ("boiled wine") is made of red wine, sugar, cloves, nutmeg and served with a slice of lemon or orange.



In Croatia, kuhano vino (cooked wine), is made from red wine, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar and orange zest.



In Romania, it is called vin fiert ("boiled wine"), and can be made using either red or white wine, sometimes adding sugar and cinnamon.



In Bulgaria, it is called greyano vino ("heated wine"), and consists of red wine, honey and peppercorn. Sometimes apples and/or citrus fruits, such as lemon or oranges, can be added.



In Moldova, the izvar is made from red wine with black pepper and honey.



In Italy, mulled wine is typical in the northern part of the country and is called vin brulé ("burned wine").



In Latvia, it is called karstvīns ("hot wine"). When out of wine, it is prepared using grape (or currant) juice and Riga Black Balsam.


my theory? spiced wine should be available all winter long. it should be enjoyed with good friends and beautiful setting (such as the one pictured above!)

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love me,
the globetrotting gamine