Archive for July, 2011
SMOTHERED LETTUCE
I call New York City home, but I’m not from here. I grew up south of the Mason-Dixon, which is why I treasure the fact that local lettuces are available at the Greenmarket for most of the summer. Long after what I consider an early crop has disappeared, a variety like French Crisp, from grower Keith Stewart in […]
Posted: July 27th, 2011 under cookbooks, people + places, recipes, summer, Union Square Greenmarket.
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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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