Tomato Season 3
Blue Hill could mean either Blue Hill at Stone Barns or Blue Hill Washington Square, two restaurants in New York that epitomize the philosophy of market cooking. Tonight’s meal was […]
for Appoggiatura, Arnie and Mark
Left to right: Sungold cherry tomatoes, assorted heirloom grape and cherry tomatoes, assorted heirloom tomatoes (Plum Yellow, San Marzano, Persimmon, Red Zebra) Tonight will be a mini tomato dinner. I […]
Tomato Season 2
Later in the week I want to do a two or three-course dinner featuring tomatoes. Oh, there’ll be other ingredients in the mix but tomatoes will be the main player […]
Confit 2
More like a quick confit like the last time. I had gotten a batch of grape tomatoes from Citarella the other day, in addition to some heirloom plum tomatoes. Serve […]
Fish Out of Water
Baked rainbow trout, with chopped tomatoes and parsley Trout, dusted with salt and pepper and drizzled with a bit of olive oil, sprinkled with chopped heirloom tomatoes, shallots and herbs […]
Salad + Soup
Chilled chard and sorrel soup, with crème fraiche — This soup is so easy I can make it with my eyes closed. Saute onion in unsalted butter, add chard and […]
Recession Specials 4c — Tuesday
Earlier this week I decided to embark on an experiment where I’d clean out my fridge and cook dinner each night using only the ingredients I had on hand. Click […]
Recession Specials 4b — Monday
Radish, tomato and red onion “bruschetta” Click here for a closeup shot. Radishes and red cippolini onions were roasted in a 350 F oven for 30 minutes, then combined with […]
Recession Specials 4a — Sunday
Thin spaghetti with caramelized onion, anchovies and herbs Click here for a closeup. Originally I was going to do sort of a tomato carbonara (Sungold tomatoes and chopped prosciutto with […]
Recession Specials 4
This week I’m imposing a special challenge on myself — no shopping until Friday (which is my next payday). It will be an extra difficult cooking challenge because some of […]
Potatoes 6
Potato tomato gratiné, green salad with simple viniagrette Click here for a closeup picture. Don’t be scared by the fancy name. 😉 A gratin is a culinary technique where a […]
In the Style of Toscana
Stufato di verdure alla Toscana Click here for a closeup of this picture. Stufato di verdure is a northern Italian vegetable stew common to Tuscany. This version was served with […]
Raw Food 2
Click here for a large-size version of this picture. What could be simpler: diced heirloom tomatoes (Japanese pear, Aunt Ruby, Sungold cherry tomatoes), mint, shallot, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, […]
Two Salads
Left: Watermelon radish and Japanese cucumber salad with ginger viniagrette; right: warm arugula, corn and tomato salad
A Gallery of Tomatoes
Heirloom tomatoes Click here for a large version of this picture. Click here for a large version of this picture.
Commercial Break
A couple of weeks ago my computer failed after four years. Not bad for a Pentium D. My understanding is that the motherboard gave out. I’ve managed to pick up […]
