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Baby fennel These beauties are divine. Their flavor is sweeter and more intense than their larger cousins. This is truly a magical time of year. A pity that less than […]
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Fettucine di verdure unsalted butter extra-virgin olive oil zucchini, diced carrot, diced green beans, trimmed and diced baby fennel, trimmed and diced tomato, seeded and diced parsley, chopped salt Melt […]
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Summer afternoon – Summer afternoon… the two most beautiful words in the English language. —Henry James. Summer chopped salad — Apricots, plums, tomatoes, heirloom onions, yellow and purple peppers, baby […]
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“And Tom brought him chicken soup until he wanted to kill him. The lore has not died out of the world, and you will still find people who believe that […]
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I have a box of apricots and a carton of blueberries in the frigo. I’ll be making apricot and blueberry crisp this weekend. Probably serve that with vanilla ice cream. […]
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Homemade mayonnaise 2 egg yolks, 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar, kosher salt, 1 tablespoon tarragon Dijon mustard, 1 1/4 cup olive oil and 1 tablespoon boiling water. Whisk together first […]
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Fettucine with summer tomato sauce The sauce is so simple, it’s almost embarrassing writing the recipe. One small onion, thinly sliced; 2 T. extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pint heirloom tomatoes, […]
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Pan-fried new potatoes with gold cippolini onions; heirloom tomato salad; fresh corn sauteed with sorrel
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Saturday, I had brunch at a friend’s place in Murray Hill. I rarely have Chinese so early in the day, so this was a welcome treat. Beer-batter coated shrimp, spicy […]
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Pea soup with creme fraiche and chives onion, peeled and thinly sliced carrots, peeled and diced celery, trimmed and diced shelled peas salt, to taste extra-virgin olive oil asparagus stock […]
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I picked up a pound and a half of English shelling peas at Union Square Greenmarket yesterday. These have already begun to turn starchy. I had been contemplating making a […]
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Late brunch today: Green garlic and fromage blanc omelette Morels sauteed in butter; mimosa (not shown)
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Pan-roasted Arctic char, slow-cooked tomato sauce, roasted heirloom potatoes unsalted butter Arctic char fillets, about 6 to 8 oz. each kosher salt 1 can crushed tomatoes or 2 lbs. fresh […]
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Scrambled eggs with creme fraiche and chives, paired with morels sauteed in butter eggs salt, to taste pepper, to taste crème fraîche chives morels shallot unsalted butter Whisk eggs in […]
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Here’s some red sorrel I bought a couple weeks ago. I’ve been using it in mostly salads and pasta but I want to do something else. Got any ideas? After […]
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No hobbit lives on BBQ alone. This post in response to Homer‘s reply from earlier. 😉 Black bean soup served with coconut rice and lime Salad greens, heirloom radishes, herbs […]