Archive for May, 2013
POT-ROAST COD STARTS HERE
When: Saturday, May 25, at the start of the long Memorial Day weekend. Where: Whole Foods, Union Square. Eddy, my favorite man behind the meat counter, threw a doleful glance at his array of kebabs, steaks, and ribs. “It’s too cold and rainy to cook out,” he said. “So far, everybody’s been asking for meatloaf mix and […]
Posted: May 28th, 2013 under cookbooks, Gourmet magazine, recipes, restaurants, spring.
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GARLIC CHIVES: A MARKET STORY
I cantered around the Union Square market on Saturday like I was warming up for the Preakness. I came to a screeching halt, though, at the tented tables staffed by Lani’s Farm, from south Jersey. Something smelled really, really good. Sure enough, I found Eugena Yoo (who manages the farm with her brother, Steve Yoo) behind […]
Posted: May 21st, 2013 under cooking, Market Stories, people + places, recipes, spring, Union Square Greenmarket.
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QUICK FIX: GLAZED CARROTS
There aren’t enough hours in the day or enough days in the week, it seems, but that’s life. What keeps things on track in the kitchen are things I can make quickly, with little effort yet a big payoff. The simmered asparagus I wrote about last week is one example, and another is glazed carrots. […]
Posted: May 14th, 2013 under recipes, spring.
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FINALLY, ASPARAGUS: A MARKET STORY
I busted loose at the Union Square market this week. Lilacs. Crabapple blossoms. Buttercups, one of the world’s most joyful flowers. And the first local asparagus, which was mesmerizing. The California stuff I picked up at Easter was perfectly fine, but not in the same league at all. James Beard wrote about the first stalks […]
Posted: May 7th, 2013 under cookbooks, Market Stories, people + places, spring.
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