Saturday Snapshot
Sorry for the drop-off in posting, as I haven’t been feeling well lately. Hopefully this pic will make up for some lost time. This was shot a couple of weekends […]
Venetian-Style Calamari, with Herbs and Polenta
A friend of mine once mentioned to me that polenta […]
Butter, Glorious Butter
When I first went to Bouley, the TriBeCa restaurant headed by David Bouley back in the mid-2000s, I was introduced to what was to me, the strange combination of vanilla, […]
Pasta For Dinner
If you’ve been following this food blog for a while, you may have noticed that there’s an inordinate amount of pasta dishes that appears throughout this blog. That’s because it’s […]
Sardines with Bread Crumbs
Americans aren’t used to eating fresh sardines and anchovies, which is a shame. The difference between a fresh sardine or anchovy and their canned equivalents is literally night and day. […]
Cippolini en Agrodolce
Cippolini en agrodolce are quick-pickled onions in a sweet-and-sour marinade. Unlike many pickles, these onions are not as sour as the vinegar is tempered with sugar. Serve with cured meats […]
Pasta Primavera
Before I get to the subject of today’s post, I want to talk a little about one of my pet peeves that keeps occurring with some regularity, especially now that […]
The Fire That Lives Inside
When I entered second grade in 1977, I was a full reading level behind most of my classmates. I spent the next three months working at my own pace in […]
Vegan Snapshot
Green bean and kale bihari masala, basmati brown rice Adapted from this Diner’s Journal entry at The New York Times. I make this quite often in the summer and autumn. […]
Pan-Seared Scallops with Green Garlic Pesto
When you have lovely, pristine seafood that was caught the previous afternoon from Long Island Sound, it behooves you to show as much respect as you can. You’ll thank yourself […]
Eat Your Vegetables
When I was growing up, I hated vegetables with a passion, or for that matter, anything that was garlicky, spicy or remotely unfamiliar. Fast forward thirty years and it’s like […]
An Updated Classic
The taste of early spring spinach often reminds me of the description of rapunzel in the fairy tale of the same name. Tender leaves of a fantastically GREEN vegetable that […]
Shaved Asparagus Salad, with Cara Cara Oranges and Roasted Shallots
Thanks to Nicole at Dula Notes, and also to Meatballs […]
Fava Bean and Ramps Ragoût with Soft-Cooked Farm Egg
One sign that spring has arrived is the appearance of […]
Salad for Dinner
Sometimes “rabbit food” is what you want for dinner. *wink* Spring lettuce salad with salt-and-vinegar Roseval potato chips, roasted shallots, hard-cooked farm egg and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce, Samphire and Fried Breadcrumbs with Bottarga
Samphire, aka Salicornia europaea is a type of sea vegetable […]
