Monkfish 1
One of the items from this weekend’s Greenmarket haul was 1 1/2 lbs. monkfish tail. Tomorrow (Monday) night’s dinner will use it in a different preparation. Or I could just […]
Odds and Ends 1
Fettucine with summer tomato sauce Later in the season when tomatoes get more flavorful, I usually opt for an uncooked tomato sauce or a bread salad. This sauce is great […]
Midsummer Bounty
Some pix from this morning at Union Square Greenmarket. Some of what you see in this post will appear in meals throughout this week’s menu. Strawberries — Simple is best […]
This Is A Test
I’m trying out a new theme for a few weeks since I’ve gotten tired of the old one. It’s interesting that the blog has become more of a foodblog than […]
Potatoes 5
It’s not photogenic but it sure was tasty. Heritage pork sausage, Swiss chard and potato hash As I’ve mentioned in another post, it’s called “heritage pork” because many old hog […]
Squid and Strawberries
Like I said, caption titles are hard. There are days when I wonder, what am I going to call this post? I can only do so many things with ‘Dinner’ […]
Three “P”
Late night supper: Penne with baby leeks, heirloom potatoes and sugar snap peas
Gnocchi 4
Ricotta gnocchi with zucchini, celery, green garlic and mint Celery is not usually thought of as a vegetable to be served outside of crudités or in salads, and that’s a […]
Recession Specials 3
Spinach fettucine with caramelized onion, anchovy and wild arugula This dish is a little plain Jane. Onions are slowly fried in a mixture of salted butter and extra-virgin olive oil […]
When Thin is In
Minestra di capelli d’angelo, asparagi e spinaci — Angel hair, asparagus and spinach soup Angel hair pasta is a long, thin noodle with a round shape. It is also known […]
Breakfast For Dinner 1
Plain omelette, spinach and radish greens sautéed in butter, roasted radishes with marjoram and mint, rye bread When spinach and greens are briefly wilted in butter with a little garlic, […]
Gnocchi 3
When I started this blog three years ago, I didn’t know what I wanted to blog about. I thought a combination of politics, poetry, LGBT, writing and food would be […]
Memorial Dinner
Caption titles are hard. 🙂 No complicated cooking after this weekend’s “adventure”. I had planned on writing something about the evolution of this blog, in conjunction with making polpetti for […]
Weekend Update
You could say this weekend has been exciting…. Saturday afternoon I went to the market and picked up a bunch of stuff as usual — heirloom potatoes, Swiss chard, sheep’s […]
Four Pictures
Japanese turnips Radishes Mutsu apples Mutsu apples, also called Crispins, are a variety of heirloom apple first developed in Japan and now increasing in popularity in the United States. An […]
Greens 2
Looks just like the broccoli rabe dish from a couple weeks ago, doesn’t it? You’d be wrong. Mustard greens braised in Belgian beer, with heirloom beans and bacon If you […]
