Cucumbers and Blue Bunny ice cream buckets will forever be entwined in my memories. A bucketful of sliced bread and butter pickles were always a staple in my childhood refrigerator. My mother sliced fresh cucumbers out of her summer garden, and we'd watch and wait for them to pickle as they sat in a … Continue reading The Joy of Cucumbers
Taking the Ug! out of August
There are many great things about living in NYC, but if we are all to be perfectly honest, August isn't typically one of them. There are days it feels like you are trying to walk through soup to get from point A to point B. If you spent all your vacation money on July and … Continue reading Taking the Ug! out of August
The Rewards of Veggie-Sitting plus Zucchini Fries
At the height of the summer, I am sure that many CSA subscribers are facing the same dilemma: what do I do when I go on vacation? As a CSA novice, this was one of our concerns when my husband and I were planning to join because we were in the final stages of booking … Continue reading The Rewards of Veggie-Sitting plus Zucchini Fries
Kathy’s Zucchini Bread
A former neighbor of mine was the first in the neighborhood to introduce herself to me. She came bearing a loaf of homemade bread made with zucchini from her own amazing garden. Since then, I have been making this bread throughout the summer with the zucchini from my CSA, My family loves it (especially with … Continue reading Kathy’s Zucchini Bread
Apricots and Grapefruits
On these blazing hot days, when it's deemed "unsafe" to leave the house, it's easy to fight cabin fever by chipping away at that stash of farm fresh veggies sitting in your fridge! It's on days like these when I realize how much cooking is a creative outlet for me. So last week, we had … Continue reading Apricots and Grapefruits
Warm Beet and Pancetta Salad
3 large Beets 6 Pieces of medium thick sliced Pancetta or Bacon (with good fat marbling) 1 Bunch Swiss Chard, thoroughly rinsed and cut into 1” strips ½ - 1 Cup frozen Peas (to taste) ¾ Cup Fetta (I like Greek) crumbled S & P to taste • In the smallest sauce pan you can … Continue reading Warm Beet and Pancetta Salad
Composting in NYC Schools
Click here for an interesting article on composting in NYC Schools
Wok ‘n Roll
I love my wok. It's on the stove more than it's in the cupboard during the summer. Why? If you look at Wikipedia, you'll find that the wok has multiples uses... "The wok can be used in a large number of cooking methods. Before the introduction of western cookware it was often used for … Continue reading Wok ‘n Roll
Vegetable Pancetta Frittata
Olive Oil to liberally coat bottom of 9” oven safe frying pan 1 medium bulb or 2 small bulbs Fennel: stems removed and cored and cubed ¼ in. 1 medium Onion: peeled and cubed ¼ in. 1 medium Potato (preferably Yukon Gold): peeled and cubed ¼ in. 3 large cloves of Garlic: finely chopped S … Continue reading Vegetable Pancetta Frittata
Start July with a Bang
When many people think of the summer, they often think of long, hot drives to the beach where they will fill up buckets of sand and empty out their wallets. It doesn't have to be so, my fellow New Yorkers. Fighting for a square of sand is not the only way to enjoy summer. July … Continue reading Start July with a Bang
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