Brooklyn

I love kobe roast beef. Its absolutely the best beef out there and the only kind of roast beef worth eating in a sandwich. The best roast beef sandwich I've ever had is at a place in Park Slope called Bierkraft . Bierkraft is a huge beer emporium, which also makes excellent sandwiches and has a fabulous selection of cheeses and charcuterie. The kob... e roast beef sandwich at Bierkraft, served with cheddar, tomato, arugula and horseradish mayonnaise is my absolute favorite. It's always a treat to pick of their sandwiches for lunch. I decided to recreate the bierkraft sandwich tradition in my own home for my husband and I with some Kobe style Wagyu roast beef from FreshDirect . I bought a nice local Vermont cheddar, some fresh locally grown Jersey arugula, a tomato and whipped up my own horseradish mayonnaise. I also threw in some cornichons which made the sandwich absolutely perfect. I made these delicious strawberry rhubarb mini pies a couple of weeks ago, just in the height of late spring strawberry and rhubarb season. They're really a cross between a pie and a cupcake, and they were made in cupcake molds. These were a delicious recipe from Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts cookbook , which adds some orange zing to a traditional spring strawberry rhubarb pie. They're just perfect in this bite size manifestation - just enough pie to savor the flavors of fresh strawberry season. I love the combination of strawberry and rhubarb and I haven't been able to get enough of the two this spring, after making six jars of strawberry rhubarb jam . 1 1/2 sticks of cold, unsalted butter cut into small pieces 12 oz (about two cups) fresh strawberries, hulled and cut into a tiny dice 1/2 tsp orange extract (instead of grand marnier, which the original recipe called for 1/4 cup) First, make the crust. Pulse the flour, sugar, salt, vegetable shortening and butter to a coarse meal in your stand mixer. Add the ice water, one tablespoon at a time and pulse until dough just comes together. Flatten into two discs and chill for one hour. ...Read More