It’s been quite some time since I’ve shared a recipe on this website, but if there was ever a dish for a comeback, this fragrant chicken soup is it. If you’re like me, and are trying to ween yourself off … Continue reading…
Fall
Bootleg Farm Finds: Farro Fettuccine with Wild Mushrooms
A few weeks back my friend Margie invited me to the Old Field Farm Bootleg Buying Club. Old Field Farm is a 160 acre farm in upstate NY that explores the relationship of art and agriculture. This was not your … Continue reading…
Braised Red Cabbabge
This recipe is a winner and the perfect Winter companion for pork. I dare you to make it just once. Braised Red Cabbage Serves 8 3 1/2 lb red cabbage (1 medium head), quartered, cored, and thinly sliced crosswise 4 … Continue reading…
Ginger Beet Risotto
Despite the fact that this Fall roared into Brooklyn with a snowstorm in October, it’s settled into a long, mild season. It’s December already but we’ve yet to have a serious freeze and we’re still getting tons of cauliflower, broccoli … Continue reading…
Lazy Long Weekend Cooking: Turkey Stock and a Potato and Kale Tortilla
Thanksgiving has come and gone and so has a long, lazy holiday weekend. I’m not sure what I consumed more of in the days that followed our turkey feast, food or movies. After an amazing evening of eating and drinking … Continue reading…
Butternut Squash Lasagna alla Bolognese
For the past few years I’ve been making various pasta dishes with butternut squash, but each time I sit down to taste them I always find they’re lacking a certain, “how do you say…” And then, one night recently I … Continue reading…
Something Special: Roasted Chestnut and Apple Soup
For a food with song lyrics about it ingrained in so many memories, it’s amazing to me how few people I know have actually eaten chestnuts, let alone roasted them and watched them pop (an activity I don’t recommend, but … Continue reading…
Fish Dinner for 2, Featuring Celery Root!
Ahhh celery root. Or celeriac if you prefer. Such a wonderful fall root vegetable. It is not the root of your average celery stalk as you might think, but rather a celery plant grown for it’s edible root. Recently I … Continue reading…
Brussels Sprouts, Meet Potato Pancakes
I don’t know if anyone has told you this, but Brussels sprouts are all the rage. Who cares if kids don’t like them, all the grown-ups I know love them, which means more for us. At this time of year … Continue reading…
Hail the weekend, and this Fish Soup!
I for one have had a long week and am happy it’s finally Friday night. If you live in Brooklyn I recommend you do one thing this weekend, go to the Blue Moon Bash. If you don’t live in Brooklyn … Continue reading…