Archive for April, 2011
OBSESSION: THE PRESS POT THAT STAYS HOT
My husband drinks coffee, and I prefer green tea. I’m not taking any moral or health-related high road here; I simply lost my craving for coffee* a few years back after a nasty bout with the flu, and it never returned. That said, if I find myself in a place with wonderful coffee (Seattle! Miami! […]
Posted: April 28th, 2011 under food, kitchen equipment, obsession, people + places, Union Square Greenmarket.
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SPRING FLING: BROCCOLI RABE AND GARLIC (A SCRATCH SUPPER)
For the past few weeks, we have not been able to get enough of broccoli rabe (pronounced rahb), an assertive green that’s actually closer kin to the turnip than to common broccoli. Descended from the wild mustard that flourishes in Sicily, it was introduced to the United States in 1927, by the immigrant D’Arrigo Brothers […]
Posted: April 20th, 2011 under cooking, recipes, scratch supper, spring, Union Square Greenmarket.
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FOWL PLAY: SOUP HENS, SOUPED-UP HENS, AND SUPER-DUPER HENS
“I need fowl!” Susan announced, as she materialized at my side. “For chicken soup. It’s almost Passover.” She threw an icy blue stare at the unfortunate shopper who had just avoided tripping over the tote bags at our feet. It was Saturday morning at the Union Square Greenmarket. The sun hadn’t yet climbed above the buildings […]
Posted: April 14th, 2011 under cooking, people + places, spring, Union Square Greenmarket.
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FRIED FISH: YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE
My mother, an all-around sportswoman, loved to fish, and she didn’t mind scaling and gutting her catch. She was, however, less enthusiastic about cooking it. Uncomplicated was the name of the game. Both my parents felt that the mild fish they preferred—flounder, drum, sheepshead—was so pristine it didn’t need much fooling with, although things changed […]
Posted: April 6th, 2011 under cookbooks, cooking, food, people + places, restaurants.
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