Archive for 'summer'
BEACH EATS: PAMLICO SHRIMP
Beach chairs. Check. Umbrella. Check. Lots of good stuff to read. Check. Cooler. Check. Pepper mill, black peppercorns, sea salt, coffee, extra-virgin olive oil, a freshly sharpened utility knife. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Packing the car for a week at the beach, down in North Carolina, can be tricky. I like the freewheeling aspect of […]
Posted: July 19th, 2011 under cooking, people + places, recipes, summer.
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TAKING THE WEEK OFF!
Back the week of July 18. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Posted: July 12th, 2011 under summer.
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OBSESSION: SOUR CHERRIES
There were all sorts of things I meant to do this past weekend, but life took a turn. Plump, glossy sour cherries just appeared at the Greenmarket, and I had to seize the moment: They are perhaps the season’s most fleeting treasure, and I’d heard that our region’s cool, cloudy spring had resulted in a small […]
Posted: July 5th, 2011 under Gourmet magazine, obsession, recipes, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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SPUD LOVE: THE ÜBER TUBER
For all its unpretentious, knobbly familiarity, the potato is pretty fabulous. A rich source of vitamins (including a hefty amount of vitamin C), minerals (calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium), protein (essential amino acids), and complex carbohydrates, it has nourished humans ever since it was first domesticated in Peru, about 8,000 years ago.* Granted, it took a […]
Posted: June 28th, 2011 under cooking, favorite books, Gourmet magazine, recipes, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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OBSESSION: THE OLIVE OIL THAT DOES IT ALL
It’s easy enough to get into an olive oil rut. We all find brands we’re comfortable with—an inexpensive one for cooking, a fancier option for vinaigrettes or drizzling—and then stick with them for years. Decades, even. But given the extraordinary array of olive oils available in fancy-food shops and many supermarkets today, it’s a […]
Posted: June 21st, 2011 under cooking, favorite books, obsession, pantry, people + places, recipes, summer.
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BURGERS FROM SCRATCH
With the exception of my work, I am not what you might call a process person. I don’t make jam, pasta or bread, the last layer cake I assembled looked demented, and I will never, ever get around to organizing the wedding photos. Which is why the sudden desire to grind meat for burgers at […]
Posted: May 31st, 2011 under cookbooks, culinary history, kitchen science, recipes, summer.
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EAT A PEACH
The last of summer’s peaches are larger than baseballs. They make me think of Dori Sanders, South Carolina novelist and peach farmer extraordinaire. The last time I stopped at her farm stand, there was a peach calendar, of sorts (“Expect Albertas about the first week of August”), so you could plan a trip accordingly, and […]
Posted: September 29th, 2010 under cooking, food, people + places, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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TOMATOES: A MARKET STORY
This hot dry summer has produced staggeringly great tomatoes, and I’ve even taken a shot at growing a few varieties in a sunny corner on Long Island that belongs to my in-laws. As much as I’ve enjoyed cultivating the little crop, I think what has delighted me the most is the chance to eat them […]
Posted: September 13th, 2010 under cooking, Market Stories, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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THE BEET GOES ON: A MARKET STORY
Early summer is the juiciest time of year. Cherries, berries, tomatoes, spring onions and garlic—even the lettuces and new potatoes are heavy with juice. But this day at the Union Square Greenmarket, I find myself gravitating toward a heap of the season’s first beets. They are so fresh that their thick, leafy tops still feel […]
Posted: September 9th, 2010 under cooking, Market Stories, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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