Remember when I said I often have the urge to make photo captions based on the song lyrics running through my head? Try this one on for size: “Yeah baby I like it raw”. Seriously, a few years ago I … Continue reading…
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Oh Snap, That’s Healthy! Make Quinoa with Sugar Snap Peas and Mint
Last July I agreed to cater our friends’ film shoot in the Catskills. I would feed 18 people 3 meals a day for 4 days. I know, crazy. It was a ton of work, the meal and ingredient planning alone … Continue reading…
Living the Delicious Life
This weekend I experienced a wonderland of culinary goodness all within a 4 block radius of my Brooklyn apartment. I headed to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket on Saturday afternoon. It was later than usual and most of the crowds … Continue reading…
Rhubarb Improv and a Weekend’s Worth of Inspiration
I’m having one of those when-it-rains-it-pours moments in terms of my social calendar this week – 3 nights, 3 parties, which means 3 nights out of my kitchen and I’m running on a bit less sleep than I’d like at … Continue reading…
Cheese Sacchetti with Asparagus Puree
Brad and I frequently work late. Too many nights we find ourselves sitting in our studio when one of us says “Sh*t! It’s almost 9:00, we’d better go home.” And while irrational hunger and fatigue will occasionally force us to … Continue reading…
Smoked Eel Satisfaction
After reading this article in the May issue of Saveur, I found myself with both a fascination and an appetite for eel. Our fish vendor, Blue Moon, had recently returned to the greenmarket and the very next Saturday I made … Continue reading…
Strawberry Shortcut
I’m not much of a dessert maker. By the time I plan and cook the courses that make up a dinner, I usually opt to finish with some good chocolate, ice cream, or maybe cheese with honey and fruit. When … Continue reading…
The Asparagus Have Sprung!
It was a particularly long and brutal winter in Brooklyn this year. And while the appearance of wintered over spinach, followed by early green things like chives and scallions, signal the first signs of Spring, you always know it has … Continue reading…
Winter Brisket
This is it. For real, it’s a March night and the temperature is 38 and windy. Winter in Brooklyn is cold and long. 2.5 lbs* Brisket (I got mine from the Wilklow Orchards who actually sell incredible beef at the … Continue reading…
Sweet Mint Iced Tea
It’s been an unusually hot summer and I cannot get enough of this tea. Make it and pour some over a glass of ice any time you need to cool off and enjoy the little things: 1/4 cup of your … Continue reading…